The cathedral was built in 1848 during the Russian occupation. The present building is the re-construction after a fire in January, 1996
Coffee and scones. Looks like a crochet bee here.
A fishing boat returns with its catch of salmon from the late summer spawniing migration.
Panorama stitched from 3 Photos
Totems are crafted specifically for the events or communities they represent. The Raven Shark pole is a legend pole. In the legend the raven enters the water world to marry the shark. The moral of the story is that true beauty comes from within..
The Yaadas Crest is a corner pole. There would be one at each corner of the Yaadaas clan house in old Kasaan.
The Trader Legend pole is a ridicule pole with images representing a white man (top) and thieves.
Ranger Anne Lankenau talks about the poles on the park Totem Trail in the video:
Warm up for the race among the Sitka Spruce trees.
The late summer salmon run in the Indian River
Poisonous, not for human consumption.
Better known as Grizzly Bear or “Griz” in the lower 48. This bear was rescued as an orphaned cub and reared at Fortress of the Bear in Sitka.
Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka rehabilitates injured birds from all over Alaska for release into the wild when possible.
Wonderful sport
Maybe this floating thing is not so scary after all!
The group dives while the gulls wait for a free meal..
At depth, the whales blow an air bubble net around the school of fish and surface mouths open through the center. The gulls pick up the escapees.
Bubble netting is a learned technique just as land predators teach their young to hunt. The whales coordinate with each other by sounds..
When more whales join the group the hunt turns into a melee with a franitic canopy of gulls…
There’s enough fish to go around…
Margerie Glacier is the northern extremity of Glacier Bay National Park. The earth-covered glacier to the right is the Grand Pacific Glacier. Te two glaciers separated due to the latter’s rapid retreat.
The glacier carves it’s way around brooding mountains at the end of the Johns Hopkins Inlet
The sweeping lines of the glacier as it moves down the valley.
Too deep for my calf-length wellies. Get longer ones! Please drop me a line at alist8air@comcast.net if you know the crew member’s name.
Stack of 3 Photos
Stack of 3 Photos. Please drop me a line at alist8air@comcast.net if you know the name of this plant
Stack of 3 photos. Please drop me a line at alist8air@comcast.net if you know the name of this plant
Stack of 3 Photos
The final stop before Haines. Panorama stitched from 3 photos
Good spot for selfies…
The average leviathan cruise ship holds about 2,800 passengers. Three of them in port at the same time unload about a third of the permanent population!
Enjoying the sun!
Seems like it carried its own mist…
