Buildings, Boats, Trains and Totems

Fish in Fly Inn

Where we stayed in Sitka, AK.

Houses on Harbor

Seen in Stika, AK.

Boat in Sitka Harbor

St Michael's Cathedral

Seen from the fornt in Sitka, AK

Boat in Crescent Bay

Stika, AK.

St. Michael's Cathedral

Seen from the back side in Sitka, AK.

Sea Lion

This was the cruise ship we took, seen docked in Stika, AK before we boarded.

Totem Pole

Photographer: Karen

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

Totel Pole

Sitka National Historic Park in Stika, AK.

St Michael's Cathedral

Sitka, AK

St Michael's Cathedral

Sitka, AK

Cruise Ship

Docked in Sitka, AK

Stika Harbor

Fishing Boat

Sitka Harbor, AK

Chatham Cannery

On Stikof bay, off Chatham Strait, Northeast of Sitka, AK.

Logging Operating

While crusing north of Sitka, AK we observed a logging operation where a helicopter would ferry logs from the hillside to this waiting ship. You can see one log beling lowered in this photo.

Purse Seiners

These fishing boats are known as purse seiners after the type of net they are using (purse seine). In this picture you can see the net coined on the deck.

Purse Seiners

A fishing boat plays out its purse seine net. The bigger boat is pulling away from the smaller skif, and the net is coming off the deck.

Purse Seiners

Here you see a purse seine net fully enclosing a school of fish, just before the boat starts to pull the net in to catch the fish.

Purse Seiners

In this picture you can see the fisherman starting to pull in the net, coiling it up on deck.

Purse Seiners

The area inside the net is getting smaller as the net is retracted.

Purse Seiners

The net is almost complete retracted. here you can see the watcher frothing with captured fish.

Sea Lion

A shot of the National Geographic Sea Lion, our cruise ship. We were in kayaks at the time.

Large Cruise Ship

This ship was much larger than ours. If you look close you can see lots of people on the deck looking at the Grand Pacific Glacier.

Sea Lion

A view of our cruise ship from Pavlof Harbor.

Fishing Boat

In Chatham Strait.

Log Carrier

Seen in Stephens Passage.

Petersburg Harbor

Petersburg Homes

Buildings near the shore in Petersburg.

Building in Petersburg

This building was on Kupreanof Island, across the Wrangell Narrows from Petersburg, AK.

Line of Tourists Ships

These boats are on their way to view the South Sawyer Glacier.

Line of Tourists Ships

These boats are on their way to view the South Sawyer Glacier.

Alaska Railroad Train

The train is stopped at the station at the entrance to Denali National Park.

Denali Train Station

The station looks deserted when the train is not present.

View from Train

These pictures were taken from the Alaska Railroad train between Denali and Anchorage. (GPS coordinates are a guess.)

Approaching Train

Two trains on the Alaska Railroad pass each other. (GPS coordinates are a guess.)

Approaching Train

Two trains on the Alaska Railroad pass each other. (GPS coordinates are a guess.)

Approaching Train

Two trains on the Alaska Railroad pass each other. (GPS coordinates are a guess.)