Buford - Fireplace Chat

Well folks its like this, so far in the remaining days of August we ve recieved alot of rain. Oh the days are cooling alittle . The morning temps have been around low 50s with the day getting up to 60s. Hate to say it but the cooler days are slowly creeping up on us. Now just down to 14hours of daylight and some odd minutes, we can still make the best of our daylight dreaming away about fishing or early hunting if thats what you like to do.
I prefer to go for a hike or scout around the area looking for migrating waterfowl or birds. Maybe catch a early morning glimpse of a moose would be nice. Tips of trees now starting to turn to the yellows and gold that will soon be painting everything to the look of fall. How many of us remember looking up to the skies and seeing the candian geese flying south. Or maybe the sqauking comming from the sandhill cranes flying over head. Dont forget on those stressful days take time out and go on a hike release the days uneventful moments . As the fall wind blows releasing all the leafs putting them to bed, were reminded with coolness of the air that feels our lungs, winter is not to far off. Shorter days will be upon us. Stacking wood for the long winter ahead. Saying good bye to summers end. Closing up the cabin on the lake and catching the the last sounds of the loons soon to be heading south.
I look forward to thoughts of landscapes coverd in white. Mountain peeks all capped. A stillness about as the land quietly sleeps. Getting the snowshoes out and ready to go look for Ptarmigan that are brown soon to be turning white for the winters camoflouge. I am constintly reminding myself a good day outside is better than a bad day in the office!
Well all no such thing as bad weather just inadequate dressing! See you down the trail.

Buford T. Porcupine

Buford's Travel Companion

Hello all, I am always amazed in my travels the animals I run across. The 2 words that I ve used in my talks with others about my photography are: Patience and persistence. Sometimes I think of myself as Dr.Doolittle. If I could talk to the animals , what would they say? I ran across this little critter in my travels and found he made such a lovely travel companion. But I must admit brushing him the wrong way can get kinda prickly! So were off on the road somewhere.........

Buford T. Porcupine & Quilbert

Home Alasken Style

Hi all, just caught me on a breather. Now I know what you must be thinking? Is this for real? Well ok so gas sucks , dont need to worry about scratching it. Room to stand and up stairs has a porch. Got to love it , ruffing it on all the back roads we take to seek out the wildlife . Ya sure .....Dont ya know....

See you all down the road somewhere.........

Buford T. Porcupine

Buford - Fireplace Chat

Hello all, well traces of fall are here up in the mountains. Though we are currently seeing 80s during the late afternoon , its still low 50s in the morning. Hard to believe its comming up on a year here. With these long days of sunlight I try to be out and scouting and looking for moose, bear what ever crosses my path early morning hikes.
The sight of mountains all around you in your hike is just breath taking. Sometimes its hard to believe I am truely here. But for all of you who have never been here, I am taking plenty of pictures for my slide stock for you. Oh dont worry by the time you get here there will still be plenty for you as well!

I am always imazed in my daily hikes and running into people and talking to them, there either so busy at home or life that finding the time to do a hike as I talk about seems next to impossiable. When do we in our daily lives say to our selfs, time to take a day off just for me. To look around, catch my breath before we just dont have the oppertunity to do so . I do it for the health of it! Remember as we get older life seems to go much faster.

What will a hike do for you? Unplug from daily life. The quiteness and beauty will serround you. The stress from your uneventful will be forgotton. Listen as you walk, hear the birds calling. Ask yourself can I identify that bird. What a challenge. Truely look around while out on your hike. look at all the fine memeroies you can take back with you . And there free. One just might want to do it again and again. I personaly look forward to the fall and all of its colors. Especialy now living here in Alaska. But I stay very busy with the outdoors with all my adventures and the photography. I admit I have a addiction a drug, and cant ever get enough of all of our beauty in any season!

Well all my readers that stop in for a look around, see you out on the trail somewhere!

Buford