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| The start of our cruise from Haines to Juneau - more glaciers & some cute lighthouses |
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| Lovely Mendenhall Glacier that looms over Juneau (the very isolated capital city of Alaska) |
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| People everywhere at the glacier |
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| The beaches are pretty - but who the swims here! It is too cold in the middle of summer |
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| This eagle is having sushi for lunch |
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| Eagle beach, with lots of eagles (suprise, suprise!) Also lots of spawning salmon & heaps more rotting |
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| Another snack |
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| The water is filled with thrashing salmon at the fish ladder in Juneau's Hatchery |
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| Back on board |
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| Miles of scenery |
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| The Orthdox Church in Sitka |
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| Snooze time at Fortress of the Bear |
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| I was told to show my growly face |
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| Toby the bear decided to show off for my camera |
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| One of the many Totem Ploes at Sitka Historic Park |
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| The lovely cloaks of the Sheet'Ka Kwaan Naa Kuhidi dancers |
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| The vridge to the airport at Sitka |
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| Sitka town |
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| This eagle cannot be sent back into the wild, so is used in a presentation at The Raptor Centre |
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| Finally the drizzle stops, the mists clear & we can see the volcano not far from Sitka |
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| A bit disturbing - but Grizzlies even more so. It certainly made me try to keep up with John |
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| Wet, wet, wet...... a slough |
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| Boarding yet another ferry |
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| Not a bad cabin - great windows & view |
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| The Wrangell Narrows |
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| Coming into Petersberg these guys where having a rest |
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| Petersberg |
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| Petersberg - the tide is out on this slough |
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| Catching Salmon in the rain - with his bare hands!! We decided not to take it as we didn't have a fishing licence (plus it had been dead for a few days) |
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| Look who is peeping through the bushes |
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| Wet, wet, wet walk.....& very slippery boardwalk |
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| Back on the ferry |
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| The cheaper cabins (note that they have heating !!) |
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| The main street in Ketchikan . Usually cars park beside the road, not boats |
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| At the hatchery - I finally clicked the camera at the right moment....amazing |
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| And finally these guys arrived - the babies were very cute - pity they walked up the river out of our sight to do their fishing |
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| Our favorite kind of campspot - BBQ with friends |
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| Totem Park - & no we didn't go in to this one. Only stopped for a photo. A guy came running out to charge us for parking, but John hardly slowed down |
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| The famous red light district in Ketchikan |
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| Amazing - they do grow big trees here - further north they are pretty puny |
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| Final hike |
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| John spied this guy on the beach - the park ranger said it was a mink |
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| Our final cabin - at least we had a window |
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| Nearly there |
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