This morning National Geographic Venture transited narrow channels, past seemingly countless tree-covered, uninhabited islands. Near the northeast corner of Baranof Island, we dropped anchor in Hanus Bay. All afternoon we explored Southeast Alaska’s lush, green, coastal temperate rainforest on the beautiful Lake Eva trail.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 12 May 2024
Sergius Narrows, Peril Strait, and Lake Eva Trail, 5/12/2024, National Geographic Venture
- Aboard the National Geographic Venture
- Alaska
Berit Solstad, Naturalist
Berit grew up on the rocky shores of Marblehead, Massachusetts, where she explored the marine environment through changing tides and seasons, nurturing a love of natural history and marine biology.
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