Sitka City and Borough, United States Travel Journals & Blogs

Rambling Bears Rambling North America
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- Aug 12, 2017
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- United States Alaska Sitka 57.053139, -135.3354857°3’11” N 135°20’8” W
Day 17
Wrangell to Sitka
August 12, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Ruth dropped us off at the ferry where we met up with Steve and Ruth once again. They are heading to Sitka as well. Once again we are on the Matanuska this time with a stateroom as we have an overnighter arriving in Sitka early, very early in the morning. We have a two bunk room this time - less room than the four bunker of course but more than adequate for our needs. The cafe on this ferry has a better range of food to the Malaspina - the serving area is along one side so appears larger and the choice is greater. Not that the vegetarian options are abundant but they are adequate. We had a longer than expected stopover in Petersburg due to mechanical problems do our arrival time in Sitka has been put back two hours - oh what a shame. We get to sleep two hours longer! From the dock in Petersburg we were able to see the BnB where we will be staying when we return in a few day time. We will be doing a bit of back tracking as I had to foot the towns in around the ferry timetable.Read more
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Rambling Bears Rambling North America
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- Aug 14, 2017
- 🌧 13 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- United States Alaska Sitka Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel 57.05059, -135.33402157°3’2” N 135°20’2” W
Day 19
The Journey - Wildlife tour.
August 14, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
This footprint is dedicated to the scenery of the wildlife tour. The scenery around Sitka is like everywhere else we have seen so far in south east Alaska - drop dead stunning. No complaints from me - love it here. In the waters around Sitka there are many small islands that are privately owned with their own little jetties. Though many are holiday homes for southerners some are inhabited by locals who leave their vehicles at the dock in Sitka for when they are in town.
The day saw us travelling through Bonsai Canal, in and out many islands, close to salmon spawning creeks and out to St Lazaria island. In the distance we witnessed the island on Mitnof Island. It was shrouded in cloud so I was hoping to get e clearer shot on the way back. Well you know the saying, "a bird in the hand......" - missed that one. Saw nothing at all on the way back - the invisible volcano.Read more
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Rambling Bears Rambling North America
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- Aug 13, 2017
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- United States Alaska Sitka 57.053684, -135.33535857°3’13” N 135°20’7” W
Day 18
Lazy Sunday in Sitka.
August 13, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Arrived around 7am. Steve and Ruth have hired a car for their stay here so they gave us a lift from the Terminal into town. Time for breakfast. It's Sunday, no cruise ships will be in town and the pickings are slim! Had thought that we might have to resort to maccas but they were closed for renovations. Subway then? Desperation sets in when it is early in the morning and the stomach is growling. However, next time ignore the growling tummy and give Subway a wide berth. Edible is was, but, barely.
The Sitka Super 8 had our room available when we arrived so we were able to move in early.
It's drizzling today but not too heavy to explore the down town area.
Late lunch/early dinner at the Bayview Bar.Read more
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Traveler American Silversea
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- Sep 28, 2023, 12:00am
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- United States Alaska Sitka Totem Park 57.049066, -135.3390557°2’57” N 135°20’21” W
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Day 16
Sitka, AK
September 28, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Klein und unauffällig… bis auf die Naturkulisse 😍
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Traveler Krása, ve kterým domě žil J. London? , sluníčko hřeje, srandovní auto značky a první magnety.
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Traveler Hallo Blanka, ist zwar schon über 25 Jahre her, aber in Sitka war ich auch schon. Tolle Natur ringsum.
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Traveler Ja, absolut schön
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Roch Pelletier Alaska and Japan
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- Sep 6, 2019, 5:23pm
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- United States Alaska Sitka Indian River Valley 57.059891, -135.3182957°3’36” N 135°19’6” W
Happy Birthday
September 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Since we settled in Vancouver, Brenda and I have talked about taking an Alaskan cruise. For whatever reason, we just never got around to it.

For her birthday this year, I decided I would offer to take Brenda on that much discussed voyage.

Although her birthday is in May, we had already been away from Vancouver for a good part of 2019, so we planned to set sail sometime in the late summer. We began scouring the travel websites for the best deals and most appealing offers, but we just couldn't seem to find anything that met our criteria. And then one day Brenda came to me with a "sorta" Alaskan cruise. On September 6 the ship sets sail for Sitka, Alaska, makes a brief stop there and then heads across the Bering sea to Japan. For a 15 day cruise with several perks thrown in, the price was unbeatable and we jumped on the offer.

And that, folks, is how we ended up in Tokyo on an Alaskan cruise.Read more
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Traveler 2023 World Trip
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- May 13, 2023
- Altitude: 6 m
- United States Alaska Sitka City and Borough Old Sitka Rocks 57.115311, -135.39282257°6’55” N 135°23’34” W
Day 51
Sitka 1
May 13, 2023 in the United States
In Sitka, we saw the only rainfall for our four days in Alaska. Unfortunately, it was a day we had lots of walking planned. We walked to the Raptor Center (as featured on Nat Geo’s Alaska Animal Rescue) and were delighted to find some beautiful trails along the river! It was totally worth getting rained on 😁Read more
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Traveler Alaska 2023
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- May 14, 2023
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- United States Alaska Sitka City and Borough Mount Edgecumbe Sitka Seaplane Base 57.0519, -135.34457°3’7” N 135°20’38” W
Day 3
Sitka
May 14, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We lost Nana this day
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Traveler North Pacific Passage
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- Aug 17, 2019, 11:30am
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- United States Alaska Sitka Indian River Valley 57.058027, -135.3051657°3’29” N 135°18’19” W
Day 10
India Creek, Sitka AK
August 17, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
India Creek is a salmon spawning creek. At the moment it is full of salmon returning to spawn and is literally wall-to-wall salmon.
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Traveler North Pacific Passage
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- Aug 17, 2019, 7:00pm
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States Alaska Sitka City and Borough Sitka Sound 56.979616, -135.49219356°58’47” N 135°29’32” W
Day 10
Mt Edgecombe, AK, from Sitka Sound
August 17, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Mt Edgecombe is a cone volcano close to the town. We see it standing high above the surrounding mountains as we sail in Sitka Sound.
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Traveler North Pacific Passage
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- Aug 17, 2019, 10:30am
- 🌧 13 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States Alaska Sitka City and Borough Silver Bay 57.012608, -135.17064757°0’45” N 135°10’14” W
Day 10
Silver Bay, Sitka AK
August 17, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Silver Bay is a fjord. The water is a clear turquoise colour, we see humpback whales lazily moving along in the tranquil water.
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