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The best excursion of the trip was in Ketchikan. Do any of you ever watch Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel? My daughter is a big fan, so our excursion here was to go out on a crab fisherman’s boat.



The Aleutian Ballard was featured on the first season of Deadliest Catch. It has since been outfitted for tourists to experience the adventure.



The fisherman had fascinating stories about their dangerous days on the Bering Sea, and their personal testimonies are what made this special.



We traveled in calmer waters.



Along the way they demonstrated and talked about their jobs. Here he’s baiting hooks.



Ya never know what you might pull out of the sea.



Whatever came up went into tanks for close up viewing…



...and handling



Next we went to a spot on land & water belonging to Alaskan natives for the very best eagle encounter ever. Nest



Fish on! The eagles were diving and fishing right next to the boat.



In-coming…



Strike! Sorry it’s blurry.



In flight.



Perched pair.



Snagging a crab pot



Winching in the pot. This one had King Crabs





Anyone want to hold one? Mouth parts up close.



Second pot had multiple critters.



Snow crab



Box crab



Blue crab



Escargot



Starfish eating a scallop.



Pulling up some baskets. Inside we have….


Prawns…tiger and spotted



Hermit crabs



Launching the baskets again



Back in Ketchikan we had time to tour the town a little



Totem



Historic Creek Street



Looking down Creek Street…a series of little shops



Back aboard ship….a view of various transportation modes



As we slip out of Ketchikan we sit down to enjoy our only sunset in Alaska.



Bear with me now…it lasted a looonng time.





Forgive me…I really like sunsets.





Ok, last one.



In the morning we went under the Lions Gate Bridge into the harbor at Vancouver.


View of Victoria Island (I think). Wished we’d had time to explore, but had an early flight.



Approaching the dock.



Had a clear view of Mt. Ranier as we flew over. People on the other side of the plane could see Mt. St. Helens.



Ok, that’s all of Alaska folks. But don’t worry, I’ll be heading out in my RV in a few weeks.

Breathtaking photos of the scenery and exceptional close-ups of the eagles and shelled-things. Thanks so much for sharing.

WOW! Breathtaking! Thank you so much Liz!

Jan

AWESOME! So glad you had such a great day in Ketchikan!! Loved all the photo's!! I especially loved the one of the Eagle in flight!!
I loved walking along Ketchikans Creek Street, we were there in Sept 2003 and the Salmon were spawning and dead Salmon were everywhere along the creek. It was raining when we were there so did not get to venture out too far but it was a fun day there.
Thanks again for the fantastic photo's!

Great photos! Loved every one of them!

Eagles, Mt. Ranier, and all the other pics,... absolutely amazing! Thanks so much Liz for a great trip report!

Oh, Liz, that is so wonderful. I want to go on that tour - I, too, love Deadliest Catch - have watched a couple of the season's all the way through - now just catch it occasionally, but I would absolutely love to do that tour.

Everything else, so breathtaking, also... thanks so much for sharing, you're just whetting my appetite for Alaska!

Your eagle photos are absolutely fantastic!!!! Where I grew up in Seattle the view from my bedroom window was Mt. Rainier. Moved to California and people would say look at the mountain and I would say, "where, you mean those little hills over there?" Flying over Mt Rainier always reminded me of a big ice cream sunday. Have really enjoyed all your pictures.

All so fantastic!!!!! The eagles are awesome!!!!! Thanks for sharing! Where are you headed next?

I can't wait to see the pictures you take at the TX GTG! Your lens captures everything beautifully. Maybe you can work a number on me..HA!

Katchekan was wonderful and I too would really enjoy that tour on the crab ship.
Makes me want a crab dinner.

Thank you so much Liz for taking the time to post all the pictures and information. I really enjoyed your Alaskan adventure.

Liz, you are THE MOST amazing photographer. I was mesmerized. Felt like I went on the fishin' boat with you. All those different kinds of crabs ... and the eagle pictures .... WOW!!