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Adventures of an Alaskan Naturalist — February meeting of the American Cetacean Society/OC

Adventures of an Alaskan Naturalist — February meeting of the American Cetacean Society/OC

  Want to know why I am so mesmerized by Juneau and its marine mammals? Drop into my presentation on my experiences with Alaska whales at the February meeting of the American Cetacean Society/OC meeting. It’s free to attend. Thursday, February

Aleta Walther December 29, 2015 Alaska News No Comments Read more

Southern California’s Mt. San Jacinto State Park Reminds Me of Alaska — Sort Of

Southern California’s Mt. San Jacinto State Park Reminds Me of Alaska — Sort Of

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

Aleta Walther December 23, 2015February 25, 2020 Alaska News, Backwoods, Backwoods Camping, OutdoorAdventure, Travel No Comments Read more

Thanks to God and Gastineau Guiding- Living the Dream

Thanks to God and Gastineau Guiding- Living the Dream

People ask me all the time about my work in Alaska. What’s it like hanging out with the whales and hiking among the solitude of the Tongass National Forest? Find out. Check out this video of Gastineau Guiding’s Year in

Aleta Walther December 15, 2015February 18, 2022 Alaska News No Comments Read more

Wildlife Wednesday — Sea Lions Under Siege from Marine Debris

Wildlife Wednesday — Sea Lions Under Siege from Marine Debris

Gastineau Guiding Captain Annette Smith recently captured this heart-wrenching photo of an injured Steller sea lion at Little Island in Favorite Channel just north of Juneau. “I called NOAA and reported it,” Annette said. ” Don’t know what, if  anything they did, or

Aleta Walther September 9, 2015March 21, 2017 Alaska News, Boat, Guiding, Multimedia, OutdoorAdventure, Photos, Video, Whales No Comments Read more

NOAA Declares Whales Deaths in Gulf of Alaska an Unusual Mortality Event

NOAA Declares Whales Deaths in Gulf of Alaska an Unusual Mortality Event

I spent the last three years in the midst of humpback whales, mesmerized while watching them feed, play and sleep throughout the waterways of Alaska’s Inside Passage.  This year, five cows migrated from Hawaii to Southeast Alaska with calves in tow, more than I have ever seen.  

Aleta Walther August 21, 2015September 6, 2015 Alaska News, Whales No Comments Read more

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

Aleta Walther August 5, 2015August 9, 2015 Alaska News No Comments Read more

Zip Zip Hooray

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

Aleta Walther July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 Alaska News No Comments Read more

Wildlife Wednesday

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

Aleta Walther July 21, 2015February 28, 2016 Alaska News, Barnacles, Bears, Multimedia, National Forest Service, OutdoorAdventure, Photos, Video, Wildlife No Comments Read more

Gastineau Guiding Adventures — July 1 – 15

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

Aleta Walther July 16, 2015July 30, 2015 Alaska News No Comments Read more

“Whalicious” Wednesday – July

“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

Aleta Walther July 15, 2015August 27, 2015 Alaska News No Comments Read more
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