by ronmitchelladventure | Nov 6, 2017 | Alaska, North America, United States
Cold wind blows down from glaciers that separate jagged peaks surrounding the Chilkat River. We zip up and seal the gaps in our clothing during a brisk walk along the only river in Alaska that does not totally freeze solid, due to a glacial sediment alluvial fan.This...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 6, 2016 | Alaska, North America, United States
Eagles mate for life. But even the most romantic lovers need a little space once in a while. One of them decides to go fishing. A bald eagle can dive at speeds of up to 200 mph. A juvenile bald eagle does not go bald (head and tail turn white) for about five years....
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 8, 2016 | Alaska, North America, United States
We love to travel the world and see different things. Rarely do we visit a place twice. So why have we come back to Alaska for the sixth time? Let me try and answer that… Traveling here presents an adventure in itself. I chill-out on a lounge chair with a sleeping...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 16, 2015 | Alaska, North America, United States
I cast my lure upstream in the Chilkoot River, let it bounce down with the current, and reel it back in…over and over until a salmon or a dolly varden strike. What a thrill to land one! Sometimes I catch the limit, other times nothing. That’s why they call it fishing,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 16, 2015 | Alaska, North America, United States
We sit on the deck of the caretakers’ cabin in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, and watch eagles catch fish in the Chilkat River. Rafters on tours float past us and wave, unless gazing at glacial jagged mountains. Most come from the many cruise ships docked in...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 6, 2015 | Alaska, North America, United States
Load that pick-up with supplies, because prices for everything in Alaska run high. Speaking of “high,” a retail marijuana shop is open for business right outside of our motel in Bellingham, Washington not far from the ferry terminal. Workers quickly point out that...
