I left the blog half a year ago with a photo of Shelikof Beach, Kruzoff Island - just outside of Sitka, Alaska. ML and I had taken the trip in Fall of 2010: our boat from Sitka to Mud Bay, anchor out and dinghy in, then a 7 mile walk across the island to the "Hippy" U.S. Forest Service Cabin on South Beach. You can get to the North Beach Cabin by ATV, which locally is called the "Redneck" cabin. We had a gorgeous couple of days.
We went back last August of 2014 with our Tampa neighbors, who were kind enough to come visit us in Sitka. In the photo above, the fire is flaming on the beach and the sun is setting in back. Great evening.
You can never be sure about the weather, and it started out kind of rainy and cloudy. But luckily, it didn't really rain until we arrived at the cabin.
But it got better. And no matter what the weather, it is a beautiful place.
Study of green and blue . . .
The river empties into the ocean just north of the cabin.
We were lucky not to have any "bear encounters," although we did see a couple of bears. You can see their footprints in the sand. Lots of salmon were in the river, and it's always fascinating to see them struggling up the creek.
We had a great little adventure.
