Our first view of the mountains in Misty Fiords along Behm Canal
A very dark, cloudy, misty kind of day.
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That is a view of Rudyerd Bay where the famous Punchbowl anchorage is located.
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Manzanita Cove, our first anhcorage
Going into Punchbowl the next day
Lots of waterfalls
The sun did come out a little on the 1st day
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Views from our anhcor spot
This huge granite wall is one of the iconic pictures of Misty Fiords
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A stream we anchored about 300 yards from in 95' and fell back to 125'!!
Some beautiful birds. This is a Pigeon Guillemot
We found the wisps of mist/low clouds/fog to be intriguing with its own beauty
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Our first fresh dungeness crab dinner of the season!!!
YUMMERS!!!
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Maybe Yosemite's Half Dome cousin!!
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First look at "Full Moon", our new AB dinghy, being towed
Heading north in Behm Canal to Fitzgibbon Cove
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Look closely, a seal at the left end getting a free ride!!!
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View from our anhcor spot in Fitzgibbon
Kathy having a good time picking crab or......you tell me her expression:)))
That's Burroughs Bay, a famous salmon area
May 12: A Dall's porpoise saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY John-boy!!!
They are the fastest swimmers amongst small cetaceans reaching speeds of 34mph!!!
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A flock of Scoters
Remnants of Bells Island Hot Springs.....rumored to be John Wayne's favorite back in the day!!
New owners house to the right
John's BD dinner....prime Ney York steak, covered with hollandaise sauce and fresh crab with fresh prawns and baker on the side.....a true culinary orgasm!!!
Oh, and an 18-year old Scotch and a 2010 Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon!!!
LIG!!! We are very blessed for sure!!
We limited out on Dungeness crab in Yes Bay.....that is 6 large crabs
Getting ready to be cleaned!
Cleaned and ready to be cooked!!
Very still morning.....love the reflections!!
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Caught some Merganders flying by!!
Red Throated Loons
Now heading west in Behm Canal
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View going into Kru Bay
Waterfalls outside in Shrimp Bay
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Beautiful
I set the prawn pots right between the 2 waterfalls!!
Another calm morning with gorgeous reflections on the water
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You can see the downrigger and pot puller brackets...rigged and ready to fish!!
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Marguerite Cove...yep, We got a Black Bear!!!
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Grazing on yummy grass!!
Beautiful Marguerite Bay with the sun out
View of Mystic as we took our hike
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Salmon ladder around the rapids!
Stream flowing hard but in a month or so full of bears and salmon
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Sun setting on the mountains.....love the purple color!!
Leaving Behm Canal
Look closely, an eagle watching closely
That's the Coastal Mountains over on Prince of Wales Island
Good -bye Behm Canal.....lovely 10 days and 150nm!!
Thorne Bay
Dock at Meyer's Chuck
Now that is an industrial size crab pot!!
Cute
When we were here in 2006 the phone actually worked!!
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Fresh eggs!!
A bit of art!
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The flotilla of bareboat charters....all Grand Banks.....we will see them again!!!
The house on the left is the old school house that a couple from California bought and nicely renovated!!
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We got whale blow....in Seward Passage in Ernest Sound
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Pretty good tail shot!!!
View from Sant Anna anchorage....shared with the Grand Banks again!!!
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Anniversary time, #45, dinner on the Flybridge inside the warm and cozy enclosure!!
Kathy's famous crab and prawn (new this time) risotto.....YUMMERS!!!
Don't know what this guy is but we trapped a bunch and will let you know how they taste!!!
Some ruins in Santa Anna.....I wonder what it was....maybe a cannery???
Shrubs growing out of a rock!!
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More whales as we were leaving Santa Anna
And a lot of Dall's Porpoises.....we think a lot of herring in the area!!
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That's a juvenile Humpback
Beautiful!!
OK...getting ready to dive Mom....notice the classic hump...good form little fella!!
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Nice looking tail!!!
Tail action from the mom!!
Classic....humpback whale against the shoreline!
Entering Zimovia Narrows on our way to Wrangell
Town of Wrangell....yep, raining!!!
Huge Alaska size cheeseburger in paradise at the famous Stikine restaurant & inn
Kathy had the rockfish burger!!
Stikine Inn & Restaurant
Yep, always at low tide.....had to be a 45* angle!!!
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