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Guide Jobs
Work Arctic - Coldfoot Camp
Coldfoot Camp's convenient roadside location at Dalton Highway mile 175 helps make it THE legendary base camp offering food, lodging, fuel, outdoor adventure activities. Now hiring for our winter season beginning September 15 through January 15.
Princess Tours - Summer Alaska Operations
Scenic rail jobs, lodge and resort jobs, motorcoach and passenger services, on-board tour guides and administrative positions across Alaska and in Seattle with the land division of Princess Cruises.
Gray Line of Alaska/Holland America Tours - Alaska Summer Jobs
Alaska's first and leading tour company - A variety of positions including Drivers & Tour Guides in Alaska, Seattle, and the Yukon.
North American Canoe Tour & Ivey House
Resort jobs in the Everglades ~ hiring now for the upcoming 2008-2009 season! Front Desk/Concierge, Breakfast Cook, Assistant/Dishwasher, Rental Agent/Guide.
Princess Tours - Juneau Transportation
Work in the capital city of Alaska for the Juneau Transportation Division of Princess Cruises and Tours. Be surrounded by the Juneau Icefield and the majestic Inside Passage.
Princess Tours - Anchorage Transportation
The Anchorage Transportation Division of Princess Cruises and Tours offers all the comforts of a big city with wilderness just around the bend.
Princess Tours - Ketchikan Transportation
The Ketchikan Transportation Division of Princess Cruises and Tours is uniquely located on an island in SE Alaska in the heart of the Tongass National Forest where beauty abounds.
Ace Adventure Center
Adventure guides, whitewater rafting guides, & support staff - located in the New River Gorge National River.
Vista Verde Ranch
One of America's premiere guest ranches located 25 miles north of Steamboat Springs. Summer & winter seasonal positions available.
Cruise West - Jobs With Cruise West
Shipboard & land positions in Alaska, Washington & Baja, Mexico.
Profile
- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
- About Me:
- I live and work in Seattle and very much love being a Pacific Northwesterner. After college, I took IMHO the requisite trip abroad spending time in Europe and then New Zealand and Australia. Upon my return, broke and needing a job, I went to an open house for Driver/Guides with Gray Line. It sounded intriguing enough and I figured if I could drive my dad's old '68 Chevy Nomad, I could drive a 40ft. motorcoach. Well, this experience lead me to the cruise and tour world and I spent 11 years in the "seasonal" world on a FT basis with both Holland America and Princess Cruises.
Now, I am working for the mother of all websites to find a seasonal job, Cool Works, and I couldn't be happier. Helping folks to find that experience that sets the stage for their growth and happiness in life is a fantastic feeling.
- Website:
- http://www.CoolWorks.com
- Last Seasonal Job:
- Being a Driver/Guide for Gray Line of Seattle.
- Favorite Seasonal Job:
- That's a tough one. I once worked concessions for the Everett Giants, now called the Everett Aquasox and that was a ton of fun. The people I worked with were energetic, fun and we got to share in the ups and downs of a minor league baseball team. Real grass! However, through my job as a Driver/Guide I saw lots of things that I never would have had the opportunity to do so if not for that experience. For example, I once drove the generals of the navy to every port and base around the Puget Sound including Bangor Sub Base. I got to carry national sports teams to and from the airport, dodging plane wings. What a trip! Quite literally.....
- Where have you lived and worked?
Everett, WA - YMCA, Panagopolous Pizza, Catholic Community Services, Everett Giants
Pullman, WA - Regents Dining Hall, SALC (tutored students)
Seattle, WA - Gray Line of Seattle, Gray Line of Alaska and Princess Tours
Jokingly, Anchorage, AK for Gray Line of Alaska where I drove one airport transfer and a cruiseship transfer from ANC to Seward. : )
- Dream Job:
- Make enough money from taking photographs to support my habit.
Schmap Images by Kari Quaas
Two of my images have been published in the Schmap Guide - Salt Pond Park, Kauai, Hawaiian Island and Puppy at the Monopteros, Englisch Garten, Munchen, Germany. Click through on the widgets below to see the images. : ) ~ Kari
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Thoughts on the Summer and the Impending Fall
As Labor Day weekend approaches, I get that sinking feeling that summer is over and winter is just around the corner. I know that really we've still got a few more weeks of summer before the equinox, and there is always the possibility of an Indian summer, but I can feel it in the air. Change is a-comin'.
Last year, it seems that we were everywhere, lots of travel, maybe too much, but we had a lot of fun. Perhaps that's why this year we're taking it easy and staying closer to home. It could als… Continue
Posted on August 28th, 2008 at 11:38am —
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Mark Twain - the quotable traveler
Today, as I reviewed my inbox in Google Reader, I came across the latest Blogging the Dream post by Daven Hafey called "Open if you want it to be." It's a great piece by the way, read it here.
Near the end of the piece he uses a favorite quote of mine by Mark Twain.
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did do. Throw off the bowlines. Sail away fro… Continue
Posted on August 4th, 2008 at 11:34am —
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Outstanding in the Field
Last night we had the great fortune of attending one of the most interesting and scenic meals out in Carnation, WA. The dinner was put on by a group called Outstanding in the Field, founded by Jim Denevan. Outstanding in the Field, to quote their website, "is a roving culinary adventure - literally a restaurant without walls." The food is locally grown and is eaten at a very large table in a field. It was AWESOME!… Continue
Posted on July 21st, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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We came, we saw, we conquered! The first annual CW24/7-11 event is history.
Many, many thanks to those who participated in our first annual CoolWorks 24/7-11 event! And, we have a winner too.
Drumroll....
Congratulations to Cassandra who has won an iPod for posting her Day in the Life. You can read her entry here.
Some photo highlights:
Out to Lunch by… Continue
Posted on July 15th, 2008 at 12:52pm —
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Last Day to post items for the CW 24/7-11 Event - Monday, July 14
THANK YOU to our participants thus far. I have really enjoyed seeing snippets from worlds far away from mine. Keep adding the goods - blogs, photos, and/or videos.
You can learn more about how to win the iPod and participate in our original blog post about it here.
Welcome to a new week!
Kari
Posted on July 14th, 2008 at 11:38am —
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I was looking something else up at wikipedia, and looked at their requirements, and yeah, you probably are too close. I might give it a try before the year is over if no one else does.
I'll first start by playing with their style, editing some existing entries before attempting it. I think it will be fun, anyways...my ex journalism/history/literature continually changing college days poking their head through.
I won't really begin until October. I'm done here in less than 2 weeks now, and don't really want to start on anything other than planning my between stops. Then the first three weeks at the ranch will be work...work...work. Did you ever see what can happen in the desert after four months?
But when I stop by and ask things like dates of the HR newsletter and network...you'll know I've started.
I need some help navigating the employment part of the website. I can't seem to find the jobs that are still available. I have looked on the "Help Wanted Now" section, and some of those jobs have expired. I have contacted some and they have all of their staff already. Is there a place where I can find the winter seasonal jobs which are still open?
Thank you! Linda
-Marie
Thanks, that was quite kind of you.
=)
-Annie
I worked at Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge in '05. Right now I'm working at Signal Mountain Lodge on Jackson Lake in Wyoming. What are you up to this summer?
it was cool! it was an experience i'll never forget. i miss the weather and scenery!!!
.:fr3sh:.
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