Warm Springs Bay, Alaska

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After calling at Wrangell and Sitka, Mañana II docked at Warm Springs Bay. Warm Springs Bay is on the opposite side of Baranof Island from Sitka. It would be called "off the grid" today. The accommodations were rustic wooden bunkhouses dating back to who knows when. There was no electricity. At night, we lit kerosene lamps for illumination. The facilities were out back. I felt like I had stepped into the 1961 film North to Alaska, about the Alaska Gold Rush era. A definite pioneer felt permeated the settlement. There were warm springs here for bathing, but we did not go in them. There was a day of trail hiking to Baranof Lake and exploring the wilderness. I fished for the first time in the Baranof River. Another adventure!

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Photos

Warm Springs Bay
Baranof Warm Springs Bay. The river emptying into the bay is a rushing rapid, not snow or ice.
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Fishing at Warm Springs Bay
Valene fishing in the Baranof River. Alaska006

Baranof Lake
Baranof lake, near Warm Springs Bay.
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Mt. Cecil
Snow Crater on Mt. Cecil, Baranof Island, Alaska. View from Mañana II in the Chatham Strait.
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Mañana II at Wrangell
Mañana II at Wrangell. The scene is similar to the Warm Springs Bay port call. That's me in the hoodie and Chucks.
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