We visited the Tracey Arm/Ford’s Terror Wilderness Area again in July 2015 on a charter trip, and captured this amazing video of the tidal rapids at Ford’s Terror at (nearly)…
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Category Archives: Alaska Wildlife Viewing
Following our Summer Solstice trip, Ursa Major was the mothership for an Alaska Department of Fish and Game Stellar Sea Lion research trip in southeast Alaska. Over the course of…
Our annual Summer Solstice trip brought us to Tracy Arm/Ford’s Terror Wilderness Area for paddling amongst the floating ice. We visited North and South Sawyer Glaciers in Tracy Arm with…
Captain Josh recently took advantage of the beautiful weather in Red Bluff Bay, Baranof Island, Alaska to fly his new drone. This video of Ursa Major at anchor on a…
We saw our very first humpback whales bubble net feeding of the season last week aboard Ursa Major! There were six individuals working together via social cues to collectively herd…
We just wrapped up a truly amazing trip to the Waterfall Coast of Baranof Island, and to Tracy Arm to view calving glaciers. Our guests this week on Ursa Major…
One of the highlights of spending our summers aboard Ursa Major in beautiful southeast Alaska is the occasional killer whale (orca) viewing. The male killer whale seen here was putting…
We are proud to announce that Ursa Major will be returning to Alaska in 2015 for our 15th season, and we have a BRAND NEW WEBSITE for Ursa Major Charters!…