Eagle and Whales

(Bald Eagle)

I hear strains of “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things” echoing around in my head. From our one and insufficient trip to Alaska, Eagles, Orcas, forests that stretched forever, and totems as reminders of the indigenous peoples who settled this beautiful land were definitely my favorite things.

I tried to capture those things, here, in a single image. But it can’t compare with the actual totems that truly are Alaska—memories of animals and clans, deeply carved in old wood.