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| Pavolf Harbor at Low Tide |
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| "The Alaskan View" |
Off the northeast coast of Chichagof Island is a highly
scenic little bay known as Pavlof Harbor.
It was originally named Gavan Pavlof or Paul’s Harbor by Russian fur
traders in the mid-nineteenth century, the harbor is very small & the
Sea Bird seeks shelter near the entrance
to the freshwater bay, a much larger inlet which cuts deeply into Chichagof Island. The area was very important to
fur traders & explores due to the easily accessed water supply. The island site has a low waterfall on
the river, which has been modified to include a fish weir where salmon would
run upstream later in the season to spawn. The Alaskan Department of Fish &Wildlife’s biologist
count the salmon run later in the summer season. The guest hike this morning was quite enjoyable with Linda
as we walked along the beach into the forest along the trail where we saw
an animal skeleton remains with fur still on it & not to forget to mention that I saw brown bear tracks too. The walk threw the sea grass to the salmon harbor was
enjoyable & peaceful to enjoy the blue sky & sunshine. At that point is where the water turns
from seawater to freshwater with the waterfall flowing fresh water into the
river that leads into the bay. Around
the bend the trail was a wee bit muddy threw the forest to a beautiful opening
of Pavlof Lake with snow capped mountains in the background for your “real
Alaskan” moment. It was nice to
take a few minutes at this point in the hike to experience the beauty of the
scene. When we got back to the
beach, I noticed that the low tide at the beach was filled with starfish (sea
stars) & shells. Overall it
was another beautiful Alaskan moment with the sunshine to enhance it & to
appreciate the beauty of the Last Frontier.
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| I'm Holding A Starfish |
