After a too-short, but wonderful summer down in Oregon, it finally was time to head for Russian Mission once more. This time I was taking the Alaska Marine Highway, riding the M/V Kennicott (one of Alaska's state-operated ferries). From Bellingham WA, where I loaded the truck onto the boat, to Whittier, Alaska, would take roughly five days. On these trips (Sarah and I are both wily veterans at this point) there is always the opportunity for some great pictures. Often photo-op vigilance is the only break from the monotonous days of traveling this way. Encountering rough water and lots of seasick passengers is always a bummer, because it usually means you aren't getting outside much to take advantage of the cool stuff a trip like this can offer you. Thought I would share just a few of the pics from this year's run. The last two days or so were pretty ugly and didn't offer much but 15-20 foot swells, gray skies, and rain as we passed through Prince William Sound. But I did get some shots in before that. Not artist quality stuff, but had some fun playing with the camera for a while.
Some whale tail shots:
A rare double shot of tails!!! (Orcas) A mite crooked but the boat was a-rockin'...
A little closer:
And (yes, really), some seagull shots. Thought this one just turned out cool:
and messing with the fisheye (kinda blurry):
My first trip to Yakutat. Another Alaska town/village/destination marked off...
Some mountain/glacier scenery shots taken between 'Yak' and Whittier (taken just before things got a little lumpy:
Who knows if we'll be on the ferry or a plane next year with the new family addition, but we'll see. However we get home, it's usually fun...but then we've come to expect that from a place like Alaska.
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