Tag: alaska
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Valdez, Alaska 61°7′51″N 146°20′54″W
Valdez is another beautiful place with interesting history. It was named in the late 1700s after a Spanish Naval Officer, Antonio Valdez y Fernandez Bazan, by a Spanish explorer, Salvador Fidalgo. In 1790, during the Spanish expeditions in the Pacific Northwest, Fidalgo sailed into Prince William Sound & the Cook Inlet before anchoring in Cordova,…
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Old Harbor, Kodiak 57°11′50″N 153°18′28″W
Old Harbor is a small (population ~ 250 [depending on who you ask]), oceanside Alutiiq village on the Southeastern side of Kodiak Island. Established in 1971 under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, it is rich in Indigenous culture with strong ties to the subsistence way of life, respect for elders within the community, kinship,…
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Icy Bay (Tlingit: Ligaasi Áa), Alaska: 59°59’14.39″N; -141°23’14.99″ W
Icy Bay is by far one of my favorite places. It is breathtaking to see it for the first time, and once you can appreciate that it lies between sea level and 19K foot mountains with relatively few miles from the beach to the peaks, it becomes even more spectacular! I got to this place…
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The Shumagin Islands ~ Sand Point, Alaska 55°18′49″N 160°22′29″W
The Aleutian Chain, Shumagin Islands & Sand Point, Alaska The Aleutian Islands, or Aleut Islands, are an island chain comprised of 14 main volcanic islands with 55 smaller islands. All but the far western portion of the island chain are owned by the US and the state of Alaska with the far western portion being…
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Homer, Anchor Point & Seldovia, Alaska
Nearing the tip of the Kenai Peninsula, is Anchor Point & Homer with Seldovia, Alaska just across the Kachemak Bay. **************** Below is the landscape overflying the Kenai Peninsula from Soldotna area to Homer & Seldovia ********************* Homer, Alaska 59°38’33.00″ N -151°32’57.84″ W The Halibut Fishing Capital of the World Homer is a quaint little…
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The Harding Icefield (60°01′05″N 149°59′10″W) ~ where ice & the ocean meet
The Icefields are located in the Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska An icefield is a mass of interconnected alpine glaciers on top of a mountain with protruding summits. They are mostly in higher altitudes and colder climates where there is plenty of precipitation to foster their formation. Icefields are larger than alpine glaciers,…
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Akhiok School
The school here is really neat. One small building for grades K through 12 with two very nice teachers – a couple, originally from Mississippi, who have lived here for the past 4 years and are clearly a wonderful asset to this community! There are also 2 aspiring teachers here – one a local Native…
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Sunday morning beach combing on Kodiak Island
Wild winds and sleet yesterday gave way to a beautiful morning here on the island. The air a nice 44 degrees, gentle breeze from the ocean, and cool beach finds. Also got to see one of my favorite Alaskan birds, the ptarmigan. Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) are known to wash ashore after storms. That fits…
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Sitka black-tailed deer & Mountain Goats on Kodiak Island
The Sitka black-tailed deer This little one watched me without moving a smidge for a long time! Native to the wet coastal rainforests of British Columbia and Southeastern Alaska, the Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) now has an expanded ranges with established populations on Kodiak and Afognak islands; Yakutat; and Prince William Sound. Although…
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Akhiok: Around the Village
Weather today gusty & blustery! A wet 44 degrees with cloudy conditions and misty rain intermittent with sleet and slush. Nonetheless, a beautiful day here with plenty to see. Akhiok Airport and Runway No Starbucks or TSA….just the way I like it. View down runway 22 Views Around the Village **** **** **** **** ****…
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