Kenai skunk

Hunting bear, originally uploaded by D. Glen Elrod Photography.

Not that this photo IS the elusive Kenai skunk, but it fit the weekend. My buddies and I went on a charter fishing for King Salmon on the Kenai River. Our guide had 30+ years experience, but he had ME on board. 6 hours later and none of us on the boat had caught a fish. I managed to snag a log, but that was it.

So what does the bear have to do with it? Just so the trip wasn't a complete bust, I brought my new 100-400 IS L lens (but left the 40D at home just in case it took a drink in the river) and we stopped for wildlife on the way home. This bear was a LONG way away. When I stopped and pulled out the big lens the traffic of tourists stopped and they all whipped out their camera phones! I laughed.

So all was not lost, I got this guy, a young moose, a few eagles, an arctic tern in flight and some scenery. All in all, a good trip.

Glen