We took Rob’s advice and visited the Wildlife Center – about 25 miles north on the Haines Highway. We also left early enough to take a short road trip on the Highway, cross the border to explore the  tundra at the pass. Check out the pics of the moose we saw that morning in the album titled 06-12 Haines at right. Read on →

I began to contact local artists in the various trip destinations last fall about painting places and partners. Rob Goldberg at https://www.artstudioalaska.com/ was one of the 1st artist to respond. Rob said, “I’ve traveled all over Alaska and haven’t found any place more beautiful than Haines – just pitch your other plans and stay here for all 5 months!” Read on →

Here are some cool pics of Dawes Glacier and the fjord. A glorious day, with breaching whales for an encore! Words cannot describe the viewing of glacier calving that we saw today. Here’s a brief video of some of the wildest moments: [flickr video=3611465859]

OK – I confess I was doubtful about what we’d do here – especially since we had to move up our departure from Sitka by 2 days. Boy was I wrong! Once we got the RV set up, we took off for Mendenhall Glacier, which is only 15 minutes away. Check out the nifty pictures we took at Mendenhall National Park. Read on →

Since we only had a few days in Sitka, we chose to park in the city campground beside the Marina and at the base of the O’Connell bridge. It was listed as a busy spot, but pretty quiet when we arrived at 3:00am. Later that morning, as we’re trying to catch some extra zzzzs, we discovered that the Japonski Island not only has the Sealing Cove Marina, but also the airport and hospital, with the coast guard and a float plane terminal in the Sitka Channel – all within walking distance of downtown Sitka! Busy indeed! Read on →

In the last 8 days we’ve had marvelous experiences traveling on the ferries of the Alaskan Marine Highway System (AMHS) from Petersburg to Sitka (through the Frederick Sound) and then from Sitka to Juneau. Both times, skies were blue and waters as still as glass – which made for some excellent whale and gorgeous sunset viewing. Read on →

We have been continually amazed at the impact of tides here in Alaska. Although not consistent, the fluctuation of high and low tide can be as great as 25 feet! Dave demonstrated this phenomenon with his photos of our Ketchikan campsite  – we set up camp at low tide, took off for 5 hours and came back to find the sea about 5 – 6 feet from our RV! Read on →

Finally, a reasonably clear evening gave us a pretty sunset picture, one of several nice shots in the album titled 05-28 Clover Pass at right.

The sea filled the bottom third of this narrow, glacier-carved canyon leaving Misty Fjord with its snow-capped cliffs soaring 3,ooo feet and spewing magnificent falls of spring melt water.

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On this dreary rainy day, the photos are not so bright and cheery, but they do show a couple of interesting features…

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Do you remember, as a child, chasing fireflies right before the sun went down?  We called it dusk – and in the middle of summer we  might be able to push the time to be home all the way past 9:30! Last night, here in Prince Rupert, dusk came around 11:30pm. The sky was already lighting at 4:15am this morning (You know – it’s that early morning bathroom call). Many people said that living in a land that has so much daylight would be difficult for them.  I disagree – in BC there is so much to see and explore I fall exhausted into bed every night! Read on →

Chatting along the docks is a great way to learn about the industry.

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Then hang out at a cannery!

Prince Rupert is a small city (about 13,000) with a thriving fishing industry and a  port for car ferries and container ships. We were told that nearby Mt Hays provides a wonderful vista and lots of eagles, but this YouTube video of the road is no exaggeration — we only took our little Scion 1/4 of the way before giving up that trip. We were afraid of getting lost in the potholes!

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Yea! More blue skies! To celebrate, before leaving for Prince Rupert, we took  off for a Park about an hour North of Terrace called Anhuukuut’ukwssim Axhwsm Angwinga’asanwskl Nisga’a, or Nisga Provincial Park. Boy, Ig would love to use that name for Scrabble! The park shows how little impact has been made on the lava that flowed 300 years ago. Read on →

This morning was another ‘nudge Dave awake – the sun is shining’ kind of morning. But, since he was up ’til 3:00am working on my art website, I thoughtfully crept outside to take some photos at 6:30am. Of course, that lead to pulling out my paints… Read on →