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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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. Speedy and Her Cubs at
Jared Mixon putting in on the Klehini River at the Porcupine Bridge. © Photo Dena Selby Justin Stoddard on the Chilkat River with a few guests in mid-July 2015. © Photo Dena Selby Justin with a few extremely pleased folks
2015 guide training took place May 1-5. Here guide Cheryl Mullins works the fire extinguisher!
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
Eagle numbers are dropping but there is still some good action out on the Chilkat. These two eagles fight it out mid-air.
An intense moment. Joe
Today we visited Steve Kroschel’s Wildlife Center. This lynx was one of the stars of the day!
A Bald Eagle in flight today. Temperatures have dropped and “pancake” ice floes are forming on the Chilkat River.
Saw a coyote up on the Chilkat Pass and he gave me a look as he went by! Joe


















