Tag: nature
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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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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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