Touching the Ancient One

April 25, 2004

    I’ve been hoping that someone would ask me about my favorite pictures. Since you didn’t, I’ll tell you anyway. If you notice the sidebar to the right you’ll see a new link. Featured Picture will take you to the one photograph from the 2004 Kesugi Ridge gallery that I like the best.
    I’ll leave it there for awhile, then I’ll feature another photograph. If you have one you’d like featured, from any of the galleries, just let me know.

Rupert

April 23, 2006

    Remember that you can contact me either privately by sending email using the link in the navigation bar on the right, or publicly on this website. Your public comments will not appear directly in my list of journal entries that you see on the Main Journal page as you scroll down, but can be accessed by clicking on the link below my entry. When I make a journal entry, such as this one, there is a link below it that says, “Post a Comment.” Click on that to write a message. After that, the link below my journal entry will say, “1 comment,” or whatever number of comments have been made. Any interested person can read those comments, or make comments of their own after clicking on that link. You can leave a comment on any of my journal entries, old or new, but it’s more likely to be seen if you leave it in the latest entry.
    All this may be obvious to those of you who are used to these websites, but to those of us who are somewhat “web challenged,” the “obvious” is not always obvious.
    I’d like to hear from more of you.

Rupert

April 21, 2006

    The photo gallery is now complete with the posting of the Kesugi Ridge 2004 album. 2004 was the year I retired my old Canon and started using the Canon Digital Rebel. The results are quite spectacular. If you click a second time on each photograph in this album, you’ll be amazed at the detail. That, combined with the subject matter, should make this album very interesting for those of you who know the story.
    I’ll continue to add new photographs in the Miscellaneous Photos album as I acquire them.

Rupert

April 18, 2006

    My 1998 Kesugi Ridge hike photographs are now on this website for viewing. I hope you enjoy them.

Rupert

April 13, 2006

     Comments posted yesterday under the Welcome link by Jackie Whitney Mrowka about Ed Fox served to remind me how much I like this guy.
    Ed and I shared many events and adventures in the early fifties, as related in Touching the Ancient One. We picked up our friendship in 1996 at the first Survivors’ reunion, and we stay in close communication. His upbeat personality has often lifted my spirits just when I needed it.
    We talked a few days ago. I had been worried because he hadn’t answered my email or my phone messages. It turned out he had been caring for his friend, Joyce, who had been hospitalized. It had taken up almost all his time.
    I remembered how he and his then wife, Flo, had treated me in Fairbanks all those years ago when it was me in need of care. Friendship, to Ed, is a serious matter. I started to tell him how much I admired him for the way had looked after Joyce.
    In typical fashion, he didn’t want to hear that. “Well," he said, “She took care of me when I was sick. Turn about is fair play!”
    I couldn’t argue with that, but I can’t help thinking that having Ed Fox for a friend is a very good thing.

Rupert

April 10, 2006

    In case you haven’t noticed, the photo gallery has been growing. I’ve been organizing, sorting, and applying captions, a process that takes time. If you’ve already read Touching the Ancient One, you know that there are about fifty black and white photographs in the book, which is only a representation of the ones I possess. I’m putting the best of the best in my gallery. Some are from the distant past, but many were taken recently. I’ve included work by others, but most are my own.
    On the 1998 Alaska trip I used my ancient, but reliable, Canon AE-10. For the latest trip there in 2004, I switched to the Canon Digital Rebel. If you love Alaska, as I do, you will appreciate the scenery photographs, as well as the photographs that extend and enhance the content of my book. The photographs taken on Kesugi Ridge, not only at the crash site, but also of the mountain ridge in general, are treasures that I take pleasure in sharing with you.
    I’ll continue to build the gallery, but ask your patience. It may take a while to get everything in. Keep checking—and enjoy.

Rupert