2013 and Beyond
Glacier Bay
Wild Harvesting
7/28-8/2 Added
Great Bear Rainforest B.C.
9/12-9/22
Seattle, WA - Glacier Bay,AK
4/26-5/5. 2014 Call
10-Day Glacier Bay & Beyond
5/11-5/21, 2014
INFORMATION
The Sea Wolf is migrating up the coast along with the Sandhill Cranes, Snow Geese, Arctic Terns, Gray Whales, Humpback Whales and many other species. Daffodils, Garlic and Crocus are all pushing thru the soil and the willows are budding. Only 3 weeks until we begin our season of amazing authentic adventures. We look forward to adventuring with all of our guests.
Tell me what you think of our new Typography, our first phase of branding by Don Moore of “Imagine Moore”
“Nature chose for a tool, not the earthquake or lightning to rend and split asunder, not the stormy torrent or eroding rain, but the tender snow-flowers noiselessly falling through unnumbered centuries.” by John Muir
Over 350 species of birds pass over Glacier Bay Alaska in the spring with over 130 species staying to nest. If you love birds as well as other beautiful creatures May is the best time to see the widest variety of migrants, vagrants and local birds. From Swans to Snow Geese to Sandhill Cranes to Lapland Longspurs to the loquacious Raven, spring migration is quite the spectacle. May 12-17, May 19-24 Excellent Birding, Bears & Whales.
This morning a 1930′s former NOAAFisheries boat called the Pelican hauled out next to us, she sure is a lovely work boat. It was fun to learn the history of her research influence on the shrimp fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. The mountains are all out with their snowy peaks and the sailboat masts sparkling in the sunlight. A great weather day in the yard. The crew is working hard and the Sea Wolf is reflecting their meticulous work. Wildlife sightings: same coyote-he has a torn ear, Red Wing Blackbirds , they are so brilliant in color, Rhinoceros Auklets, many ducks, a Kingfisher, Bald eagles and a Red tailed hawk.
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” Keates
May is a special time in the bay for watching wildlife and birding. Flocks of birds either migrating to the arctic or to their nesting grounds here are still coming through or settling in to their nesting in the bay. Bears are down low on the beaches munching the spring shoots of the sedges and grasses. Mountain Goats with newborn kids scampering on the cliffs, personally this makes my heart stop but they are agile, even so young. Moose still on the beach moraines eating on the new shoots of watery plants and horsetail. Did you know that horsetail has so much silica in it that it wears their teeth down quickly? I have used it to scrub pots when camping as it is so abrasive. The weather is usually sunny and cool, less rain than the summer months and having the mountains still adorned with cornices of snow lend a special quality to your photographs. We saw some incredible avalanches and waterfalls last spring because of the heavy snow year. I wonder what this spring will bring- join us in May for the incredible springtime emergence and very special rates.
Black Oystercatcher
Surfbird
Sea Wolf
Black bear grazing sedges
I cannot believe it is this time of the year again, where did winter go. The Sea Wolf’s 1941 Hamilton engine is newly rebuilt and thrumming along very happily thanks to engineers Zach and James. We performed sea trials and then put her in dry dock. Jake & Roberto have been completing great shipwright projects and thanks to Dianna for her beautiful finish work. Joshua, Daryl and Lara are working on painting the hull. We will be blogging the work going on, other Sea Wolf news as well as our critter sightings. Today, 1 Raccoon, 2 River Otters, 1 coyote, 3 Bald Eagles, Ravens, Glaucous Wing Gulls, 6 Brandt geese, many Buffleheads, Common and Hooded Mergansers, Great Blue Heron and Sanderlings; all seen from the boat sitting on the hard in Port Townsend, WA.
Jake reseating the stack with a new sill
Zach saying sounds sweet-first start after rebuild
In the slings
Sea Wolf on the hard
J prepping the rudder area
Lara sanding the hull
Dianna painting the new storeroom
Daryl prepping the hull for painting
Daryl taping off the water line
Lunch time?
Jake cleaning up the anchor guard
Joshua-Boss of the hull crew
Citizen Scientists are people concerned about the environment who choose to help make a difference locally, nationally and even on the Sea Wolf. They spend time outside- observing nature with a passion, and taking note of what they see to share with scientists and others who care. Check out our new Citizen Science Page-Get Involved as you are an important part of the Fauna.
“Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel. By virtue of this curious loophole in the rules, any clodhopper may say: Let there be a tree – and there will be one.”
― Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac: With Other Essays on Conservation from Round River
Join us for a 10 day incredible adventure exploring Glacier Bay and Beyond- from glacier scoured mountains to the rocky wild coast to ancient rain forests. This is the end all see all adventure with local Alaskan guides who will immerse you in the wilderness of Alaska. 4 staterooms still available.
“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints” Wilfred Peterson
May generally has the sunniest and clearest days of the summer and long days to explore. I love being the first adventurers in Glacier Bay in the spring. You can see the changes that weather and time has wrought on the landscape and view up close those critters who are down low on the shoreline in search of succulent sedges and intertidal protein. Check out our May Adventures . 10 Days 4,900 per person 6 Days 3560.00
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature ~ the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.
Rachel Carson (1907 – 1964)
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