Alaska

Vancouver, B.C., Alaska Cruise & Anchorage, AK - June 4-15th, 2009

Ketchikan, Alaska - Sunday, June 6th (Saturday was spent cruising up the Alaska coast)

Ketchikan is the southeastern most sizable city in that state.

With an estimated population of 7,368 in 2007, it is the fifth most populous city in the state.

Ketchikan's economy is based upon tourism and fishing, and the city is known as the "Salmon Capital of the World."

The Misty Fjords National Monument is one of the area's major attractions.

Ketchikan's secondary post office box zip code, 99950, is the highest zip code ever assigned in the United States.

Ketchikan also has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles.

Average annual rainfall is 152 inches; annual average snowfall is 37 inches.

Ketchikan is the southeastern most sizable city in that state.

With an estimated population of 7,368 in 2007, it is the fifth most populous city in the state.

Ketchikan's economy is based upon tourism and fishing, and the city is known as the "Salmon Capital of the World."

The Misty Fjords National Monument is one of the area's major attractions.

Ketchikan's secondary post office box zip code, 99950, is the highest zip code ever assigned in the United States.

Ketchikan also has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles.

Average annual rainfall is 152 inches; annual average snowfall is 37 inches.

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(Not our ship. You can also see a 3rd ship coming in in the background)

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Our ship behind us, Radiance of the Seas

Ship creek runs thru town and the salmon still spawn there every year

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Very limited housing, but very expensive

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Lots of small waterfalls feeding the creek

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View from our room

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Every now and then we'd see whales surfacing