The "Morning Mountain" report July 8 8:35 AM 11 days of rain and counting!

Valdez          Wilmington
Sunrise    4:22 AM          6:07 AM
Sunset    11:14 PM          8:25 PM
Temp.              50°                   84°

The white you see through the screens and raindrops is Reggie - I'm sure he's sick of the rain, too.

Here are the links to my favorite live cams of the summer. The first five are bear cam in Katmai National Park, Alaska. The salmon are just beginning to be in abundance, so it will only get better. Great views of the salmon trying to go up the falls. 

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/river-watch-brown-bear-salmon-cams

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-lower-river

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-the-riffles

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/dumpling-mountain-brown-bear-salmon-cams

If you need some ahhing and oooing, check out the Puffin cam. The baby, Hope, hatched on July 2nd. Last year's baby died from starvation due to lack of proper sized food, thus the name Hope for this year's little one. So far the mom seems to be feeding her/him frequently, but it's hard to tell if the baby can eat the fish or if it's too large to swallow.

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/puffin-burrow-cam

An article regarding the declining puffin populations - 

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Atlantic-puffins-in-peril-in-US.html?pagenum=full