Sharp's Travels

We were up this morning at 5:30am. Gay made coffee and we filled our mugs and headed out to Chilkoot Lake to see if we could see any bears. We sat and waited over an hour with no luck. We did see lots of eagles across the lake in the trees. There were too many to keep count of. We took a few photos and headed back to town and then spotted a bear off to our right on a dirt road. He was walking right towards us but when he realized we’d stopped the truck, he headed off into the bushes. We weren’t lucky enough to get a picture this time.

We came back to the 5th wheel, showered and had breakfast. I did a little laundry, while Gay checked over the truck & 5th wheel.

After lunch we headed out again. We’d been told about an eagle’s nest in Tlingit Park, so we checked it out. The babies are already pretty big. We could see one of them out on a branch near the nest, flapping its wings. We were told one of the babies may have already flown away.

From the park we headed to the American Bald Eagle Foundation. We watched a movie on the eagle migration to the Chikat Valley and viewed over 100 specimens of local fish & wildlife. The animal displays were laid out so neat.

We took a drive down around Portage Cove and back into town. We filled the truck up with gas and are ready to leave Alaska tomorrow.

For pictures of the day see album: Haines 8-14-08