Focus on Haines with this guided tour of the area, focusing on nature, photography, or both. This is a small group experience (max 4), so you’ll get lots of personal attention. Your guide can offer advice on how to get the best composition when framing your shots, and will also fill you in on the area’s rich cultural and natural history stories. This is about a half day tour that stops at several places along the way.

• Go at your own pace with this small group tour, with an option to extend it on the day
• Learn about Alaska’s native culture and totems
• Stop at Chilkoot River and Chilkoot Lake and look for wildflowers and nesting eagles
• Focus on nature, photography, or a mix of them both with your guide

What To Expect

In the course of the four-hour tour, we will visit
• the historic Fort Wm H Seward, Alaska’s first permanently established Army base. Native culture and totems are intermixed with Alaska’s early history.
• The Chilkat River, one of America’s most pristine and productive salmon streams and home of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
• Letnikof Cove, home of an iconic cannery set before the majestic backdrop of the Chilkat Range mantled with hanging glaciers.
• Chilkat State Park where you will enjoy the magnificence of Rainbow Glacier
• Chilkoot State Park where you will drink in the beauty and peace of the Chilkoot River and Chilkoot Lake. Throughout the season you may enjoy wildflowers, eagles nesting, and bears feeding on salmon.

At each stop I am happy to share the back stories of cultural and natural history that makes each location special and unique. Remember each tour is private for you and your friends or family and can be tailored to your personal preferences

The duration of the tour can be extended on the day of the tour for guests who wish to spend more time exploring and experiencing the unique nature of our various stops.