Greetings from Rainbow Glacier Adventures. In this newsletter we have a story, a song, a letter, some cool images and an introduction to share with you. We hope your year went well. The lady with the wavy hair shot through with grey: A story by Joe Ordóñez...
We could all use some good news right now, so I’m starting this newsletter with some positive news about the Constantine Mine/Palmer Project, which threatens the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. I’m also happy to report that tourism has returned to Haines and Skagway and...
I heard just one note and my heart soared! I had been filled with energy all morning. Something about the way the sunlight was spilling from the sky was different. I couldn’t pinpoint it, until I heard the note. The single note of the varied thrush. For me, that means...
A lot has happened since my blog post back in December 2020. I last wrote you while navigating the depths of the pandemic and the horrific landslides in Haines in December, 2020. The good news is that 2022 was a strong year for us. It has been quite a journey from...
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...
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...
