Tag: travel
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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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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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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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