First Bushwhack at Bay of Isles for UnCruise
Climbing up the hillside led to amazing views of the snowcapped, 3000ft peaks on Knight Island. This week on our expedition cruise out of Whittier, AK, we explored many secluded locations in Prince William Sound. This pristine ecosystem, where the ocean meets towering mountains, ringed by temperate rainforest, and dotted with frozen glaciers marching towards to ocean, seems to be a hidden jewel in Alaska's wilderness crown. I have been shocked to see so few other boats, and none that are doing what we are doing. Today's stop was a new one for me, a place called Bay of Isles on the east side of Knight Island. The other guide onboard, Jeremy, and I woke up early, before all the guests in order to scout out different landings and entrances into the Chugach National Forest. We had scouted this location for months using topographical maps, google earth, and the Chugach National Forest service, but its always worth getting eyes on since you never really know what it'll be like ...