Friday, July 14, 2017

Report #10 Kodiak, Alaska July 12, 2017 Wednesday Partly cloudy & 59 degrees Part #3 Of 3 42 Pictures

Sailaway Continues…..

 

A bit blurry, but this is a puffin

 

We know there are otters here

 

A duck

 

One of many islands

 

Sailing close to these

 

Anything there?

 

Leaving the harbor

 

Air strip

 

Made for small planes

 

A small plane landing

 

Quiet cove

 

Fort Abercrombie State Park

 

Outer islands

 

Still cloudy

 

Scenic

 

Larger aircraft

 

Sea otter

 

Looking for otters among the rocks

 

They are large animals

 

Good floaters

 

Rolled over and swimming

 

Floating and resting

 

Always preening

 

They need to aerate their coats

 

Keeps them floating

 

Many in the waters today

 

Getting out of our way

 

Slowly

 

Valuable pelts at one time

 

Now protected

 

There goes the pilot

 

A congregation of otters

 

A puffin

 

Parklands

 

Leaving Kodiak Island

 

Heading out to sea

 

Tree-lined area

 

More islands

 

Mountain ranges

 

WWII bunker

 

Blowing smoke- at least it is white

 

Empty pool