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Photo Gallery: Three nature packed days in Sitka, Alaska

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  • There are many beautiful hiking trails around Sitka, Alaska with peaks, waterfalls, rivers and streams.
  • Fortress of the Bears in Sitka, Alaska. There are three main areas housing the bears. This is the group of adult brown bears, inside an old pulp mixing container when this was a paper mill back in the day. There is another of these round areas for two cubs and then several black bears live in another fenced in area. The black bears are much smaller so they remain separated from the larger brown bears.
  • Sealions off the coastline of Sitka, Alaska hang out on a buoy without a care in the world.
  • Salmon are beautiful creatures and they peacefully stay in one place while patiently waiting for the signal from nature to continue onward.
  • Decaying logs serve to help the next generation grow up big and strong. A thriving eco-system and circle of life.
  • Oysters from nearby Prince of Wales Island were among the best I've ever had. Beak restaurant rocks it. Sitka, Alaska.
  • Tlinget Totem Pole park which is in the Sitka National Historical Park. Sitka, Alaska.
  • Sitka has a number of different harbors in every direction, including a cruise terminal which is about 6 miles from the main city.
  • We met up with some work colleagues who were renting this cool tugboat-turned-Airbnb for the weekend. I tried steering, but we didn't go anywhere.
  • Local color abounds in Sitka, Alaska.
  • St. Michaels Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka, Alaska, was originally built during the Russian rule in the 1800's but burnt down in a city fire in 1967. The blueprints were saved from the fire so an exact replica was able to rise up from the ashes.
  • This bridge is the key architectural feature of Sitka, connecting the airport area and high school to the main part of town.
  • It's about a two mile walk from the airport into the center of town, so we hoofed it. There are cabs and shuttle busses also available, but be prepared to wait - about 20 minutes at least for a cab unless you luckily find one idle.
  • Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 getting ready for another departure. In the summer there are two nonstop flights from Sitka to Seattle with a few other one-stop options via Ketchikan and Juneau. In the winter the options pare down to a flight or two.
  • Forest life in Sitka, Alaska shows us a remarkable balance.
  • "Puffin Island" as it's known around these parts, looks like something out of Game of Throwns. Many different varieties of birds call this rock home, including the namesake Puffin. The actual name is St. Lazaria Island.
  • The sharp cliffs of St. Lazaria Wildlife Refuge are impressive. Humans are not allowed on this island, also known as "Puffin Island."
  • View of the Russian Church and Sitka Alaska with the mountains in the backdrop.

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