Nov 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
Sep 18, 2015 | Photo Tour, 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.
Sep 14, 2015 | Chilkat River, Chilkat River Raft Tours, Customer Photography, Klehini River Raft Tours, Photo Tour, Private Tour
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.
Sep 8, 2015 | Chilkoot River, Customer Photography, Photo Tour, Private Tour
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.
Aug 29, 2015 | Chilkoot River, Chilkoot River Bears, Customer Photography, Photo Tour
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...
Aug 22, 2015 | Chilkat River, Photo Tour
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.
Aug 14, 2015 | Customer Photography, Kayaking, Photo Tour, Private Tour, Steller Sea Lions, Yukon Vet
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...
Aug 10, 2015 | Chilkoot River Bears, Photo Tour
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.
Aug 2, 2015 | Chilkat River Raft Tours, Klehini River Raft Tours
May 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Arctic tern mating ballet earlier this month. Joe
May 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
2015 guide training took place May 1-5. Here guide Cheryl Mullins works the fire extinguisher!
May 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
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
Dec 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Eagle numbers are dropping but there is still some good action out on the Chilkat. These two eagles fight it out mid-air.
Dec 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
An intense moment. Joe
Nov 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today we visited Steve Kroschel’s Wildlife Center. This lynx was one of the stars of the day!