Ketchikan, Day 3

Sunday was our last day in Ketchikan.  It was a very short trip! We had to be at the airport on the 3:45 ferry.
But in the meantime, we were going to have a great time!

We dropped Grandma and Grandpa Andy off at the dock so they could go fishing! We hoped they would be catching alot of fish!
We had the car! I took Lon out to Ward Lake. I know the road is not new, but it is still new to me, and the Lake sort of snuck up on me. I am not used to coming to it from the opposite direction.  It is a pretty lake.

Misty day

Lon counting the dead salmon on the shore.  He got to 64 before he stopped.
I heard some loud crashing of brush and a rukus of birds. I thought it would be a good idea if Lon and I went back to the car. Not sure what that was, but did not want to wait to find out!

One last quick picture

Out a little farther north to Totem Bight.  I think I have a photograph of my mother, grandmother and me as a baby in this same spot.

A tiny history bit

Looking up to the halibut on top of the pole. Thinking hard that Grandma should catch him a halibut of his own to eat

Top of the Halibut Pole

One of my favorite Totems

Running up to see what a Totem looks like up close

Standing tall

Reading about the Poles. He wants to know more, so I am going to dig out my copy of The Wolf and The Raven. That books tells the stories on all the poles.  I used to remember more than I do now.

Trying to find Grandma's boat

A salmonberry bush that does not know it is fall! Two tiny blooms

Everyone has this photo taken at Totem Bight. Now we have one of Lon!

Pretty

Inside the preservation shed. We took the photos through the windows.  Without a flash.

Watchman totem

Leaving Totem Bight

Back to town, still nothing open. So we took some beauty shots.

Art is everywhere! Even the piling caps

Each cap has a different sea creature. We loved the octopus

The Welcome Sign

The other side of the rock.

Getting goofy inside Tongass Dock Store.
We did not buy the hat.

We went out to Saxman to see more Totem Poles!

Lon found the one frog with his tongue out and mimicked him

Oyster Boy Totem. One of my favorites.
That story I remember and told Lon. It basically boils down to a greedy boy who died for his greed.

The long house

It was time to go back up to the house and have some breakfast with everyone.

Lon was entertaining everyone. He later took out his book on Balto and read it to everyone. Grandma thought he had read it before,but he had not.  Grandma was impressed

We went back to town to try and find a Christmas ornament, but did not find that. Instead we found Shauna!  It was good to see her even for the brief amount of time we had.

Lon impressed Uncle David with his mad Lego skills.

I got a phone call from Grandma, they had limited out and were back at the dock.  Uncle David said he would really like it if Lon stayed with him while I went to pick up Grandma, Grandpa Andy and Scott.  So I did.

Sea life on the pilings. Lots of salmon fry

We were on the airplane. Going back to Seattle. It was a good visit, we had a great time.  Maybe we will go back this summer.