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Photo Adventure - San Francisco and Point Reyes National Seashore
View from Elephant Seal Trail - Point Reyes National Seashore The end of last July 2025 I had the opportunity to visit San Francisco for a few days for an interview. I was going to have a few hours after my plane landed to explore prior to getting settled in to prepare a little, so I decided I couldn't possibly be so close to a few known elephant seal rookeries without making a little trip to see if I could spy a wild seal. View from East Road After dropping off my things at

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Mar 132 min read


Photo Adventure - Toronto Zoo - 4 November 2019
Spotlight: Winter at the Zoo! Polar bears and wolves This trip was thanks to a polar bear workshop held at the Toronto Zoo. We had a...

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Feb 18, 20231 min read


Photo Adventure - Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - 8 November 2022
Spotlight: Whole zoo walk through during a chilly fall day Can you find me? We decided spur of the moment to head on down to the...

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Feb 18, 20233 min read


Photo Adventure - Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens - 4 February 2023
Spotlight: Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show 2023 Always my favorite display show at Phipps each year is the Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show. This year's theme was Origin Stories, highlighting the classification of orchids and the cultural influences behind the living botanical art form of bonsai. The Palm Court opened up into hanging baskets of orchids of various shades of pinks. I have been loving how open the Palm Court feels now after the renovations. There is so much light

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Feb 4, 20232 min read


Photo Adventure - Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium - 21 January 2023
Sea otters and polar bear spotlight Meshik - Northern sea otter Saturday's in the past, before my zoo keeping days, were filled with zoo...

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Jan 21, 20231 min read
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