07/01/09

Permalink 08:25:46 am, Categories: Michigan EcoTours, 80 words   English (US)

Better than Mine

The eagle sightings within the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge have been pretty good lately. For whatever reason (could be operator error), my pictures of wildlife have not been very good. Thankfully sometimes my clients send me "backup". Following is one of the gifts the Shiawassee Flats often offers. Only thirty minutes from Frankenmuth and Birch Run, someday, hopefully, I'll be able to make a living showing my guests this kind of beauty!


Thanks to Jon Genow for sharing this image!

06/30/09

Permalink 11:31:44 am, Categories: Michigan EcoTours, 142 words   English (US)

Out in the Swamp with Grandma

We have had some pretty incredible boat tours lately. High water, warm weather, and great company are some of my "on the job" benefits. Following was an afternoon shared with a lady and her granddaughters.


The view from the hay bridge. We were here two days earlier with some friends on the big boat. The water was too high for us to fit underneath it. Consider this the gateway to the Shiawassee State Game Area.


A favorite spot.


A view into the "narrow part".


A prelude to an unusual sunset.


Glass water in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.


The "donut hole". I don't recall ever seeing an scene like this.


Shadows created by a building cumulous.

My guests wanted to be back before dark. It is really hard for me to leave the Shiawassee Flats early, especially on an evening like this!

06/27/09

Permalink 10:13:25 am, Categories: Michigan EcoTours, 67 words   English (US)

Technologically Challenged

I have been experimenting with uploading video to Facebook. Following is a link to the last one I tried. Though not intended for the public originally, my friend Scott(the "shooter" in this case), said my website needed video to attract people. So here, buried in my blog, hopefully, is Johnny Panthering in motion!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=1111316717436&ref=nf

06/26/09

Permalink 09:31:57 am, Categories: Michigan EcoTours, 81 words   English (US)

Caught in the Act.....

....or; By a Professional?
.

It is rare that I can get the big boat up to the "narrow part", and even rarer to be caught in an image. We had a photographer join us on Monday. His assignment is to capture images in Saginaw County for the Saginaw Convention and Visitors Bureau. We had an incredible day on our mini-marathon trip.

On the road at sunrise, and back to the marina long after sunset. A day filled with beauty and friendship.

06/23/09

Permalink 10:25:10 pm, Categories: Michigan EcoTours, 70 words   English (US)

One in Fifty

I took some guests out for a boat ride Johnny Panthering yesterday morning. My Dad joined us along with a photographer shooting images for the Saginaw County Convention and Visitors Bureau. We did a mini-marathon trip with the big boat. Following is a little photo journal of that trip.

Sunrise on M-13

One of my favorite places, the "narrow part".

Two brothers

The sun sets on the "Everglades of Michigan"

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Johnny Panther Quests. Ecotours

Michigan sight seeing ecotourism boat tours

This blog will be updated often and will reflect my adventures while "Johnny Panthering" on various waterways throughout Michigan, but primarily through the Shiawasse National Wildlife Refuge and State game area.

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