Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Lunch Creek Trail

At the due north halt of the Tongass Highway, the exclusively major route through Ketchikan, is a pocket-size parking expanse that provides access to the Lunch Creek Trail.  The latter, winding through rich Pacific rainforest, shortly reaches Lunch Creek Falls in addition to and thence follows the flow downwards to a scenic bay.

Far from the cruise ships in addition to the tourist throngs inwards downtown Ketchikan, the rocky beach offers spectacular views of distant islands in addition to their forested mountains, ascension higher upwards the mutual frigidity bluish water.  We enjoyed a peaceful see for an hr or so, disturbed exclusively yesteryear an occasional line-fishing boat or float plane; indeed, fifty-fifty the wild animals was relatively scarce, represented yesteryear a lonely ruddy duck in addition to a flock of dark scoters.

This was the Alaska that I had pictured inwards my mind's middle earlier flight upwards from Seattle: tranquility, solitude in addition to an abundance of natural beauty; my thank yous to Patty in addition to Sam for their hospitality in addition to for directing us to this beautiful in addition to inspiring refuge.  More excursions are planned over the adjacent few days.

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