This is sunrise over Lasqueti Island in the middle of the Strait of Georgia. Two nights previous we pulled into Port Neville, off...

We shared the narrow passage from Prince Rupert with sport fishing boats, tugs and this behemoth. We were anxious to get on our way. ...

We said goodbye to Ketchikan on the last day of August. The long range weather surface analysis maps suggested a swarm of gales landing...

Yes Bay turned out to be a good place to ride out the gale. With a well set anchor, we waited for the storm which arrived with a...

The noise and hubbub of Ketchikan was jarring after a summer of peaceful anchorages in the wilderness. After seeing our friends to the...

Back in Petersburg for the third time, we kept our rendezvous with friends Veronica and Brian.We were so excited to share some Alaskan...

Watching the bear feeding frenzy at the hatchery made us hungry for salmon! It takes us a little longer to catch one, but then again we...

"Hey guys! Want to sit for some portraits?" We couldn't resist another stop at the Hidden Falls Brown Bear Restaurant (aka Salmon...

Always on the lookout for logs and other flotsam, we spotted a UFO (Unidentified Floating Object) well in advance upon entering Kalinin...

More exploration! With the post-adrenaline high of our bear encounter, more excitement was in order. Just 30 nautical miles to the...

One of the top wishes for our trip to Alaska was to see bears fishing for salmon. All spring, hungry bears settle for sedges along the...

Leaving Petersburg, we travelled through Frederick Sound once again, a hotbed of whale activity. Soon we were amongst dozens of Humpback...

Our next stop was Sanborn Canal in Port Houghton. We saw this salmon tug-of-war on a long dinghy exploration of the inner bay. An early...

This is summer? We crossed the bar into Endicott Arm for the second time this summer and it still was frosty looking. We passed two...

Chris! With only a week to spend, we got right to exploring Juneau...in the rain...by bus. First stop, Taku Harbor. We previously...

Leaving Excursion Inlet, we followed Airship into Peril Strait, our trip delayed for some front row whale watching. The name Peril...

From Hoonah, we travelled south with Airship to Neka Bay, a quiet anchorage with lots of islands and coves to explore by dinghy. Icy...

"There's a deer, no a moose! On the beach over there!" Julie spotted Mom and Baby at the edge of the water just ahead of us. Without a...

Standing on the bridge connecting Douglas Island to the mainland Juneau affords this view down Gastineau Channel to the mountains in the...

While in Ford's Terror, we had the good fortune to see Brown Bears, close up from the dinghy. This post is just bear pictures-because...