Alaska Experiential

Gastineau Guiding Adventures 7-15 to 8 -3

One again I had fun sharing Alaska’s mystery and beauty with my cruise ship guests these last two weeks. I always feel like I have new friends by the end of each adventure. As a courtesy for my Gastineau Guiding guests, I post

Zip Zip Hooray

Zip lining, like sky diving, has never been high on my bucket list of adventures. I just didn’t see the attraction of dangling from a cable and whizzing above, or through, trees at 35 MPH. Rather than a bird’s-eye view of

Wildlife Wednesday

Visitors must be patient if they want to see wildlife in Juneau in the summer. On multi-ship days, with thousands of people in town, most wildlife high-tail deep into the forests or high up the mountain of the Tongass National Forest. That said, in July, one is

Gastineau Guiding Adventures — July 1 – 15

“Whalicious” Wednesday – July

Naturalist guides are generally not highly paid, therefore I smirk when I hear it said that naturalists are “paid in moments.” There are times, however, I have to agree. I feel fortunate when wildlife reveals itself to me, even when I don’t capture the moment with my camera. Every now

Salmon Arrive, Feeding Frenzy Begins

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,