Dave Katz, Expedition Leader

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Daily Expedition Reports
23 Jul 2019

Kasnyku Falls & Sitkoh Bay, 7/23/2019, National Geographic Sea Lion

Aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion
Alaska

This morning we woke up to an unusually warm day and after getting a close look of Kasnyku Falls from National Geographic Sea Lion the divers got an early start doing a spectacular dive at Round Rock while the guests enjoyed their breakfast. We saw many wonders, which include a lump suckers, basket stars, and nudibranchs.

After lunch, National Geographic Sea Lion went looking for marine wildlife and was lucky enough to run into humpback whales doing cooperative bubble net feeding and even breeching out of the water.

After such an amazing morning aboard National Geographic Sea Lion, we went to Sitkoh Bay where we offered hiking, stand-up paddleboarding as well as kayaking. Near the end of today’s operations, naturalist Steve Zeff spotted a mother bear and her two cubs across from the landing site. Today started amazing and ended just as equally. A day that seems like two here on National Geographic Sea Lion: What an amazing one it has been!

Jared Berg, Naturalist

Jared was born and raised in Vancouver, Washington, where from an early age he fostered a love of the outdoors, hiking and backpacking throughout the Pacific Northwest and exploring Puget Sound with his family. After high school Jared attended Washin...

Steven Zeff, Naturalist

Steve is an international science educator, expedition naturalist and whale research associate. He has worked a range of polar to tropical destinations for Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic, since 1999. Steve lives in Stockholm, Sweden, where ...

Dave Katz, Expedition Leader

Dave grew up in a village in the heart of the rural Finger Lakes region of New York and at an early age fell in love with the outdoors. Dave’s mother, a high school earth science and biology teacher turned weekend hikes into informative lessons. The ...

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