by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 28, 2025 | Alaska, United States
After traveling to over one hundred different countries (only once on a cruise and that was a small ship to Antarctica) people often ask which is our favorite place. A tricky question, due to the uniqueness of each country. However, the answer glares at us – the USA...
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...
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 | Oct 16, 2012 | Alaska, North America, United States
Mare, Jack the dog, and I reflect upon our second consecutive summer of volunteering as campground hosts at Chilkat State Park in Haines, Alaska. Over 4,000 visitors from around the world visit the host’s cabin deck each summer. They marvel at glacier and wildlife...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 19, 2012 | Alaska, North America, United States
A professional hunter spots mountain goats from the scope on our host cabin deck at Chilkat State Park. Finally, I get to show visitors live mountain goats for a few days, until one day we spot four hunters, gutting 2 goats in the snow above Rainbow glacier…Needless...
