Kayaking with Humpback Whales in Alaska
Kayaking is one of my favorite way to get out and really experience Southeast Alaska. I have found waterfalls to kayak under, towering rock arches to kayak through, and wonderful animal encounters. Sitting at water level gives you such an intimate perspective for experiences all of these sights. This last trip provided one of these memorable experiences at a place called Halleck Harbor. That is the tip of my kayak in the foreground Halleck Harbor was one of the few places where we were still having good luck finding the remaining humpbacks here in Alaska. It seems that most of them have headed south for the winter like all the cruise ships. Even though Halleck was way south of our normal cruising path for the Sitka to Juneau run we wanted to make a run for it just in case the whales were still there. It was a gamble that paid off huge! Not only did people get to see whales, but they got great encounters while drifting out in the bay on small skiffs and on k...