Photos and Stories by Pamela Bergmann
Sharing nature’s beauty and life experiences
During a trip to Egypt, I had the opportunity to fulfill a life-long dream. Little did I know that it came with a surprising challenge….
This story and photo have been accepted for publication in Volume 34, Issue 2, Summer 2026, Alaska Women Speak.
2, Summer 2026, Alaska Women Speak.
During a trip to Vietnam, John and I journeyed to Cát Tiên National Park in search of Golden-Cheeked Gibbons. We would have never imagined what the consequences of the search would be….
This story was published (minus the photos and recording) in Volume 31, Issue 4, Fall 2023, Alaska Women Speak.
In July 2022, John and I embarked on our first tent-camping trip inside Denali National Park. Little did we know at the time, what a significant effect this experience would have on our lives….
Sunday, May 30, 2021, I was up at 4:30 a.m., in anticipation of embarking on a long-awaited trip to Green Island in Prince William Sound with friends Jan and Mike. I would never have guessed that morning, how the day would end….
This story was published in Volume 31, Issue 3, Summer 2023, Alaska Women Speak.
By the next morning, the clouds had rolled in, which seemed to be the rule on the day we were to depart. The good news was that the cloud ceiling was very high and would not present a problem at least from where we were located. Breakfast required another layer of clothing; Sara also pulledContinue reading “Northwest Arctic Adventure, The End”
Up early the next morning (Tuesday, August 10th) I extricated myself first from my sleeping bag and then from our tent to explore. The sun, which rose at 6:00 a.m., was still behind distant mountains that are the farthest west extension of the Brooks Range. I was indeed excited to see that the sky wasContinue reading “Northwest Arctic Adventure, Part 5”
On August 9th (Monday), we were disappointed to find that once again, low clouds covered the area. This meant that everyone’s early morning flights were not to be. Nonetheless, as has been the case during our recent trip to Bettles and Kobuk Valley National Park, we packed our gear just in case an unanticipated weatherContinue reading “Northwest Arctic Adventure, Part 4”
I awoke refreshed the next morning, August 8th (Sunday) and was soon outside to see what surprises might await. In the cool, crisp morning air, steam rose from the hot springs, at times swirling magically around the bathhouse, while low clouds hovered atop some of the nearby hills. My eyes were still adjusting to theContinue reading “Northwest Arctic Adventure, Part 3”
It turned out the group meeting us when we arrived at Serpentine Hot Springs included our pilot’s wife and kids. By necessity, due to the increasingly low cloud cover, before our seats on the plane had a chance to cool, as soon as the pilot’s family and their gear were onboard, they were off, headingContinue reading “Northwest Arctic Adventure, Part 2”
On August 7, 2021, we embarked on the remaining five days of our adventure, flying this time to the Northwest Arctic to Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and Cape Krusenstern National Monument. There, we would encounter more truly unique landscapes.
See Arctic Adventure, Part 1 for the first 12 days of this story.