Hi. This is my first blog entry ever. I’m not really a writer, more of a philosopher/educator, but I thought maybe someone might be interested in what I’m thinking about and what is going on in Haines and with Rainbow Glacier Adventures. This morning, I woke up in our house across Mud Bay. With its view of the Rainbow Glacier…hey, that’s why I call this company Rainbow Glacier Adventures. Its not that we go hiking on the Rainbow Glacier, or climb up there, its just that I enjoy looking at it and it dominates the view from our home. I woke up and started doing some yoga and in my brain comes this quote…..”take care of the old person that you are one day going to become.” I remember that I had heard a guy say that quote during his 100th birthday celebration. I don’t know why I thought of it today, it just came up. Well, after I’m done, I turn on the radio and Alaska News Nightly reports that the gentleman who said that quote had just died and that Alaskan flags would be at half mast. And then came his voice over the radio…..”take care of that old person that you will one day become.”

Excerpt from RGA guide: HainesAlaskaTourguide.blogspot.com

Port Chilkoot Dock Restrooms and parking lot under construction

Here is a quick update on what Gold Rush Alaska is up to.  The film crews are following local high schooler, Parker Schnabel, around Haines High School today.  They had all the students sign wavier agreements so they could be put on National Television (if it doesn’t get cut on the editing room floor first).  Parker Schnabel will be the Superintendent at Big Nugget Mine this summer (that is the mine next door to the Gold Rush Alaska mining operation).  Parker is the 16 yr old grandson (more…)

Excerpt from RGA guide: HainesAlaskaTourguide.blogspot.com

Haines Tourism Director, Tanya Carlson

The Party has started!  Haines tour season has hit the ground running. We had our first ever “Night of Tourism” this evening.  It was a full house with (more…)

Excerpt from RGA guide: HainesAlaskaTourguide.blogspot.com

Parker Schnabel – Me – Joe Ordonez

The Borough Assembly meeting was held at Haines’ very own Sheldon Museum last Tuesday evening.  I entered the upstairs gallery to find the owner of Rainbow Glacier Adventures, Joe Ordonez, and Gold Mine owner, Parker Schnabel, signing in to speak about the new tour addition to Haines, “Gold Rush Tour to Porcupine Creek”.  Excitement was in the air as we (more…)