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    ALASKA

    Alaska | Sitka – The city

    Sitka was really really small. As in we literally walked end-to-end and saw every single site, museum, and park in-between in the span of less than a day. If we had wanted, we could have walked from the airport, across the bridge, and into town.

    But Sitka was a charming little town with cute little shops, an old ice cream fountain, Russian Orthodox churches, and saloon-style Victorian hotels. We spent half the day hiking in the forest, and the other half wandering around town half-heartedly checking out the souvenir shops and searching for a Russian Princess’ grave. We made reservations for a late dinner at a tiny fine dining organic/local restaurant, but we never made it back out. Once back in our motel room, we made the fatal decision to ‘take a nap.’ We didn’t wake up until the next morning.Sitka Continue Reading

  • ALASKA HIKING Wildlife

    Alaska | Sitka Wildlife

    Past totems and somber battlefield meadows, we meandered through the woods trying to determine the best route to the Alaska Raptor Center. For some reason, the map of Sitka seemed more…