clan house
Ketchikan Alaska, Totem carver
Unpopular Secretary of Interior whose name I forget
totem, Ketchikan
New Eddystone Rock, Misty Fjords
Heading out on the first full day on board
New Eddystone Rock, Misty Fjords
Beautlful scenery in Behm Canal, near Misty Fjords Natl Monument
Beautlful scenery in Behm Canal, near Misty Fjords Natl Monument
Marbled Murrelet
reflection
diving Marbled Murrelet
Mew Gull
Mew Gull
Beautlful scenery in Behm Canal, near Misty Fjords Natl Monument
Marbled Murrelet
Marbled Murrelet
Marbled Murrelet
Getting ready for a kayak outing
Bald Eagle
Mew Gull
Anne is in one of those kayaks at the base of the waterfalls !
Glaucous-winged Gull (glaucous is a light shade of gray)
California Butterwort, carnivorous
Nat Geo Sea Bird, our home !!
Behm Canal
New Eddystone Rock
New Eddystone Rock
New Eddystone Rock
Red-throated Loon
Red-throated Loon
Bald Eagle
Clarence Strait
Surf Scoter (M)
Clarence Strait
Clarence Strait
approaching civilization and the town of Petersburg
Bonaparte's Gull (Juv)
Pigeon Guillemot
Petersburg Alaska
Bald Eagle (Juv)
LeConte Bay
Debris (?) from LeConte Glacier
Icebergs, bergy bits, and growlers from LeConte Glacier
Very small chunks of floating ice that rise only about 1 meter / 3 feet out of the water are called "growlers"
Small icebergs, rising between 1-4 meters / 3-13 feet out of the water are called "bergy bits".
Jeff Grover, our on-board geologist
notice the dripping water on the right edge
can you see the pool of melted ice?
Western Gull
Hiked around a muskeg at Petersburg, Banana Slug
Round-leaved Sundew, carnivorous
Round-leaved Sundew, carnivorous
Round-leaved Sundew
It's a tiny plant. Notice the bog's ground
Four-spotted Skimmer (F). notice the ground
Alpine Forget-me-not, unknown moth
Walk around the docks at Petersburg
Petersburg harbor
Endicott Arm of Stephens Passage
Dawes Glacier at Endicott Arm
Dawes Glacier
Dawes Glacier
Glacier calving
Coca Boat bringing spiked hot cocoa.
TIMBER !!
LOOK OUT BELOW !!
notice remnants (bergy bits & growlers) fallen off Dawes Glacier in foreground.
notice gull leaving the scene !
Now this is a big chunk !!
Black Oystercatchers
Black Oystercatchers
Coca Boat crew !!
grounded
local fishing boat
Stephens Passage
Mew Gull
Mew Gull
Surf Scoters
Stephens Passage
Lynn Canal, heading for Haines Alaska
Haines Alaska
Haines Alaska
Arctic Tern
Arctic Tern
Cultivated flowers
Cultivated flowers
Cultivated flowers
drying Hooligan fish to be eaten as a snack. fish is aka Eulachon.
Kluckwan dancers
Canoe building is a craft for Kluckwon natives.
Chilkat Peninsula in Lynn Canal
Chilkat Peninsula in Lynn Canal
Fireweed, Cow-parsnip
Fireweed
Fireweed, Cow-parsnip, Nat Geo Sea Bird
Liverwort
Spotted Coralroot, in Chilkoot State Park
One-sided Wintergreen, aka Shy Maiden or Single Delight
Liverwort
Western Red Columbine
Wild Flag Iris at Chilkoot State Park
Western Red Columbine
Lynn Canal
Herring Gull
Herring Gull
Rise and Shine !!
Lynn Canal
notice the reflection of the bridge
Black-legged Kittiwake
Kittlitz"s Murrelet in Glacier Bay
Kittlitz"s Murrelet
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
Tufted Puffin bathing in Glacier Bay
notice ice chip in mouth
Tufted Puffin
Common Murre
Common Murre
Tufted Puffin
glaucous-winged Gull gathering nesting material
Sun peeking out of clouds, along Glacier Bay
scenery along Glacier Bay
Glaucous-winged Gull
Sun peeking out of clouds, along Glacier Bay
Harlequin Ducks
Mew Gull
Mew Gull
Bald Eagle
scenery along Glacier Bay
Margerie Glacier
Grand Pacific Glacier
diving Pigeon Guillemot
diving Tufted Puffin
Margerie Glacier
Stow-away
Margerie Glacier notice LARGE cruise ship on far right. Passengers on that ship watched the glacier on big screen TV's by the bar and pool!
Margerie Glacier
calving
Yeah, but, we didn't have to dress up fancy !!
Lamplugh Glacier on Glacier Bay
Lamplugh Glacier on Glacier Bay
Lamplugh Glacier on Glacier Bay, site of a huge avalanche a few months prior
Kittlitz"s Murrelet
Kittlitz"s Murrelet
Chocolate-lily, aka Checker-lily, during hike at Glacier Bay Natl Park
Chocolate-lily, aka Checker-lily
Liverleaf Wintergreen, Glacier Bay Natl Park hike
reflection at 11PM at Glacier Bay NP
Idaho Inlet near Inian Islands
Mew Gull
Mew Gull, notice rain drops
Black-legged Kittiwake (Juv) with lunch
Idaho Inlet near Inian Islands
Black-legged Kittiwake (Juv)
It was raining and he wasn't too happy !
Pigeon Guillemot
Bear path. Bears walk in their own footprints, coming and going.
Naturalist Jeff G. showing bear claw marks on a tree.
village along Chatham Strait
end of a great day! 3 humpback pods, even getting next to the boat, followed by orcas !!
cruising down Chatham Strait
entering Sitka harbor, on our last day of the cruise.
Sitka harbor
Sitka lighthouse
Raptor Rehab Center, in Sitka
This fellow is used for education
Most of these birds are injured and can not be returned to the wild.
Still, it's a pretty bird
Snowy Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Great Gray Owl
Snowy Owl
Totem Park, in Sitka
