Legends Of Skagway & The Klondike Gold Rush

Three Real Legends Of The Yukon Gold Rush, Jack London One of the most enduring and widely known legends of the Klondike Gold Rush concerns Jack London, a young man who came to Alaska looking for gold. While he didn’t strike it rich, he turned his Klondike adventures into fame and fortune with legendary shortContinue reading “Legends Of Skagway & The Klondike Gold Rush”

Ketchikan’s Infamous Creek Street

Creek Street is a historic boardwalk in Ketchikan, Alaska that was once the city’s red-light district. The street is famous being built on pilings over Ketchikan Creek, and many of the original buildings have been restored and converted into shops, galleries, and restaurants. Dolly’s famous brothel pictured above in green Creek Street has a colorfulContinue reading “Ketchikan’s Infamous Creek Street”

Today’s Image • Orcas In Alaska

Searching for whales is a popular activity in Alaska and represents a significant tourist business. When cruising a sighting is always an event with Humpback whales being the most common. Cruising out from Skagway in the evening a pod of Orcas surface near us. Join us as we visit historic treasures, natural wonders and vibrantContinue reading “Today’s Image • Orcas In Alaska”

Today’s Image “A Ship In Port”

Join Us – We understand that the last thing you may want is more emails cluttering up your inbox, but we promise we’ll work hard to make this worth your while. Give us a try and if we don’t live up to our promise all you need do is click the unsubscribe link in ourContinue reading “Today’s Image “A Ship In Port””

A Humpback Breaches Near Juneau

We’ve spent a lot of time at sea and whales always attract attention. Having seen and photographed a number of whale flukes as they surface, with that iconic view of the tail up out of the water and sliding back under. Spent hours traveling with a large pod of humpbacks seeing mostly backs at theContinue reading “A Humpback Breaches Near Juneau”

A Bit More Snow & Ice

In keeping with the Spirit of the holidays here are a few images to help celebrate Winter wherever you are… From Top Left To Right: Iceland, Iceland, Hubbard Glacier Alaska, On the Juneau Ice Field, The Alaska Range, Misty Fjord Alaska, Dawes Glacier Alaska, Paradise Bay Antarctica, Antarctica, Antarctic Ice, Elephant Island South Atlantic, ApproachingContinue reading “A Bit More Snow & Ice”