We arrived in Ketchikan the morning of August 8th. We scheduled an optional boat excursion to the Misty Fjords. It took us 2 hours by boat to reach the Fjords area but the scenery was amazing. The area is part of 2 million acres of the Tongass National Forest. 3000' cliffs that went straight down into the ocean! There were many float planes bringing tourists to see the area also. It must have been quite the view from the air also!
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| New Eddystone Rock is a distinctive 280' basalt tower that stands at the entrance to Rudyerd Bay. It was named by Captain Vancouver |
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| top deck of our tour boat |
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| Da plane, boss. Da plane! |
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| Another |
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| Another? |
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| A float plane getting ready for takeoff |
On our way back the captain took us to an area to show us historic petroglyphs of the sun drawn in red on the rocks.
Back at the town pier, the captain used remote control to dock the boat! Neat! I don't think any of the passengers even knew how the boat was docked. I wonder if he practices on his Playstation?
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