Mountains surrounding Wrangell as we leave
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Leaving Wrangell
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Entering Wrangell Narrows
Iconic Eagle on buoy
Ah.....which way.....red right returning...ok here we go!!
Sea Lions resting on a buoy as we leave Petersburg
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Mountains surrounding Petersburg
Say fellas....make room!!!
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Say dude, what's up!!!
Oh.....that is a lovely bark
Da Pose!!!!
Flat calm waters, sun about to come out.....beautiful
Bye Petersburg!!
One of many long waterfalls
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Hmmmm......iceberg from the nearby glacier
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We came across eagles hunting......soaring high
Watch me.....gotta get fish
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I'll try again
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Drats......missed!
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Thanks for the great show!!
Looking across Frederick Sound to Admiralty Island.....where we are going next!
Lovely waterfalls.....which seem to be everywhere!!!
Farrugut Bay
Large meadow and mud flats
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A colony of seals relaxing
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Farragut inlet where we anchored, looking out toward Frederick Sound
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The meadow in front
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We have a bear......where...over thar.....ok, a little humor between Captain and Admiral.....a black bear in Farragut
Lots of eagles on the shoreline in Farragut
A cute couple!!
Sunny day and beautiful scenery
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Leaving Farragut and entering Frederick Sound
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Five Finger Lighthouse
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Look at all that snow on the mountains in Gambier Bay
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Entering Gambier
View of West Basin meadow from our anchor at high tide
Lots of Brown bear sightings, albeit from a distance
Eagles on the hunt
Mr Bear says let me at the fish
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Mr Bear looking for fish
The fish were small yearling salmon coming out of the fresh water to start life in the saltwater
He tried for over an hour but he was fishing, not catching
Gorgeous meadow in West Basin Gambier
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Lots of bears
Lots of water coming down from the mountains.....but no salmon yet
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The next day.....cloudy and rainy....Kathy lifting the anchor!!
View from our anchorage in Snug Harbor Gambier Bay
Another gorgeous green meadow
More bears eating grass and roots
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Whales as we were leaving Snug Harbor on a cold, dark, rainy day
Eagles on the beach in Cannery Cove Pybus Bay
There are gorgeous snow capped mountains behind all those clouds
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Vivid green colors!!
Looking back out the anchorage towards the Pybus Fishing Lodge
Ah.....much better, the morning of our 2nd day
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So many waterfalls......the sound was actually quite loud in the anchorage
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Love the reflections
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Majestic bald eagle
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Blue Heron through the mist
That's Mr Shaw, the hunting lodge owner picking up his crab traps
Blue Heron
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More bears
Float plane taking off
Oh geez, I sure hope he misses my crab pot buoy
Just missed it!!
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A big boat anchored behind us
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Fog/mist/rain coming in on the 2nd day
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Happy Birthday Kathy.....calm, reflections in the water!!
My crab pot surrounded by the Lodge's crab pots......very poor form to set so close.....my pot was empty but the one I set on the north side of the cove was full of whoppers.....the crab Gods were smiling for me that day!!!
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Some rough waters in Chatham Strait. You can barely see the big splash left over from a whale breaching
Baranof Warm Springs waterfall where we celebrated Kathy's big Birthday!!
One boat in front of us
Looking back out the inlet
Eagles are hunting!...that's a juvenile in the lead!
A little blurry but so awesome when they soar!!
We have whales!!!
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Kathy smiling at the waterfall.....we are about to go have champagne at the hot springs at the top of the falls
Mystic anchored in about 120'
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