We were greeted at our first port of call to typical coastal Alaskan weather - windy and rainy. Unfortunately, this morning we were scheduled to take a floatplane to the Misty Fjords National Monument, and the weather was not cooperating much for us to get any great pictures. We had some time to stroll the streets and shops before our excursion....and, managed to track down some nice souvenirs. Anyone need a fur jockstrap?
Ketchikan is the southeastern most city in Alaska.....population 8,000. The city is home to world's largest collection of standing totem poles located throughout the city and at two major parks! Climate seems to play a major role in this area which accumulates roughly 155 inches of rain every year (coincidentally, back home in Pennsylvania we only receive 40 inches annually). Check out the Liquid Sunshine Gauge!
It was pretty obvious that Ketchikan was a tourist trap more than anything else....catering to all the cruise ships that dock at the port. Just yesterday on the cruise ship we attended a lumberjack show in the theater that featured a world class champion. Lumberjack Steve is now quite the entrepreneur and has developed the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan (and Pigeon Forge, TN). The dude was even on the popular TV show the Amazing Race a few years ago! We didn't have time to catch the show in Ketchikan, but all of his Alaskan anecdotes and personal stories were pretty amazing!
1 comments:
I'll pass on the fur jockstrap... Mines built in.
Nicker
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