Exposing The World

Alaska: Ketchikan

King Salmon and Misty Fjords

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A foggy morning

This town of just over 8,000 population is located on Revillagigedo Island, at the souther end of the Alaska Panhandle.

Getting ready for an small boat excursion into Misty Fjord
As we pull into Misty Fjord, we pass smalll high islands. Large numbers of eagles nest in these trees on each island.
The scraped heights tell of Ice Age glacial action
This smaller cruiser, the Seaborne Sojourn, can get this far toward Misty Fjords without transfers to a smaller boat
A tour floatplane. These are continually taking off and landing in Ketchikan.
This is a great view of glacial valley formation
A fogbank ahead in the distance

In Ketchikan

Ketchikan was the first incorporated city in Alaska in 1900. The town is surrounded by lowland forests on adjacent islands, fed by plentiful rainfall.

Sailing Away

We head north through the quiet waters of the Inside Passage.

A whale spouts!
Watching the islands go by
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