Alaska

Weekend Sightseeing

After several days of very dark clouds dumping very wet snow, the sun broke out, and so did we.

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We went canoeing after lunch. The lagoon is often iced in, but not today.

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The lagoon residents all came out to see us, circling around us but never coming close. The bravest came as close as thirty feet or so.

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It was enough. Finally, a decent picture of a seal!

Half the lagoon is under ice, and we explored the ice edge.

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This is where the seals haul out onto the ice.
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If you look closely, you can see that the ice is quite thick, and in places where they’ve crawled up and down repeatedly, ramps have formed.

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It was a beautiful day.

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4 replies »

  1. Loved your pictures! And the seal was really cute. I
    do love the snow covered mountains in the background.
    Closest I come to that is some snow on the mountains of Leadville Colorado in the spring/summer. Thanks.