18 July, Haines, Alaska

You may have seen photos of Haines, Alaska even when you didn't know what you were looking at.  Haines is the center of Alaska's Bald Eagle population. If you have seen photos of hundreds of Bald Eagles in trees and on rocks and such, the photo was likely taken in Haines.  The place is stunningly beautiful.  We did not see hundreds of eagles, but we did see dozens.  

This stretch of road in Yukon headed toward Alaska we had the best stretch of road of the entire trip.  It was about 150 miles and was smooth as glass in Canada. In Alaska, not so much.  But we knew we were in for something special when we got our first glimpse of the coastal mountains.

Bugs on the windshield could not affect the view.

This is Haines.  The white houses on the hill are Ft. Seward. On the National Historic Register, Ft Seward was constructed in 1898.  It was the only military installation in Alaska until 1940.

Mary and I headed out at 10PM to look for a grizzly that had been reported at the salmon weir. We were not lucky but did get a great view of a rising moon as we drove back to the RV park in daylight.

Mary's little Pansonic Lumix does pretty well.

A cruise ship from the Princess Lines heads off down the fjord for a western port of call.