Alaska's Inside Passage and Tongass Wilderness
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To the lover of true wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
~John Muir~

This quote by John Muir was taken from his book "Travels in Alaska." Muir, drawn to Alaska through his love of glaciers, explored the Inside Passage by canoe and foot three times during the 1890's.

No man was more influential than John Muir in preserving the Sierra's of California, his home in his adult years. It was John Muir whose knowledge wedded to zeal led men and governments to establish the National Park Service.

Yosemite and Sequoia in California, the Petrified forest and the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and the glacier wilderness of Alaska are what they are today largely because of this one man, in whom learning and love were co-equal.

More than any other, Muir was the answer to that call which appears on the Courts Building in Sacramento: Give me men to match my mountains.

Alaska Photo Galleries

Eagles, Waterfowl and other Birds
Nowhere else can photographers have such great opportunities to photograph Bald Eagles, plus many species of waterfowl, gulls and songbirds.
Humpback Whales, Orcas and Porpoises
The waters of the Inside Passage are rich with food for these amazing leviathans. Opportunities to photograph many behaviors abound, including breeching and bubble-net feeding.
Brown Bears, Black Bears, Mountain Goats and More
Admiralty Island has the highest concentration of Brown Bears of anywhere in the world (1 per square mile) while the village of Kake is a Black Bear haven.
Icebergs and Glaciers
Calving from glaciers thoughsands of years old, icebergs drift from the bays. Stunning shades of blue draw your deep within these frozen sculptures of ancient ice.
Scenery, Sea Creatures and our Yacht
Alaskan scenery can be misty and muted or bright and colorful. However, it is always breathtaking. Remember, never ignore the details... the colors in a tide pool or a feather in the sand.
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