Before leaving Ketchikan we had one more hike to do around Ward Lake. They had just redone the trail. It was an easy stroll in the woods around the lake.
I must mention that we got our first whale sighting even thought it was at a great distance.
Our stay here in Clover Pass has been great. I should mention that the tide here at this time is around 23 feet. The pictures show what it looked like at low tide. At high tide the water would be up near our RVs. The ramp down to the dock would be nearly level.
The ferry left Ketchikan at 3:15 pm for a 6 hour trip to Wrangell. We were the last vehicle to load. We did get to drive on but when we arrived in Wrangell we had to back around the deck to turn around and get off. The deck hands are really good at helping you maneuver around. The cruise was as smooth as glass. We were treated to a beautiful sunset with overcast skies. We did see some whales in the distance but got no pictures. There were a number of porpoises along the way but never got any good shots of them.
We are camped at the Wrangle city park at Shoemaker Bay with a lovely view of the bay.
We have reservations with Alaskan Water for a jet boat up the Stikine River. The Stikine is 17 miles wide at its mouth which is braided like most of the rivers in Alaska. Captain Jim gave us some great views and some thrilling turns in the jet boat. We were told the story of this dairy farm that made a go of it until they began bring milk in on the barges from down south. It was to be a 4 hour tour but turned in to a 5 hour trip as it was a beautiful day and everyone was having a great time. By the way the extra time allow us to see our first moose.
As usually more pictures can be found here.
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