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Osi Inglin Alaska & Kanada
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- 18 juil. 2019 à 11:06
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Ketchikan Harbor 55.342636, -131.64831555°20’33” N 131°38’54” W
Jour 18
Ketchikan
18 juillet 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Ketchikan kommt vom Tlingit-Indianer-Wort „Kitschk-Hin“ und heisst soviel wie „thundering wings of an eagle“. Deshalb findet man auch diese übergrosse Holzskulptur unten auf der Hauptstrasse des Ortes unseres letzten Landganges.

Wie Juneau ist auch Ketchikan durch seine Insellage nur mit Fähre und Flugzeug zu erreichen. Alles muss auf diesen beiden Transportwegen „importiert“ werden. Unser indianischer Stadtführer sagte denn auch trefflich: „The only things we produce are salmon and babies.“

Tatsächlich hat der 8´000-Seelen-Ort keine Goldvergangenheit, weil hier schlicht kein Gold gefunden wurde. Er wurde 1883 gegründet, indem hier ein Mann namens Snow eine Salm-Einsalzungs-Anlage gebaut hat.

Heute legen - ähnlich wie in Juneau - täglich mehrere Kreuzfahrtschiffe an, dies z. T. unmittelbar neben der Hauptstrasse, wie das Bild unten eindrücklich zeigt. Auch hier werden noch dieses Jahr 1,2 Millionen Menschen den Ort besucht haben.

Nach der Stadtführung am Morgen ging‘s am Nachmittag in den Regenwald. Dort bekamen wir in einem Fluss auch Harbour seals zu sehen, und in einem Heim für verletzte Vögel konnten wir auch einen Bald eagle von nahe betrachten.En savoir plus
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Voyageur The Alaskan Cruise
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- 19 août 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Ketchikan Harbor 55.342222, -131.64611155°20’32” N 131°38’46” W
Jour 8
Ketchikan, Alaska
19 août 2018, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we visited our first port of call on our cruise - the town of Ketchikan. Our boat arrived at about 7.00am, although we went to the buffet breakfast before disembarking. Ketchikan is not a very big town and we didn't have any specific plans, so we went out to explore on our own.

The weather was surprisingly fine, and a very pleasant day. Finding wifi was impossible though - everywhere requires a password (obviously to stop tourists from using it for free!), so we decided to finally buy a SIM card.

We walked along the famous Creek Road with its colourful buildings, but they were generally either a shop, a restaurant, or a former brothel. One amazing sight was a nearby river which seemed to be bursting with salmon. We'd never seen so many fish congregate in one area before.

We were pretty interested in the local cannabis shop, which is clearly a new thing for us. It was very interesting - we really didn't know anything about it, and seeing a lot of their products and the wide range available was something new. For me personally, learning about the different medicinal reasons too was an eye opener.

Around the middle of the day, we went back to the cruise ship and had lunch with Stephen and Woody before heading up to the sun deck for our departure from Ketchikan. We ended up enjoying the jacuzzi with beers in the adults pool section before going to dinner.

One of the highlights was seeing some humpback whales on the side of the boat. We tried to see them from the dining room after dinner, but it made more sense to get the better view from the top deck. As you can imagine, this was very popular with everyone, and we were very lucky to see a whole school of them very close to the boat,

Later in the evening, we went to the Martini Bar with the friends we have made so far on the cruise. We have been very fortunate to meet some great people, meaning the cruise has really gone very well so far.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Pacific Northwest and Alaska
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- 9 sept. 2018 à 13:01
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: Niveau de la mer
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Ketchikan Harbor 55.342632, -131.65106255°20’33” N 131°39’4” W
Jour 7
Ketchikan - salmon & seals
9 septembre 2018, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
14,000 year long population, swelled by cruise ship passengers. Our trolley bus guide told us that, last week, there were 4 ships in and the visitors almost outnumbered the residents. Today there are 4 ships in..

It’s been raining this morning - in a typical year, they have 15ft of water (so, 180”). By comparison, Glasgow, which is at the same latitude has 43”, but the total is similar to the highest peaks in the Lakes.

There’s so much salmon and great feeding for seals and black bears. In The Creek, which runs through the old town, it was like “shooting fish in a barrel”.

They’re 90 minutes by air from Seattle and over 2 hours from Anchorage. With only 60 miles over road on an island 100 miles x 60 miles, they rely on air, but mostly tug towed barges to bring all their supplies (including fuel) from Seattle. We saw a couple of these near the islands around Vancouver and wondered what they are. Now we know!

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Voyageur North Pacific Passage
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- 16 août 2019 à 08:30
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: Niveau de la mer
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Thomas Basin 55.340013, -131.64105955°20’24” N 131°38’28” W
Jour 9
Ketchikan - town built over the water
16 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The shoreline of Ketchikan is a rocky cliff with little land at sea level. It has the second highest tidal change in the world (up to 20 feet). The tide is out when we sail in leaving the pilings that hold up the roads and buildings exposed. Almost all of the dock area and Main Street are elevated over the water.
It's so steep that timber roads are erected along the cliffs and are joined by staircases which are also designated as roads or avenues. It's literally, a cliff side town.En savoir plus
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Voyageur ALASKA AND CANADA 2018
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- 29 mai 2018
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 41 m
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Ketchikan Harbor 55.344318, -131.64567655°20’40” N 131°38’44” W
Jour 5
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, USA
29 mai 2018, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
5.30 am alarm and a quick breakfast in the Lido as we docked at the quaint, first frontier, little town of Ketchikan. Ketchikan is known for its rain and it didn't disappoint. Our bus collected us for our trip and we saw bald eagles in the fields en route not a major wild life spot in these parts as there are as many bald eagles as people! We were greeted by our friendly kayak hosts, kitted up and used the rest rooms which were 'rural' with a curtain for a door. The kayak centre was in a rural spot and we were only a small group and it was good to get away from the cruise crowds and sample the delights of rural Alaska. We had a fast zodiac boat ride to the beach were our kayaks were waiting for us. More kitting up and a briefing from our guides Billy and Terry and we were on the water. It was both tranquil and scenic, there was one harbour seal spotted, more eagles and a star fish. We paddled around the remote Tatoosh isands, the water became a little more choppy when we were on the open sea side in the final section of the trip. We had some dry weather but the rain started again as we beached the kayaks and we were very glad of the shelter, home made cookies and hot chococlate. The rain didn't ease as we boarded the zodiac in fact it turned to hail and we were all pretty wet and cold by the time we got back. We boarded the bus and were pleased to be somewhere warm and dry. Once back at the ship we had a quick change of clothes and headed out to 'do' Ketchikan.

In town first thing on the list was a warm cup of coffee then we started our tour of the town. We visited the compact Whale Park with its Knox Brothers clock and Chief Kyan Totem Pole (Ketchikan is the town with the most totem poles in Alaska), we saw St John's Episcopal Church, Creek Street which was once the rowdy, red light district of town and is home to Dolly's House, Dolly was the town's most successful madam! We of course did a little retail therapy but stayed out of all the diamond and jewels establishments!

The ship set off around 3 pm, the weather was good so we sat on our balcony to enjoy the scenery and do some wild life spotting, we saw a group of 4 either seals or porpoises. We then went to a entertaining talk called Dreamers, Schemers and Stampeders which highlighted some of the colourful characters who lived here especially in the gold rush era.

We dined with a couple from San Francisco and two girls from Toronto who were very amusing and entertaining.En savoir plus
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Beth Vogelzang Rocky & Bullwinkle Tour
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- 26 août 2017 à 12:02
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Ketchikan Harbor 55.34222, -131.646155°20’32” N 131°38’46” W
Jour 25
Ketchikan, United States
26 août 2017, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Just arriving in Ketchikan, Alaska - touted as the Salmon Capital of the World. As we are docking, I thought I'd share a few pics. We are off to what I expect to be a very kitsch Lumberjack show... Haha. We purchased tickets in Oz online well before the trip, at about 25% of what they are charging on the ship... My tour guide thinks of everything!!!

Will report back later!

The Lumberjack Show was a little twee, but showcased the skills required for timber orders. It was fun and a good hour long show.

Ketchikan is an interesting town, with a strong river in the centre of town, with a salmon ladder, complete with salmon swimming upstream. The "old" part of town showcases the history, being where the loggers andfisherman spent their free time and hard earned dollars, as evidenced by the signs at Dolly's house.Ketchikan gets 16 feet of rain (yes, you read that right!). We were lucky today, to have only an overcast, but dry day, maximum temperature 15 degrees.
Today we had a very nice long chat with our lovely youngest daughter over coffee in a Cafe. We miss the family very much, so it made us a little homesick.

Tomorrow we spend at sea, sailing the Inside Passage. We will be looking for some big marine life (hopefully a whale or two will come play), before docking in Vancouver on Monday, and more adventures in Canada!En savoir plus
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Rambling Bears Rambling North America
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- 6 août 2017
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 77 m
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Ketchikan Harbor 55.345299, -131.6503355°20’43” N 131°39’1” W
Jour 11
Ketchikan, The First Town in Alaska
6 août 2017, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arrived in Ketchikan at 7am in the morning and our Airbnb host was at the dock to pick us up which we thought was extremely thoughtful of her. She gave us a running commentary about the history of the town and points of interest all the way to our destination.
Leaving our bags in Jayne's office as the studio needed to be vacated and cleaned, Jayne dropped us off at the local hotspot for breakfast. We were slowly learning that meal sizes in the US come in two sizes - super-size and massive, so we decided to share a plate of three blueberry pancakes. Big mistake, two pancakes would have been sufficient.
Breakfast over we hit the streets. The haze was slowly lifting and it promised to be a warm day. Down to the docks to pick up some maps first before we get lost. Ketchikan is a town on the cruise route so luckily their are only 4 berths so at any one time there can only, "only", be four ships in town.
So our wandering took us down the Main Street, along the docks to the Southeast Alaska Discovery Centre. Crossing over to Creek Street, Jayne called and gave us the all clear to move in. Our little studio is on a pier street. Part of the original town and now heritage listed, the building our studio is part of was a brothel right up to the 1970's when the current owners bought it. It was than their family home where they raised their children. 5 years ago they bought another home and covered their old home into Airbnb appartments. We have an amazing location right on the water and close to everything Ketchikan has to offer. So,moved in we did and once settled we headed out once again. We explored Creek Street, walked the Married Man's Trail to the Salmon Ladder, followed the creek upstream to watch the salmon spawning then onto the Totem Heritage Centre.
The cruise ships leave late afternoon and Ketchikan chills out. Such a lovely town after the madding crowd has vacated.
Dinner - chimichangas for two, Ketchikan style.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Alaska 2018
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- 25 juil. 2018 à 22:07
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: Niveau de la mer
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Thomas Basin 55.338756, -131.64428655°20’20” N 131°38’39” W
Jour 7
Ketchikan
25 juillet 2018, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Landgang in Ketchikan, der Lachshauptstadt der Welt. Zusammen mit 10 anderen Wagemutigen ging es mit Jeeps über Stock und Stein durch den Tongass Wald, nach Amazonas der grösste Regenwald der Erde. Endstation war ein See, den wir per Ruderboot überquert hatten, danach kurze Wanderung im Wald.En savoir plus
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Eogje USTur USA2023
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- 23 mai 2023 à 10:56
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Thomas Basin 55.340544, -131.64572455°20’26” N 131°38’45” W
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Jour 5
Alaskan King Crab company
23 mai 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Skipping the king crap for now, only small ones...
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Voyageur Pensioner's Pilgrimage plus 1
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- 20 mai 2023 à 17:30
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- États Unis Alaska Ketchikan Creek Street Historic District 55.341667, -131.64333355°20’30” N 131°38’36” W
Jour 22
Ketchikan. Flora and Fauna
20 mai 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A series of images of flora and fauna captured throughout our day exploring Ketchikan. Video is of Harbour Seals - a ridiculous length of time for me to identify beyond a "really big" fish.
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