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All of our content at Alaska Shore Tours is written by experienced travel writers
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Colleen Smith

Travel Guru

Colleen Smith has years of experience working behind-the-scenes in the travel and tourism industry. As a travel-obsessive and a self-described "beach bum and mountain girl", she uses her personal passions and her industry experience to empathize with travelers and craft insightful travel writing.


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Kat Nellis

Travel Guru & Alaska Native

Kat Nellis is an Alaska native with years of experience working with the cruise and tourism industry in Alaska. She grew up playing on glaciers, fishing for salmon and picking wild berries and now uses her travel writing to share her passion for Alaska with fellow adventurers.


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CC Christen

Travel Guru

CC Christen has visited Alaska many times to ski and visit friends and family. Her inside knowledge of the Alaska tourism industry and her experience as an avid world traveller gives her the perspective to help guide first-time visitors to Alaska to choose the right tours and have the best trip possible.


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Molly Mornhinweg

Travel Guru

Molly Mornhinweg is an experienced rafting expert who works in the Alaska tourism industry. Her travel writing on Alaska allows her to combine her love of the outdoors with her deep knowledge of unique tours and experiences in Alaska.


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Sam Dobie

Travel Guru

Sam Dobie is a travel writer and content creator with years of experience in outdoor leadership and the tourism industry. His experience working directly with travelers and helping visitors plan their trips help him provide carefully curated recommendations for visitors to Alaska.


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Danielle Laramie

Travel & Sales Guru

Danielle Laramie has over a decade of experience in the tourism and travel industry, and has been exploring Alaska since her first visit in 2006. She has also worked as a guide, and on the front lines of the hospitality industry, and uses her inside knowledge to help visitors to Alaska plan their perfect trip.


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Haley Mortenson

Travel & Marketing Guru

Haley Mortenson is Director of Marketing at Alaska shore tours, and has been writing about Alaska for over seven years. With inside knowledge of the Alaska tourism industry, a background in creative writing and a love for the mountains and adventure sports of Alaska, she is well-equipped to help visitors to Alaska find the right tours and experiences. Haley describes herself as our resident marketing guru and mac n' cheese connoisseur. Growing up in the Big Sky Country down south, she developed her love of big mountains and epic adventures that drew her here to Alaska Shore Tours.


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Cara Lederman

Travel Guru

Cara Lederrman has worked in the Alaskan tourism industry for years, and specializes in sharing her passion for Alaska through blogs and social media content. She travels the Inside Passage each summer to find hidden gems, explore new tours and ensure her recommendations for Alaska tourists are up-to-date.


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Kyle Aiton

Travel Guru & Professional Photographer

Kyle Aiton has decades of experience in the outdoor industry and in wilderness photography, working and travelling throughout Wyoming, Colorado and Alaska. In his travel writing, he draws on his love of adventure and his personal history of volunteering in the outdoors to help tourists have authentic experiences in Alaska.


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Kristina Astad

Travel Guru & Videographer

Kristina is our creative video editor with over 8 years of experience in filmmaking and post-production. After years spent working on video production & capture in the cruise industry in Alaska, she now shares her expertise with us here at Alaska Shore Tours. 


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Curt Davidson

Travel Guru

Curt Davidson spent many summers living and working in Skagway, Alaska on the zipline, before turning his expertise to Alaska Shore Tours. 


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Ian Standard

Travel Guru & Alaska Native

Ian Standard is a writer from Anchorage who also works as an outdoor educator and presenter on sustainability topics. He spends as much time as possible adventuring in the backcountry, and uses his travel writing to inspire visitors to Alaska to try new activities and visit wild places.


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Brittany Keller

Travel Guru

Brittany Keller has lived and worked in Skagway and considers it her favorite place on earth. She draws on both her firsthand experiences in Alaska and her years of experience in the travel and tourism industry to write articles that help visitors to Alaska get oriented and find the right tours and experiences for their trip.


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Geena Moy

Travel Guru

Geena Moy is a New Yorker who has come to love Alaska after working in the tourism industry in Skagway. Her inside knowledge of Alaskan travel and tourism and her personal love of travel inform her writing and help her provide the ideal recommendations for visitors.


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Mark Darnell

Travel Guru

Mark is a nomadic soul driven by curiosity who loves all things nerdy. He first came to the Inside Passage in 2019 and has been in love with the majesty of Alaska ever since.


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Jace Wirth

Travel Guru

Jace Wirth has over a decade of experience in the adventure sports and tourism industries, creating world-class experiences for guests from all over the world. His travel writing is informed by his industry knowledge and his empathy for travelers seeking to get the most out of their visits to Alaska. His love of the ski industry and the mountains led him to his time here at Alaska Shore Tours, exploring the last frontier & it's stunning landscapes. 


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Michaela Hayden

Travel Guru

Michaela Hayden has years of experience working in the tourism industry in Alaska and on the East Coast. In her travel writing, she combines her love of adventure sports with her interest in culture, food and off-the-beaten-path destinations throughout Alaska.