Baunach Travels and More

Alaska Segment

Sailing from San Francisco through the inland passage to the tip of the Alaskan Aleutian islands.

Astoria, Oregon & Victoria, British Columbia

Sunset at the mouth of the Columbia river after leaving Astoria, Oregon

Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia

Aurora Borealis

Aurora was seen on the way from Vancouver to Ketchikan (Oct. 11, 2024 @12 AM)

Ketchikan, Alaska

Perfect weather in Ketchikan.
Ketchikan Port
We had a delicious crab lunch and learned to make crab cakes (which we also ate).

Juneau, Alaska

In 1935 you could touch the face of the Mendenhall glacier from where this picture is taken. It has receded more than 1 mile.

Nugget falls – runoff from glacier

Seward, Alaska

360 degrees of mountains

Kodiak, Alaska

Coast near Fort Abercrombie
Kodiak Island
Kodiak Port

Fort Abercrombie was built during World War II to defend Kodiak’s harbors from a Japanese invasion that never happened

Unalaska Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Unalaska port
Sea Otter – Russian fur trading in 1700’s
Leaving Alaska for Japan