Driftwood The first week I was in Juneau (April 2013), my buddy Michelle Sydeman invited me for a walk within Eagle Beach State Recreation Area. Showcasing a white sand beach, the recreation area offers seemingly forever views of the Chilkat
Surviving often requires reaching deep to find strength just to make it through to the next day. In this year of Covid-19, like many of you, I find strength, peace, solace, and spiritual renewal in wild places. Nature has its
Needless to say, seeing my first glacier in Juneau, Alaska in 2013 left me in awe and slack-jawed. It is a vivid memory; an imposing valley glacier glistening white with a topaz blue terminus, cradled between craggy, yet majestic, snow-capped
Whereas we walk thorough a meadow and see a cornucopia of colorful flowers, hundreds of years ago, Alaska’s indigenous people saw a grocery, a pharmacy, as many native plants are edible and have medicinal properties and uses. *** Many visitors
Finally, the highest mountains in Southern California are glistening white in snow, just in time for fun and frolic over the holidays. Mt. San Jacinto State Park’s Long Valley, at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, is currently blanketed in two to three
The chum and coho salmon are arriving at Salmon Creek and the spawning and feeding frenzy has the usually placid creek boiling and roiling as the salmon navigate the shallows. As noted in the Juneau Empire, “their dorsal fins cutting the surface like those of tiny sharks.” Yes,
Had a great time with my cruise ship guests these last few days. I always feel like I have new friends by the end of each adventure. As a courtesy for my Gastineau Guiding guests, I post these photos for download. If
Had a great time with my cruise ship guests these last few days. I always feel like I have new friends by the end of each adventure. As a courtesy for my Gastineau Guiding guests, I post these photos for them to
Juneau is the second busiest cruise ship port behind Miami. More than 530 boats and about million cruise ship guests are expected to visit Juneau this year.* On a multi-ship day, it is going to be difficult to find the serenity
I like to hike alone. I relish the serenity and grandeur of the forest, meandering and dawdling, following hiking trails or exploring wildlife paths. I traipse through the spruce and hemlock-laden forest of the Tongass National Forest not thinking much about bears. Juneau is surrounded