Ford's Terror is an intimidating name for one of the most scenic and special places in SE Alaska. The entrance is narrow and shallow...

We set off from Taku Harbor south in Stephens Passage into the fog to Tracy Arm Cove. Dog Star in the fog (photo courtesy Sam Landsman). ...

Our group of travelers discussed the next leg of our trip, to work our way eastward to the mainland, in the context of an incoming...

Two nights at Takatz Bay was a nice relief from our rapid pace of anchoring in a new place every night. We sailed up Chatham Strait in a...

It is a short hop from Warm Spring Bay to Takatz Bay, a beautiful anchorage on Baranof Island with lots of nooks and crannies to explore....

Warm Spring Bay on Baranof Island has a roaring waterfall, small public dock and a boardwalk connecting a few private homes, a whale...

Humpback whale in the middle of a herring ball in Chatham Strait. Coronation Island is a special place, but the weather window to visit...

Coronation Island is south of the tip of Kuiu Island, hanging out in Dixon Entrance and the edge of the Gulf of Alaska. The weather has...

Chatham Strait is a long channel of water connecting the Gulf of Alaska at its south entrance all the way north to Skagway. It is filled...

Thomas Bay is across Frederick Sound from Petersburg. It is home to another glacier that has retreated from the water's edge. We...

The face of the Le Conte Glacier, one of only a few tidewater glaciers. A short, though careful trip from Petersburg is beautiful Le...

Petersburg under the peaks of mainland Alaska and Canada. In 1897, Peter Buschmann built a cannery at the site below (left) which...

Wrangell, a town so lawless at one time that Wyatt Earp refused the job of Marshall in that "Hellhole," though he did the job for 8 days...

From the stern of Dog Star at anchor in Santa Anna Inlet. We woke up to a call on the VHF radio: "Hey, there's a Humpback swimming around...

Dodging sailboat masts is considered a sport in Ketchikan's busy Tongass Narrows. Though the day started out with pouring rain, we...

Bottleneck Cove's name seems obvious. Another fuel stop day for us, so we headed out first for the short trip to Shearwater. Normally a...

Bonito in Queen Charlotte Strait as we set out for Cape Caution. Another 5 am departure! These long days are required to transit Canada...

Morning in Johnstone Strait and a foreboding sky. A big day today, so up at 4 am for a first light departure. Our goal was to catch the...

False Bay, Quadra Island (L to R): Rubicon, Bonito, Akeeva and Airship. The day dawned bright with sun and blue skies and calm seas....

Light station at the Northwest tip of Stewart Island. On our way! After a nervous sleep, wondering how clearing Canadian Customs for our...