Conclusion to another great trip to Alaska 2011 - and some of my favorite photos

"Tufted Puffins"

"Kermode Bear" - Butedale aka "Betty's Bear"

Alarmed Sea Otter - Sitka to Pelican

Grizzly sow nursing, Khutze Inlet

The scenery outside Elfin Cove, the speck on the bottom is Mike and Bob Fishing

Disney "Wonder" at Sawyer Glacier

Breaching Humpback outside Elfin Cove (In the pouring rain)

Sealions outside Petersberg

Breaching Humpback Whale - Tracy Arm

Some reflexions of our 2011 Trip to Alaska.

We learned that if Canada hadn't been so busy trying to form a country in 1867, we might have been able to scrape up the $7.2 million to purchase Alaska from the Russians and added Alaska to BC. - .02 cents an acre seems relatively inexpensive for all that they have!

We learned that travelling in a herd can be fun!

We learned that we are blessed to have such good friends and family to share this adventure with and that they can all cook real well too!

We learned that we could back to Alaska year after year if it wasn't so far and probably not see all that there is too see.

Southeast Alaska is big country! The vastness is immense but truly breathtaking. The glaciers, the bays and the water ways make Alaska a truly spectacular place to visit.

We learned that sometimes the Boating Gods are on your side! We were fortunate to have had the flat, calm seas that we did and that the weather was relatively good for most of our trip. We had the odd pouring rainy day, but certainly not like at home!

The Alaskan people are for the most part very hospitable and share their secret spots willingly with visitors such as ourselves

The company was good, the scenery magnificient! And thanks to some of the sightings through my camera lens, a shorter bucket list! The moose will be there next time!