The Wilderness Adventurer, an expedition vessel operated by UnCruise Adventures, sails through the mountainous waters of Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage. The small ship is designed for adventure travel, allowing passengers to explore remote fjords, wildlife habitats, and coastal wilderness inaccessible to larger cruise ships.

Dawes Glacier stretches from the Stikine Icefield into Endicott Arm in Southeast Alaska, where massive walls of blue ice rise above floating icebergs in the fjord below. The tidewater glacier is known for frequent calving events and serves as a striking example of the powerful glacial forces that continue to shape Alaska’s coastal wilderness.

This bright red sea star clings to submerged rocks in a tide pool. Their textured arms spread across the stone as they slowly move through the intertidal zone.