Sitka http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html It didn’t look very promising when we landed out of the soup in Sitka. But over the week, we encountered everything from miserable drizzle to glorious days. During our first walk in the woods there were caution signs about bears. This would be a common refrain during the week. The fun began early with a visit to the Alaska Raptor Center and Sitka Park. http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#0 6a7a1e75-f5e2-4c3f-b9df-227271fa33d9 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220267/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220267/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"/></div> Our first caution http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#1 14d04565-9e02-4a13-98f8-d1efd1bb37a3 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220102%20%281%29/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220102%20%281%29/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Our first caution</p></div></div> A Northwest rainforest http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#2 acfbc709-3850-4026-a541-e6965f93f9be http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220105/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220105/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A Northwest rainforest</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#3 d008ac38-3371-4071-aad3-23eec27b24c3 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220165/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220165/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"/></div> It was near the end of the salmon spawning season.. http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#4 d9ef7cbe-7553-4d81-8c56-c97b3b6c7969 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220133/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220133/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">It was near the end of the salmon spawning season..</p></div></div> ...but there was still a fair number in the streams http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#5 dfcd38c7-52ab-4253-b904-3609cd4bc856 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220189/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220189/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">...but there was still a fair number in the streams</p></div></div> One of a many totem poles in the park http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#6 4e4a4149-7123-4ed9-94dc-bde163377943 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220232/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220232/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">One of a many totem poles in the park</p></div></div> Volta, star of the Alaska Raptor Center http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#7 d99b1c08-e036-4efb-8677-892a93bf44da http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220061/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220061/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Volta, star of the Alaska Raptor Center</p></div></div> Barn owl in motion http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#8 6b86c205-4784-410f-ad5d-391226840005 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220100/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220100/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Barn owl in motion </p></div></div> Sitka harbor http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#9 eef1c82a-01fe-406a-97f6-057acad671fb http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220270/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220270/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Sitka harbor</p></div></div> It was a bit nasty when we left Sitka http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#10 176eb2d7-80ba-4970-929f-a8afbb3c8e43 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220273/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220273/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">It was a bit nasty when we left Sitka</p></div></div> http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka.html#11 41be8384-91b5-4d69-8d51-746ef6fc1371 http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220278/thumb.jpg http://www.opticsislightwork.com/Alaska/Sitka_files/Media/P1220278/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="style_External_0_0"><div class="style_1"/></div>