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Off-season in Alaska: Two lynx photos
Its Christmas eve here in Haines, Alaska and I want to share some of my recent work with you. I was photographing a lynx at Steve Kroschel's wildlife center the other day and I wanted to do a photographic study of the lynx. I wanted to capture the lynx in a...
November Eagle Preserve Canoe Trip
Today, RGA photography guide Thomas Hartmann and I went canoeing in the Eagle Preserve. It was 10 degrees outside, sunny with no wind. Six inches of snow had fallen in the last few days. "Pancake Ice" had formed on the river, and was floating alongside the canoe. At...
Late Summer Night in Skagway
Photo Guide Thomas Zwei demonstrates one of the benefits of late summer travel in the upper Lynn Canal with a photo of the recent night sky.
Rafting Down the Klehini with Joe
Rainbow Glacier Adventures Founder Joe Ordonez was often found this year rafting down the Klehini River with a groups of rather pleased visitors to the Chilkat Valley. All of the photos were taken by Lucia Griggi ©2015.
A Budding Photographer
Victoria, a young visitor to the Chilkoot River, is excited to take a photo of a bald eagle in a tree with her phone through our spotting scope.
Fishing With The Bears
Jan and Bob Zimmerman were on a private photo tour in mid-August with RGA owner Joe Ordonez. Bob had the expensive camera. Jan had a simpler model. She captured these bears fishing along the Chilkoot River with a little patience and a simple click of the camera. Bob...
The Mysterious Chilkat
Even when it's not sunny the landscape here is beyond description. A photo taken by guide Lizzy Jurgeleit looking up the Chilkat Inlet up the valley towards the bald eagle preserve.
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet Visits the Steller Sea Lions with RGA
In early July National Geographic came down to the Lynn Canal with Yukon Vet Michelle Oakley and enlisted Rainbow Glacier Adventures' guides Robert Chadwell and Bri Agenbroad to lead a kayak tour out to the Steller sea lion haul out across from Mud Bay. It was a...
The Bears Are Out!!
Speedy, our favorite bear out on the Chilkoot River, and her two cubs have been showing up regularly to inaugurate bear viewing season. Photo guide Dena Selby grabbed this shot a couple of weeks ago. ...... And here's the whole photo.
Rafting Down the Klehini and Chilkat Rivers
Tern Ballet
Arctic tern mating ballet earlier this month. Joe
Tern Ballet
Training 2015!
2015 guide training took place May 1-5. Here guide Cheryl Mullins works the fire extinguisher!
Tern Ballet
I got this shot of arctic terns during some guide training in Skagway . This is our first post for the 2015 tour season. More coming! Joe
In Flight Eagle Battle
Eagle numbers are dropping but there is still some good action out on the Chilkat. These two eagles fight it out mid-air.