Alaska’s adventure capital certainly lives up to its name. While flight seers took to the air, river floaters took to the water, bikers took to the streets, and fly fishers cast their lines, our hikers took to the trails on a winding path through woods, coastline, and streams en route to Battery Point lookout.
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Haines, Alaska , 6/11/2022, National Geographic Sea Bird
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Eric Guth, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Eric began work with Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic in 2006 as a means to see the world, work with great photographers and engage his environmental studies degree beyond the classroom. His initial years with the company were spent working t...
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