Friday, August 6, 2010

A day in PWS 3

These are the last of my photos from last weekend -- just in time for another day excursion to Whittier! We're planning on going out again Saturday and stocking up on shrimp.

 Beach on the west side of Lone Island where we stopped to take a break.

The skies started to clear up. Look at how flat the water is! As someone who gets seasick, I've learned to not take seas like that for granted.

Flowers growing out of a rock face near the shoreline. Sometimes it amazes me that anything so delicate can survive and even thrive out here in the Sound. The weather isn't exactly mild.

I think this was somewhere near Culross Island.

The fish hatchery on Esther Island is one of the largest in the world. Only accessible by boat or floatplane. More detailed info here: http://www.pwsac.com/wnh.htm Sounds like they offer free tours if you contact them beforehand - good to know for next time! There is also a hatchery in Main Bay, also in PWs.

We could see TONS of pinks jumping on the way into the bay, and then they stacked up next to these pens, trying to find a way in.

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