{"id":22440,"date":"2019-12-29T06:45:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T11:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=22440"},"modified":"2022-08-05T17:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T22:30:37","slug":"juneau-to-sitka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/juneau-to-sitka\/","title":{"rendered":"Somewhere Between Juneau and Sitka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside Passage, Southeastern Alaska, USA (August 1995)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22386\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/travel\/alaska_cruise_beehive_island.jpg\" alt=\"Beehive Island\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Cruising Past Beehive Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the benefits of small-ship sailing was our ability to fit through tight spaces where ordinary cruise ships would never dare to venture. To prove the point our ship threaded a needle between a rocky island and the shoreline, barely wider than the boat. The wall on the left was called Beehive Island (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/CfFyJ29RqnoW2rko9\">map<\/a>) in deference to its conical shape. Notice how steeply it juts from the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22386\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/travel\/alaska_cruise_to_sitka.jpg\" alt=\"Rugged Coastline\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Inside Passage Scenery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a typical scene in southeastern Alaska. We sailed along rugged shoreline and uncountable islands through overcast skies. Sometimes it rained but the sun would poke out moments later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22386\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/travel\/alaska_cruise_inside_passage.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Cruise\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Continuing Our Journey Towards Sitka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We continued to cruise towards Sitka. Snowcapped mountains appeared on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22386\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/travel\/alaska_cruise_sea_otters.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Otters in the Wild\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Passing by a Raft of Sea Otters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abundant wildlife could be seen everywhere. Whale watching from the deck became a popular activity but there were lots of other interesting things to see. We passed a raft of perhaps 20 sea otters floating in close proximity to each other. This can be seen at the center of the photograph if you look carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=22386\">article index<\/a> from the 1995 Southeast Alaska trip.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside Passage, Southeastern Alaska, USA (August 1995) One of the benefits of small-ship sailing was our ability to fit through tight spaces where ordinary cruise ships would never dare to venture. To prove the point our ship threaded a needle between a rocky island and the shoreline, barely wider than the boat. 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