Today our guests had an outstanding, rain-free day in the quaint fishing town of Petersburg. A wide array of opportunities included: cultural hikes through the Tongass National Forest with local guides, a bike ride through downtown up to the airport, a harbor Zodiac cruise with Steller sea lions, and a muskeg hike to find the small carnivorous plants named sundews. We ended the day with our classic Alaskan Crab Feast while sailing west towards future adventures.
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Kylee Walterman , Naturalist
Kylee Walterman grew up in central California where she was in close proximity to the ocean, mountains, deserts, valleys, and national forests; this is where she found a passion for the natural world. She attained a Marine Science degree with a biolo...
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Our final day here in Southeast Alaska was filled with steep fjords, awe-inspiring glaciers, fierce polar plungers, a number of humpbacks, and a beautiful sunset. As we spent the last day in Zodiacs, driving and adrift amongst the ice in front of Dawes Glacier, we were reminded of how tiny we are on this blue rock that abounds with natural beauty and ecological wonders. As the harbor seals swam by, we celebrated the journey with our shipmates, some partaking in a polar plunge. Then we turned off into the sunset surrounded by the sounds of humpback exhalations. Alaska has been a wonder, and we have been thoughtful visitors in a place fragile yet vast.