SE ALASKA NATURAL HISTORY and INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISES

View Trips Offered in 2012

Wilderness Discoveries: Juneau to Petersburg/Petersburg to Juneau/Petersburg to Petersburg
(July, Aug 2012) ($3850 to $4400 pp do)

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness: Petersburg to Ketchikan
(August 2012) ($3850 to $4400 pp do)

Springtime Emergence: Glacier Bay: Juneau to Juneau
(10 days) May 2012 ($4050 to $4650 pp do)

Southern Inside Passage: Northbound: Friday Harbor to Juneau
(14 days)(April/May 2012) ($4100 to $4750 pp do)

Southern Inside Passage: Southbound: Great Bear Rainforest: Ketchikan to Friday Harbor
(12 days) (Aug/Sept 2012) ($4050 to $4650 pp do)

Prince of Wales: Petersburg to Craig/Craig to Petersburg
(Not available in 2012)

ISLAND EXCURSIONS: OTHER TRIPS OFFERED IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATERS in 2012:

Island Reflections: San Juan Island: Friday Harbor to Friday Harbor (September, October 2012)
(3 day: $1075 to $1300 pp do, 6 day $2150 to $2600 pp do)

Holiday in Victoria: Friday Harbor to Victoria to Friday Harbor
(December 2012) ($500 to $650 pp do)

One Day Whole Boat Charters Around the Island: Friday Harbor to Friday Harbor
($1500) (Please call Pacific Catalyst)

Weddings, parties, luncheons, meetings...up to 12 passengers.

SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATURAL HISTORY CRUISES

PETERSBURG TO PETERSBURG
JUNEAU TO PETERSBURG
PETERSBURG TO JUNEAU
May, June, July, August 2012

Essentially wild, Southeast Alaska remains one of the few places still largely unpopulated and unspoiled, where old-growth forest, majestic high peaks, glaciers, endless bays, rivers and islands all wait to be explored. The sea and shore teems with life. Playful Dall porpoises, humpback and orca whales abound, eagles and bear are seen in their natural habitat—the best way to appreciate Alaska.

MISTY FJORDS NATIONAL MONUMENT WILDERNESS:
August 2012

Misty Fjords National Monument was created December 1, 1978, and covers 2,294,343 acres of Tongass National Forest in the panhandle of southeast Alaska. This unique fjord land is accessed only by water and air and crisscrossed with hundreds of swift-running streams, rivers and waterfalls, where five species of salmon follow unseen trails to the unspoiled waters of their birth.

GLACIER BAY SPRINGTIME EMERGENCE
Juneau to Juneau
Ten Day Voyage: Beginning and ending in Juneau: May 2012

Imagine Glacier Bay as John Muir saw it in 1899, as a member of the legendary Harriman Expedition - without the cruise ships, the guidebooks, and interpretive signs that define the modern visitor's experience. Aboard the Catalyst, our 76-foot vintage wooden boat, we'll have the chance to see this spectacular glacier and fjord landscape in much the same way that Harriman's scientists did.

INSIDE PASSAGE
Northbound: Friday Harbor, WA to Juneau, AK
(14 days) April/ May 2012
Southbound: Great Bear Rainforest: Ketchikan, AK to Friday Harbor WA
(12 days) Aug/Sept 2012

Up and down the coast of British Columbia from San Juan Island to Ketchikan, Alaska. Opportunity to explore and learn to navigate the inlets, islands, bays, channels and waterways of the Pacific Northwest. View First Nation villages and towns. Discover the stillness and movement of wilderness and the challenge of crossing ocean straits. Enjoy the wonders of the rocketing tides, rapids and narrows of some of the world's fastest water as mentioned in National Geographic's August 2006 article on WHERE CURRENTS COLLIDE.

ISLAND REFLECTIONS: SAN JUAN & GULF ISLANDS
September, October

Explorations on foot and by kayak make up this enchanting Northwest adventure. Enjoy watching marine mammals and Orca whales feeding in these plankton-rich waters. Look for eagles, otters, mink, and deer while hiking the lush forest trails. Relax aboard the Catalyst while watching the brilliant sunset and enjoying the company of others and a delicious dinner.

Boat available for mother ship kayaking, short three day or longer trips, as well as one day party excursions September through April depending on boat maintenance and previous commitments. Please contact Pacific Catalyst II, Inc.