Petersburg, Alaska

This was from my trip to Southeast at the end of summer as I scouted for next summer’s Inside Passage Whale and landscape photo tour.

The rock formation off in the distance is Devils Thumb.  One of the chapters in Jon Krakauer’s book Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains was about his solo climb of this peak back in the 70’s.  When I was there, I couldn’t help thinking about that adventure – trying to picture a guy who actually used curtain rods as protection from a fall into a crevasse as he hiked / climbed to the base of the rock – crazy!.  Like all of Krakauer’s adventure books – the compilation of short stories in Eiger Dreams is fascinating reading.

Janine has our website completely updated with new sections for sections for Southeast Alaska and the Tongass National Forest, along with updates to some popular sections including our gallery of bear photos and whale photos.