Dec 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Before the Holiday season is over, I would like to post a photo from the Santa train. With all my years in Haines, I never have gone to Skagway for the White Pass Railroad event known as the “Santa Train. ” My wife and I figured that since we were...
Dec 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Its Christmas Eve day and the sun is shining here in Haines, Alaska. Its six degrees F. outside, with a good foot of fresh snow on the ground. It has been a busy past few months, and I want to thank all of you that purchased my book, Where Eagles Gather. The whole...
Dec 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
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.
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.
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!
Nov 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
A Bald Eagle in flight today. Temperatures have dropped and “pancake” ice floes are forming on the Chilkat River.
