“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.”
Henry David Thoreau


August 10, 2014

Chilkat Islands



South of the Chilkat Peninsula where Haines is perfectly tucked away between Mounts Ripinsky and Riley lay a chain of islands that extend for miles providing opportunities of paddling unspoiled Alaskan backcountry. Steep cliff bands that battle the winds that funnel through the fjord are paired with rocky beaches that invite any adventure-minded individual to set up camp and complete any combination of multi-day ventures that exist here. These islands fit very well with the theme of adventuring here in Alaska: never ending possibilities.

#NoOtherLand



Had a great opportunity today to teach the Skagway rec center's Intro to Sea Kayaking class to a bunch of excited new boaters! I definitely find instructing these sports that I love super fulfilling and something I'm always going to do.