April 27
Today, Jim and Sandy
decided to take one of twelve hikes that are offered throughout
Skagway. We took the easiest tail, around the mountain, following the
inlet. We hiked up, we hiked down, we hiked over rocks, and around
trees. It was great.
The hooligan fish are
beginning to run, and the eagles are taking full advantage of it.
We saw five young eagles
with hooligan in their beaks. One passed so close over our heads we
could hear it's wings beating. The seals were feasting and playing in
the water. Then all of a sudden they swam away. We looked behind them
to see what they were swimming away from. Much to our delight, a
whale breached. During the next forty-five minutes we watched four
whales beach as close 100 yards away to about a fourth mile away.
What a delight! We didn't expect to see eagles, seals, and whales
this morning. So much for our hike! We were getting cold, so we
decided to head back and allow the animals the privacy of the Alaskan
Inlets.
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