We met our contact at the ship/cruise pier. Walked about a block to the outfitter shed to get water boots. Departed by bus up to the launch point on the Chilkat River. Sighted several eagles at first. Even four that were "sharing" a fish. After a little while though, only a couple of sightings and some nests. The Chilkat River is a braided river so it is pretty shallow (at least in June). We only bottomed out once though and our guide, Ashley, quickly got us through, She was very knowledgeable about the river and the eagles. It was a good trip but I wished we would have seen more eagles.