Misty Fjords to Petersburg
BIG BROWN BEARS happily grazing like cattle on lush green grass along the shore in Misty Fjords National Monument. A harbor crammed with enormous cruise ships, and hundreds of tourists milling about the streets of Ketchikan. An insane 4th of July fireworks battle—featuring armored boats firing flamethrowers—at the normally laid back logging town of Thorne Bay. An aborted attempt to navigate the mudflats of aptly named Dry Strait on a falling tide. Andy’s and Bob CJ’s adventures during their 1,300-mile trip from Kenmore, Wash. to Petersburg, Alaska were too numerous to count. But we took some pictures:
A contrast in traveling styles—Osprey cruising Ketchikan (Bob CJ)
Chart watching is a constant activity while underway (Bob CJ)
Kayaking the shores of Walker Cove, Kenai Fjords National Monument (Bob CJ)
Chanced upon this sow brown bear and cub while kayaking magical Misty Fjords (Bob CJ)
Watching him graze on the lush shoreline grass, we nicknamed this male brown bear “Blondie” (Andy Ryan)
This massive rock face at Punchbowl Cove, Misty Fjords, is reminiscent of Yosemite—if one could boat through Yosemite! (Bob CJ)
BW of the entrance to Walker Cove, near Behm Strait. (Bob CJ)
Is the sky trying to tell us something about tomorrow’s weather? (Andy Ryan)
Supper aboard Osprey at Thorne Bay (Bob CJ)
Bob CJ navigating Wrangell Narrows, en route to Petersburg
Norwegian Rosemaling in Petersburg (Mary Susan Ryan)
Dinner at Inga’s Galley seafood restaurant in Petersburg with our friends Sally, Sue and Rocky
Bob and Andy at the end of their epic 1,300-mile journey (Mary Susan Ryan)