While I was preparing to come to Alaska for the summer to work for Princess, a friend of mine requested that I send him photos of every “first” during my journey. Of course, his ideas included first bear, first moose, first moose I teach to play soccer (still working on that one).
When I arrived in Copper Center at the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge, I kept his request in mind and snapped a shot of the first moose, first mosquito bite and first game of shuffleboard. I quickly realized that I’d never be able to capture all of the firsts you experience in Alaska. There are some that stand out in my mind a few months later. The first glacier you see, the first day you stay up until 3am because IT’S STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE and the first moment you realize that you can’t imagine ever having not come to Alaska.
First Moose
First Glacier
First Game of Shuffleboard
submitted by Sarah Schoolcraft
Copper River Country Nature Tours is preparing for its 3rd season. We have hired a full time naturalist Bruce James and purchased a new 14 passenger bus for our tour. The bus will make it easier for our visitors to see the wonders of the Copper Basin and make it easier to load and unload visitors with mobility issues. The tour group will be limited to 13 people so you can expect easy access to our naturalist.
The great gray owls are on the nest and will great our visitors through eary June, when they will be fledged and setting upo their own territories.
The tours are sponsored by the Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment where your tour fees are used in our educational programs for summer camps, in-classroom activities, and a host of outdoor educational programs.
See you on the trail