Our ship sailed into Ketchikan early Tuesday morning with partly sunny skies. There was still a bit of morning color as the fog lifted.
![Morning Glow Headed into Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4877.jpg?resize=640%2C285&ssl=1)
![Morning Glow Headed into Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4879.jpg?resize=640%2C252&ssl=1)
The color faded, but the views were still great.
![Headed into Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4872-Pano.jpg?resize=640%2C203&ssl=1)
![Inlet Headed into Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4871.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1)
Finally, some signs of civilization.
![Old Boat](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4889.jpg?resize=640%2C312&ssl=1)
![Heading into Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4890.jpg?resize=640%2C253&ssl=1)
This is the view of Ketchikan from the ship.
![Ketchikan, Alaska, in the Morning Mist](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4897.jpg?resize=640%2C370&ssl=1)
This is the view of Ketchikan as we got off the ship.
![Downtown Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_5054.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1)
![Streets of Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220823_082400.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
This sculpture, The Rock, depicts greets you as you disembark. The Rock depicts seven historical figures from Ketchikan’s past: Chief Johnson, a logger, a miner, a native elder woman, a fisherman, an aviator, and an elegant lady.
![Sculpture, The Rock, in Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4913.jpg?resize=640%2C502&ssl=1)
![Sculpture Details](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4914.jpg?resize=640%2C1165&ssl=1)
![Sculpture Details](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4917.jpg?resize=640%2C483&ssl=1)
![Sculpture Details](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4918.jpg?resize=640%2C762&ssl=1)
![Sculpture Details](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4920.jpg?resize=640%2C760&ssl=1)
Welcome to Ketchikan, the Salmon Capital of the World!
![Welcome to Ketchikan Sign](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4919.jpg?resize=640%2C312&ssl=1)
The Ketchikan rain gauge shows the total rainfall for the year, over 170 inches so far as of August, 2022. The record is over 202 inches.
![Ketchikan Rain Gauge](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4921.jpg?resize=640%2C1792&ssl=1)
There are several totem poles and carvings throughout town. Ketchikan is known for its totem poles having more than anywhere else. You’ll get to see more in the next post.
![Eagle Carving Along Waterfront of Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4911.jpg?resize=640%2C576&ssl=1)
![Totem Pole](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4906.jpg?resize=640%2C1826&ssl=1)
The fishing marina was a hive of activity, ready to take you out for a day of fishing.
![Fishing Marina at Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4902.jpg?resize=640%2C492&ssl=1)
We had lunch at the Fish House, a sampler of Alaskan fish.
![Fish House Restaurant in Ketchikan, Alaska](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4903.jpg?resize=640%2C510&ssl=1)
The next post will show our hike in the rainforest, a black bear catching salmon, and more.
Mark
The weather looks amazingly wonderful! Can’t wait to see more 🙂
Great photos, Mark, but that first one is a real winner! It looks like a wonderful trip.
Sure enjoy seeing this thru your lens…wonderful!