Capturing the Moment

  Beauty in the ice at Lamplugh Glacier What an incredible day. It was low tide at the Lamplugh Glacier, and the hiking groups had gone out already. I was ready to take out an adventurous group of kayakers to explore the glacier. The weather was beautiful and the wind was calm, so I was eager to get the group going. Because a small boat had snaked out usual anchorage, we did a live-boat drop, where we are adrift, instead of anchoring. This put us in a position to explore deeper down the coast than usual. We even made a few landings just to explore some beautiful looking rocky beaches. Wildflowers abounded and bald eagles hung out in the nearby trees and rock ledges. Then we cruised further down the coast for the big reveal of Lamplugh Glacier. I thought we were only going to be able to kayak outside of the moraine, and gaze at the glacier from afar, but to my surprise the outflow river from the glacial lake was flowing slow enough that my entire group could paddle up it and made it...

  Today we entered into familiar territory for me. We woke up this morning to the cool breeze created by a massive tidewater glacier called Margerie glacier. Glacier Bay National Park itself it massive, at 3.2 million acres. Numerous glaciers tumble out of the 15,000ft mountain range which make the park. As these glaciers recede, more and more water is left in the fjords for us to explore by ship. This is how most people visit this park, but we are a little different. We wanted to make it off the ship for some kayaking adventuring to get closer to the action. Even though I have been in this park many times, leading tours just like this, I had never done activities at this glacier. And I've definitely never done this with my family! So I was pretty excited. I jumped in the back of a tandem kayak and my wife and son sat in the front. We kayaked along incredible steep walls, with waterfalls coming off, and nesting sea birds calling to each other as we passed. As we got closer to the g...

  George Island is part of the Tongass National Forest. This is where our planned activities today took us on our expedition ship, the Wilderness Legacy. It was a beautiful sunny day, and I was planning on taking a walk across the island, since no one took me up on the kayak circumnavigation. George Island sits in Cross Sound, where the Inside Passage meets the outside ocean. Giant waves crash into the west side of the island, creating beautiful rocky cliffs, caves, and even an arch, big enough to drive through. The national forest service lightly maintains a trail on the island from granite cove across the island to a cliff where an old WWII gun is located. It was put there to protect the entrance to the inside passage from Japanese warships and submarines. I guess someone thought that Juneau was a high priority target. The trail winds through the rainforest, along the spine of the island. You do get occasional views of the water on either side, but are mostly concentrating on the...

  Baseball4Africa founder Tamarack expected in Kenya ahead of championship The arrival of Tamarack will play a pivotal role for the teams in the league series. In Summary The baseball guru is set to visit baseball-centred areas including Makueni, Kilifi, Kajiado, Kiambu and Nakuru.  The local league mainly comprise university students and women who benefit largely from the last tournament that attracted baseball supporters. A prolific trainer turned coach Jim Tamarack. Image:   HANDOUT A prolific trainer turned coach  Jim  Tamarack is expected in the country for the 20th edition of the Africa National Baseball Championship.   Tamarack, the former professional baseball player and lifetime trainer,  is seeking to upscale players in the game. He started a program in 2004 and has been jetting in annually for the last two decades in a bid to ensure the equipment donation program running and benefiting worthy players.  In an interview, his spokesma...

  It was early in the morning when our boat, the Wilderness Legacy, slowed down. We were North in Chatham Strait, and I knew the only reason to stop was for a wildlife sighting. Sure enough, it was a pod of orca, and playful ones at that. Anytime you get to see orca, also known as killer whales, it is going to be a treat. They can travel 100 miles in a day, they could pass by silently at night, or across the other side of the straight. It is so easy to miss them, but not this day. They put on a show of tail slaps, swimming upside down, and even breaching out of the water. I was lucky enough to time a photo just right to catch a breaching orca in action. After a big brunch onboard, complete with mimosas and bloody mary's, it was time to explore the back bay of Saook. Catalina and I took off on a skiff tour where we found an eagle in a nest, and some fun crabs off the low tide rock. The real treat came with our next activity, the open paddle. Heidi took out Fisher and I took Catalina...