Glaciers, Bears and Totems: Sailing in Search of the Real Southeast Alaska

by Elsie Hulsizer Marine writer Elsie Hulsizer, whose Voyages to Windward unlocked the mysteries of cruising Vancouver Island's west coast, now does the same for that other great unknown of West Coast cruising, Southeastern Alaska. Part cruising guide, part cultural journey, Glaciers, Bears, and Totems is illustrated with Hulsizer's own photographs and makes a welcome addition to any boater's library. Description Having avoided the Alaskan challenge for years, Elsie and her husband Steve set out on their trusty boat Osprey on May 14, 2006, and spent the next three summers sailing, writing and photographing the towering fjords, immaculate glaciers, throwback fishing villages and overexposed tourist traps of America's largest state. They drifted past calving glaciers, watched bears feeding in green marshes, smelled the fresh cedar of newly carved totem poles and followed the path of gold prospectors on the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad. Sometimes it was difficult to discern the r