JOE ORDÓÑEZ

Joe Ordóñez lives with his wife, Edie, and daughters, Stella and Sapphire, at the edge of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska. He graduated from Western Washington University in 1983 with a B.S. in Environmental Education. Joe has served aboard expedition vessels as naturalist, historian, zodiac driver, cruise director and expedition leader. He has worked as a wilderness guide throughout Alaska- including Glacier Bay National Park and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He wrote the book Where Eagles Gather: The Story of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, Haines, Alaska and co-authored the book The Complete Guide to the Alsek and Tatshenshini Rivers. Joe and his wife, Edie, own and operate Rainbow Glacier Adventures in Haines, Alaska... Joe began working on expedition cruise ships in 1986 as a cruise director/naturalist. Since that time, he has also worked as historian, expedition leader, zodiac driver and consultant. Most recently, he worked on board the..

Primary location: Haines United States