Sitka Round 2 and a Meet-Up
Always on the lookout for logs and other flotsam, we spotted a UFO (Unidentified Floating Object) well in advance upon entering Kalinin...
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David
Sep 29, 20212 min read
The Marble Grotto
More exploration! With the post-adrenaline high of our bear encounter, more excitement was in order. Just 30 nautical miles to the...
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David
Sep 20, 20212 min read
The Moment Bears Have Been Waiting For
One of the top wishes for our trip to Alaska was to see bears fishing for salmon. All spring, hungry bears settle for sedges along the...
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David
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Whale Tails
Leaving Petersburg, we travelled through Frederick Sound once again, a hotbed of whale activity. Soon we were amongst dozens of Humpback...
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David
Sep 4, 20211 min read
More Exploration
Our next stop was Sanborn Canal in Port Houghton. We saw this salmon tug-of-war on a long dinghy exploration of the inner bay. An early...
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David
Sep 4, 20211 min read
More Bergs, Glaciers and Waterfalls
This is summer? We crossed the bar into Endicott Arm for the second time this summer and it still was frosty looking. We passed two...
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David
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Look Who Showed Up in Juneau?
Chris! With only a week to spend, we got right to exploring Juneau...in the rain...by bus. First stop, Taku Harbor. We previously...
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David
Aug 7, 20211 min read
Funter Bay and Another Sad Chapter in History
Leaving Excursion Inlet, we followed Airship into Peril Strait, our trip delayed for some front row whale watching. The name Peril...
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David
Aug 3, 20212 min read
Fishing Yields Results-Neka Bay, Flynn Cove and Excursion Inlet
From Hoonah, we travelled south with Airship to Neka Bay, a quiet anchorage with lots of islands and coves to explore by dinghy. Icy...
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David
Aug 3, 20212 min read
A Moose Takes a Swim and Hoonah
"There's a deer, no a moose! On the beach over there!" Julie spotted Mom and Baby at the edge of the water just ahead of us. Without a...
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David
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Juneau, Capital of Alaska
Standing on the bridge connecting Douglas Island to the mainland Juneau affords this view down Gastineau Channel to the mountains in the...
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David
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Bears
While in Ford's Terror, we had the good fortune to see Brown Bears, close up from the dinghy. This post is just bear pictures-because...
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David
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Ford's Terror-Not So Terrifying
Ford's Terror is an intimidating name for one of the most scenic and special places in SE Alaska. The entrance is narrow and shallow...
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David
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Icebergs and Glaciers-Tracy Arm Cove
We set off from Taku Harbor south in Stephens Passage into the fog to Tracy Arm Cove. Dog Star in the fog (photo courtesy Sam Landsman). ...
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David
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Eastward to Taku Harbor
Our group of travelers discussed the next leg of our trip, to work our way eastward to the mainland, in the context of an incoming...
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David
Jul 13, 20211 min read
More Bears! Takatz Bay
It is a short hop from Warm Spring Bay to Takatz Bay, a beautiful anchorage on Baranof Island with lots of nooks and crannies to explore....
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David
Jul 2, 20211 min read
Stopping for a Soak at Warm Spring Bay
Warm Spring Bay on Baranof Island has a roaring waterfall, small public dock and a boardwalk connecting a few private homes, a whale...
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David
Jul 2, 20212 min read
North from Coronation Island
Humpback whale in the middle of a herring ball in Chatham Strait. Coronation Island is a special place, but the weather window to visit...
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David
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Egg Harbor, Coronation Island
Coronation Island is south of the tip of Kuiu Island, hanging out in Dixon Entrance and the edge of the Gulf of Alaska. The weather has...
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