I just wanted to take a moment and publicly thank Bernie for contributing his Alaska weblog. I had a blast reading it and hope that others do as well. If you have feedback or questions, don't be afraid to let'em rip.

-JM

Bernie, this is AWESOME. Thanks for the great work! I got a real "adventure" sense reading it, and love the photos. Also, really appreciate the detailed breakdown of equipment. One question, did anyone carry any form of camera rain gear like the Aquatech to shoot in the rain?

Again, THANKS!
-paul

I throughly enjoyed this story. Definitly an amazing trip....one I need to take as well. Story made me feel the sense of adventure you all had. Thank you very much for the the oppertunity to share in this with you.

Roman

Paul,
Actually, a couple of us had rain protection for our camera/lenses. If you look on my list of gear in the Intro section you will see I had the Kata E702 and the E704. The E702 protects the camera body and a amall lens and the E704 attaches to protect longer lenses (i.e. the 200-400 VR). It turned out we had absolutely fantastic weather, so like some other items I took along, they never got used. The weather during our stay was phenomenal, ranging from low 60's to mid 70's the entire time.

Thanks, Bernie, appreciate the info!
-paul

This is a great article. I had so much fun reading it. I also found the equipment list to be useful.

Lou

Loopman,
Glad you enjoyed it! I should point out that I took a lot of stuff I never used! The flash equipment was not necessary. I did use the 200-400 VR, the 70-200 VR, and the 17-35, but I didn't use the 85 1.4 much at all. Had too much clothing, but better safe than sorry. Only used the D100 a couple of times when the bear was too close for the 200-400 and I had the D100 pre set up with the 70-200. The Lowepro S&F system was great; much better for me than a simple photo vest, although I had one of those along also just in case.

Bernie,
Great job with the article. Awesome read!

Keep writing,
Misha

Misha,
Thanks! I really enjoyed reading your's as well. Your pictures were outstanding.

The experiment with the forum member travel logs, in my opinion, has been a huge success. I hope that others will step forward over time to produce new ones. I had a lot of fun reading these (for very different reasons as the two articles are so very different).

Next week we get back into gear with Artie Morris' interview.

-JM