Alaska adventure continued...

 We're docked in Skagway today and we're taking a day free of excursions. 

Saturday we were in Ketchikan and visited the rainforest there.  Fascinating, and our guide was excellent, introducing us to the many and varied plants and living things there. No wildlife seen but really, who cares, as the environment was so immersive.

At the end of the rainforest tour we visited an old sawmill and met a native that carves totem poles. He is also one of the last to speak the native language, taught to him by his grandfather. Fascinating to hear him.

Here's a few photos from along the way to Ketchikan and during our time there..

Bear claw marks on a Sitka spruce in the rainforest..

Container barge - this is how most everything gets to these isolated villages in Alaska. Look closely to see the truck and the forklift..

View as we meandered up the inside passageway..

Of course an eagle showed up..this is Alaska after all..

Surf Scoters.....we see them everywhere around docks..

Welcome!

Little lighthouses along the way....

Clouds opened a bit and we saw some blue sky....