On Plane at SeaTac Airport in Seattle
Landing in Juneau Alaska
Leaving Juneau. That is the Mendenhall Glacier.
Some Glaciers below us.
Welcome to Yak!
Main Road in Yakutat.
Glacier Bear Lodge. Rooms are in the back of the main building.
These are the older rooms where we always stay (only one story).
These are the newer rooms (two stories and very noisy).
Main building where restaurant, bar, and office are located.
Fish cleaning station between old section and new section.
A close up of the fish cleaning station.
Upstairs of the main building. That is the office to the right.
Ken is with Martha who used to be the owner of the Glacier Bear. She sold it in 2005.
A small Grizzley Bear.
More of upstairs. This is where the TV, Computer, and VCR are located.
This is one of our rooms. Most of the rooms look like this.
This is the freezer for guests to use.
Our Grandson Justin and Angel, a local "friendly" dog (part wolf).
In town the local playground.
From the playground you can see Monti Bay and some town office buildings.
The local bank.
Police station.
Magistrates Office.
City Borough.
Mallott's General Store. Here you can buy most anything.
Local Bead and art Shop.
St. Anns Catholic Church.
This is Icy Waves Surf Shop. Yep, they have some great surfing here!
St. Elias. Second tallest mountain in North America, over 18,000 feet tall.
More of the St. Elias Range.
A shot of the mtns from the west end of town.
This is the view from the lagoon where we fish.
Bridge over the Ankau River. This is the river we motor up in order to get to our fishing site.
Ken below the Ankau Bridge (our van is up on the road).
Looking toward the ocean from the Ankau Bridge. This is a tidal river.
Our John Boat is the one without the motor (we bring our own).
Low tide on the Ankau River. This area is under water when the tide comes in.
Grizzley at the local dump.
He is a junk yard junkie!
Beautiful but dangerous.
Looking for something to eat.
The junk yard junkies will even forage through the fire for treasures to eat.
He found the remains of a big fish.
Cranberries. These are the best!!!
Bunch berries. Don't think I would eat these.
Devil's Claw with berries. This is not a fun plant to run into.
Typical rain forest in Yakutat.
Eagle
Tawah River.
Marshy area along the Tawah. See St. Elias in the background.
Cannon Beach
Pam & Dick on Cannon Beach.
Ken & Joan on Cannon Beach.
Joan & Pam on Cannon Beach.
Ken and his brother Dick on beach.
Cannon Beach Park Shelter.
Cannon Beach used to be a coast guard encampment and the tank and cannon (what the beach is named after) are still there.
Pavilion at Cannon Beach.
Ken at the Pavilion.
Close up of sign on the Pavilion.
Cannon on Beach.
Ken and his cousin Ron at the cannon.
This tank is where we have a cache called "Gator."
Cousin Ron and his wife Ann at the tank.
Situk & Lost River sign for a trail along the river.
Dick and Pam at the Lost River sign.
Lost River. Just around the bend is where Ken gets his cranberries.
The bend on the Lost River.
Another tidal river, the Situk.
Yakutat Small Boat Harbor.
Yakutat "airport" Lodge.
Another view of Yakutat Lodge.
Our son-in-law, Tim, at the lagoon.
Grandson Justin's fish in the lagoon.
Tim and Justin
Upper Chute where we fish going into the lagoon.
Our boat along the chute.
Tim and Justin with their catch.
Ken and Justin with their catch.
Ken with catch.
The Ankau Lagoon looking at the two chutes (where the cuts are in the trees).
Clams in Lagoon.
Bear print
Another lodge called Leonards Landing.
Our plane.
We are leaving just before the storm hits.
Snowy ridges near Yakutat
Ice flows and snowy ridges
More glaciers
Glaciers and snowy ridges
A freighter plane just landed. This is the type we fly on a lot. Just the back half holds passengers. Freight is held in front half.
Another shot of freighter plane
Loading freight.
Joan at Yakutat Lodge
Joan & Yakutat Jack
Bridge over the Dangerous. Our rental van at the end of the road.
Joan on the bridge above the Dangerous River.
More of the Dangerous.
Dangerous River flowing out of Harlequin Lake
Ice bergs near mouth of the Dangerous and an ice berg floating down the Dangerous.
More Ice Bergs
Ice Bergs flowing down river
Lots of Ice Bergs
Another river along 29 Mile Road
Joan inside our rental van
Lake along 29 Mile Road
Grizzley Bear Scat. Didn't smell the Pepper Spray or see any tiny bells, but there were a lot of little red berries.
Open meadow with mountain view along 29 Mile Road.
Historic Rail Road Engine & cars
This is Plymouth where we have a geocache!
Our van parked at Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach on a very calm day
Ken inside "Gator." Another place we have a geocache!
View from the Tawah River
Tawah River
Humpies in the Tawah
Ken showing off the fish we caught.
Getting ready to filet the fish
Shows how big these guys are.
Halibut, Ling Cod, & Salmon (not ours, this belongs to a group who went out in the bay)
On board the plane as we are leaving Yakutat
Taking off
Heading up in the air
Airborn
Coast line by Yakutat
Mouth of the Situk
More of the Situk
Snowy Mtns with the setting sun shining on them
Clouds in the sunset
Coming into Juneau
On the ground in Juneau with another Alaska plane beside us. Great paint job!
