Our excellent fishing guide, Brian Saunders with Kachemak Guide Bureau is back for 2014! What does that mean for you aspiring fishermen and fisherwomen? Well, that means that we can fly you to a remote location to fish AND provide you with one of the best guides in the business here in Alaska. He can …
Category Archive: Park Access
Feb 16
July filling up fast for bear viewing at Brooks Camp!
Reservations for the 2014 season have already started piling in. It looks like July is going to fill up fast, especially for trips to Brooks camp for bear viewing. We already have several days completely filled. Be sure to call soon to reserve your spot! Brooks Camp is located at the mouth of the Brooks …
Aug 25
Take a Scenic Day Trip to Dick Proenneke’s Cabin on Twin Lakes!
Dick Proenneke was a naturalist who lived alone for 30 years in Twin Lakes, in a log cabin he built himself from resources found on the land. Proenneke documented every day in journals and video of his life in the wilderness. These recordings eventually aired on PBS in a documentary called Alone in the Wilderness, and …
Jun 21
Visiting Dick Proenneke’s cabin in Twin Lakes
We recently took a couple to visit Dick Proenneke’s cabin in Twin Lakes. The husband has been a long time fan of Proenneke and his famous documentary and journals. For those of you who aren’t as familiar, Dick Proenneke was a naturalist who lived alone for 30 years in Twin Lakes, Alaska very simply in …
May 22
Bear viewing in Chinitna Bay
Spring has sprung and the bears are here! It appears that the bears are finally waking up in Chinitna Bay. The first few signs of life have been spotted there just this week, with bear activity expected to pick up greatly by the end of May. We have already had several bear viewing requests here …
May 09
Brooks Camp in May
We have kicked off a busier May than usual by being the first floatplane air taxi willing to go to Katmai. Lake Hood in Anchorage is still frozen so the only available floatplanes are here on Beluga Lake in Homer. Construction and Katmai National Park projects were just waiting for the lake to open up. …
Jul 09
Truth, Lies and Floatplanes in Homer, Alaska
On a floatplane ride, weights are important. We do a weight and balance of the aircraft to make sure that we are in the limits of a gross weight for a safe take off. Because of this, we ask every passenger their weight, or weigh them in the office. We also weigh a lot of …
Jun 28
Bears are out in Chinitna Bay, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Bear viewing is in full swing in Chinitna Bay. Doug, our experienced bear guide, is leading small groups on great trips to see up to twenty bears grazing on sedge grass and even clamming. Chinitna Bay is on the south side of Lake Clark National Park. While the brown bears wait for the salmon runs, …
