Faces on a totem pole

Juneau to Sitka

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June 26th 2008
Five am came early this morning, as I suppose it does every morning. We grabbed coffee at the campground office and headed to the Ferry Terminal about 5 miles away. Two hours before the ferry leaves, you need to check in and get a lane assignment. There we sat, in our lane number 5, until about 7:30 am. We are on the Fairweather today, which is a high-speed catamaran ferry. It is quite nice ... read more

North America » United States » Alaska » Sitka

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more