Author: Dan

Digging for clams

One of my most exciting wildlife experiences was seeing and photographing a mother Kodiak brown bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park teaching her two cubs how to dig for clams. These coastal bears are...

The Phoenix

One of the thrilling things about being on the Oregon coast is experiencing the frequent winter storms blowing down from the Gulf of Alaska. Wind gusts can reach 70 mph, near hurricane strength, and...

A life of taking photographs

I remember the first time a took a photograph. I was six or seven and on a school field trip to a dairy. My parents had sent me off with a Kodak Brownie camera...

A neurologist with Alzheimer’s disease

I am a retired neurologist with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. I took care of many patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias during the 25 years that I practiced general neurology in Portland, Oregon. I...