Lone Fishing Boat Headed back to Ketchikan

Ketchikan, and Misty Fjords

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August 26th 2009
Geo: 55.3542, -131.691We docked in Ketchikan, Alaska very early on Wednesday morning. Given the hour, we opted for room service, as we had to meet for a tour we booked at 7:15am. The time change was still working in our favor, and as Alaska has its own time zone, we'd gained an extra hour of sleep simply by arriving in the state. We took a "wilderness" cruise to tour the Misty Fj ... read more

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