Alaska Eagles-Group 2-2025- I had an amazing and very special time. The instructors were fantastic. Between the beaches and its Eagles are magical. Kristi’s guided tide pool walk was a once in a lifetime experience. The bear excursion was blessed with blue skies, sun, bears, 3 cubs and a wolf. A very magical experience all around. I would do this again and again if I could. Tracking Eagles is humbling and invigorating.

This was an epic photography experience. We were able to get shots of eagles not otherwise possible to obtain. The logistics, facilities, and McKay staff were all awesome!

What a treat this trip was! I had never been to this part of Alaska and was in awe. I loved Kristi and Between Beaches. She was wonderful taking us on a tide pool walk. I learned so much about the various life in the seas and how they survive during low tide. Brought the beach to life. She had great throwing skills tossing the fish heads out to the dive bombing eagles. Eagles in flight are very hard to shoot. I tried and did just OK. But then one good shot is a success on a photography trip....right? BTW - photographing eagles in flight chasing food is HARD. The accomodations were lovely. But we agreed that it would have been helpful if Kristi or one of her team could have showed us the highlights of the room...like how to turn on the shower outside. One thing to note for future McKay trips here is to recommend that guests bring flip flops or shower shoes and a lightweight robe. Also there are Muck Boots at the lodge for guest use....so one does not have to bring their own if they don't want. Getting food ahead of time was a great idea. Being able to buy exactly what we wanted for breakfast and lunch was great. The pace was really good. The setting was beyond beautiful. Going into Soldovia was fun....and having an assignment photographically was fun too. Image reviews are favorite parts of McKay trips. I learn from others work. Seeing bears was super fun. A suggestion would be to advise guests that they should be prepared to walk up to 20 minutes at a time and often through thick brush. Be careful of sneaky branches. But to be relatively close to the bears grazing was pure magic. We were very lucky that the weather was on our side. I really loved this trip. Alaska is truly a unique place to visit

Another epic McKay tour! Every detail from transportation, meals and accommodation was taken care of before we arrived. Each day we were informed by the instructors what to expect the next day for photography opportunities. And both instructors were super helpful with editing of the photos, making suggestions on how to improve on the next shoot. This is a tour that I’d repeat in the future.

This trip was incredible! I highly recommend. The weather was perfect (amazing considering this was Alaska..) The fellow photographers were all super nice, considerate, and fun to be with. But the location and time with the Eagles was beyond any expectations I had. Our host at Between the Beaches was beyond extraordinary. I recommend her site as the very perfect location to experience the eastern-southern corner of Alaska. And as always with the McKay group, our 2 guides and photography experts were super helpful and always considerate. The only not wonderful part of the 8 days was due to strong winds that prevented the pontoon planes from flying to Hallo Bay for a day, shooting the local bears. This is a fantastic trip. We were very lucky to have an extra small group which only enhanced the experience. I very strongly recommend