Kim & I enjoyed a float plane tour that took us around the surrounding misty fjords that surround Ketchikan. For those that don't know, fjords are deep channels cut by glacier ice that have since turned into steep mountain sides. Our float plane pilot was fairly young, so he still enjoyed giving tours. The fjords were not so misty that day and we were able to take a little detour into Humpback Lake, which was home to several private chalets that are only accessible by float plane.
[caption id="attachment_50" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Misty Fjords Float Plane"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_51" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Kim & Mike down by the waterfall."]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_52" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Kim at Lake Humpback"]
[/caption]After the tour we walked around downtown Ketchikan. Although best known as the Salmon Capitol of the World, Ketchikan is mostly built around tourism. Many jewelry retailers set up shop in Alaska to take advantage of the cruise line passengers that come through there. Celebrity cruise lines also hock jewelry on the ship, and partner with the on shore shops to convince wealthy, aging travelers to buy as much jewelry as possible. The also trade a lot on their local history, including the Native culture. They did have a fairly comfortable local restaurant, where Kim sampled the clam chowder, and I sampled beers from the Alaska Brewing Co.
Elisa and the girls did a zipline canopy tour, and Russ and the boys enjoyed a morning crab feast and the lumberjack show.
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