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Sunday, June 29, 1997
Alaska Marine Highway Ferry M/V Columbia, BC, Canada to Alaska Marine Highway Ferry M/V Columbia, Alaska
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Alaska Marine Highway Ferry M/V Columbia, Alaska:
Latitude: 57° 13' 50" North
Longitude: 134° 43' 20" West
From Seattle: 910 miles
Lodging: Transit - Ferry deck
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Today's Travel:
Country: United States
Region: Alaska
Route: Alaska Marine Highway ferry M/V Columbia
Start: Alaska Marine Highway Ferry M/V Columbia, BC, Canada
Stop 1. Ketchican
Stop 2. Wrangell
Stop 3. Petersburg
End:Alaska Marine Highway Ferry M/V Columbia, Alaska
Linear:307 miles
Weather: Overcast / Partial sun
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Ketchican Ketchican, AK

Wrangell Wrangell, AK

Mountains from Wrangell #1 Wrangell, AK

Mountains from Wrangell #2 Wrangell, AK

The M/V Columbia Wrangell, AK

Petersburg Petersburg, AK

Devil's Thumb and surrounding peaks Petersburg, AK

Petersburg's fishing boats Petersburg, AK

Devil's Thumb Petersburg, AK

Peaks North of Petersburg Petersburg, AK

Layered ranges #1 Frederic Sound, AK

Layered ranges #2 Frederic Sound, AK

Devil's Thumb from the back Frederic Sound, AK

Post sunset mountains Frederic Sound, AK

Pink skies and snowy mountains Frederic Sound, AK

All photo images © 1997-2000 Anthony Jones - Images may not be used without prior written approval.
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Trip Stats to Date:
Day: 80
Miles Driven:16614
Linear Dist: 57569
Countries Visited: 2
Regions Visited: 37
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Hotels: 30
Friends / Family: 24
Camping: 16
Hostels: 7
Transit: 3
Beers: 239
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Journal Entry:
Another transit day, but at least today there were stops. First was Ketchican at about 6:45am for a little over an hour. I made it to a small store where I was able to pick up so staples to supplement the drab (and expensive) ferry fare. Next was Wrangell at about 2pm. It was here that I started to believe that Alaskan towns tend towards the ugly. Luckily for them the raw scenery is so awesome no one ever notices the architecture. We docked at Petersburg just before 7pm. Each town I see the view gets better, no wonder no one cares what the buildings look like. Unfortunately we were running behind schedule at both Wrangell and Petersburg so there wasn't time to get far from the ferry. As the cruise continues the views just get more and more spectacular. It's now a quarter to midnight and the sky still burns with color even though the sun went down over two hours ago. I'm starting to wonder what these long days are going to do to my sleep schedule. Animals sightings today: A glimpse of a black bear, Orcas, Humpbacks, and some small dolphin. At about 10p tonight an Orca right next to the boat dove giving the perfect whale tail image in front of the mountains, glasslike water, and pink skies. Unfortunately it was too quick to be photographed...

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