Comings & Goings gets some northern exposure

I have photos and videos to share as I wrap up a month in Alaska, along with regular news and updates from nine Yolo County businesses

The view from our apartment as I wrote this column today in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Wendy Weitzel)

Greetings from Seward, Alaska! I’ve been working remotely since July 6. You saw my report on Seapine Brewing in Seattle on July 9. On July 10, my husband and I started traveling around Alaska.

As I mentioned earlier, Scott retired from his staff research position at the UC Davis vet school on July 1, after working nearly 40 years at the university (counting his time in as a student). But I’m not retiring from this gig anytime soon. I love it too much.

Our routine has been that as I write my column, Scott goes on a hike, does the laundry, or plans an upcoming adventure. Counting this one, I’ve written seven columns in the four weeks since we started traveling. On Tuesday, we fly to Honolulu for a few days to visit our younger son and daughter-in-law. (Brock is in grad school at UH Manoa, studying biotech.)

I wanted to share some of the photos and videos I’ve taken on our trip so far. After that, read on for some regularly scheduled Comings & Goings. Thank you to the spies helping me verify facts and take photos back home, along with the many awesome tipsters I’ve gained since I started writing this column in 2001.

Note: Because of the length added by the extra photos, you’ll have to click the “View entire message” to continue reading all of today’s business news.

Scott and I pack light when we travel. Here’s when our older son dropped us off at the Sacramento airport on July 6. (Photo by Evan Wetzlich)

Below, a bald eagle dive bombed me and finally landed on a tree at Chilkoot Lake outside of Haines, Alaska. (Video by Wendy Weitzel)

Sea lions are perched on a buoy with the Mendenhall Glacier in the background in the Lynn Canal, outside of Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Wendy Weitzel)

“The Whale Project” in Juneau is a fountain commemorating the Alaska’s 50th year as a state. I fooled a lot of people on Facebook when I made this my profile pic. Below is a real breeching humpback whale that we witnessed on Sunday in Resurrection Bay, outside of Seaward, Alaska. (Photo and video by Wendy Weitzel)

Above, a moose and her calf graze in a lake at Denali National Park. (Video by Wendy Weitzel)

It was too cloudy to see Mt. Denali when we were at Denali National Park. Later, however, we saw it clearly from Talkeetna. The adorable town was the inspiration for the “Northern Exposure” TV Series in the 1990s. (Photo by Wendy Weitzel)

It’s 11 p.m. in Talkeetna, Alaska. Time for sunset! (Photo by Wendy Weitzel)

Turnagain Arm. (Photo by Wendy Weitzel)

Above, a rescued grizzly bear plays in the water at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. (Video by Wendy Weitzel)

There is a bison breeding program at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. It is the only species at the center that’s reintroduced into the wild. (Photo by Wendy Weitzel)

Above, ice falls from the Aialik Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. (Video by Wendy Weitzel)

We saw rainbow crosswalks in Seward, shown here, and Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Wendy Weitzel)

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