A steady rain couldn’t dampen our spirits as we explored the Inian Islands this morning. Weaving through rocks and reefs, we sighted a host of marine life highlighted by several humpback whales. In the afternoon we moved to nearby Canyon Creek on Chichagof Island for a variety of hikes through old growth forest and muskegs while others took advantage of the calm water to go kayaking. Our persistence was rewarded with a reasonably dry afternoon and spectacular views of these wild places.
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- 28 Aug 2024
Inian Islands, Southeast Alaska, 8/28/2024, National Geographic Quest
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Dave Cannamore, Naturalist
All it took was four days in the British Columbia wilderness to turn David from a basketball-obsessed 18-year-old into a lifelong kayaker and explorer of wild places. Since that fateful adventure, David has based many of his life choices around getti...
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