Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Greetings from Haines, Alaska. What a year it has been for Haines, for Rainbow Glacier Adventures, and for the Ordonez family. Right now Haines is experiencing serious flooding, landslides and displacement. The situation is serious but our family feels safe at our...
Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
I took this image of these sastrugi ridges and stunted spruce trees in the taiga on a recent journey up the Chilkat Summit. “Sastrugi” and “taiga” are a couple of Russian words that have made it into English lexicon. It is not surprising these two words describe...
Feb 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ski down the face of an iceberg? Yes it is possible. I took this image on a camping/ski adventure in Kluane National Park in March 1990. This is the 30th anniversary of this adventure I shared with Thom Ely, of Haines and Mike Speaks, from Denali Park. We headed down...
Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
I recently captured this image of a moose on a snowy day. While the face appears comical, it is actually designed to serve the moose well. The large ears are ready to catch any signs of danger. The long snout and prehensile lips help to grab willow leaves and bark,...
Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The weather has been exciting and variable in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve these past few weeks. Before the record-breaking snowstorm, we experienced extremely cold weather. Due to the unique geology in the Eagle Preserve Council Grounds, the river did not...
Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
With the huge (record-breaking) snow storms we’ve been having in Haines, its been difficult to get out to take some photographs. But after digging my car out, I was able to capture this moose at the edge of the cottonwood forest at the edge of the Chilkat Bald Eagle...
