2019-08-2 Frederick Sound, Alaska #6 with Van Os Photo Safaris

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  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus - just after we left Petersburg to start our photo tour.
    Wrangell Narrows, Petersburg, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    Wrangell Narrows, Petersburg, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus - trying to get back on the crowded buoy.
    Wrangell Narrows, Petersburg, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Entrance
    Entrance
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smalll Waterfall
    Smalll Waterfall
    Small flow off the bay wall.
    Le Conte Bay, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#3345
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glaucous-winged Gull
    Glaucous-winged Gull
    Larus glaucescens - ice from the Le Conte Glacier.
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#3356
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glaucous-winged Gulls
    Glaucous-winged Gulls
    Larus glaucescens
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#3378
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Summit Glacier
    Summit Glacier
    Le Conte Fjord, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#3393
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    One of the larger pieces of glacial ice.
    Le Conte Fjord, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#3404
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg Detail
    Iceberg Detail
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harbor Seal
    Harbor Seal
    Phoca vitulina
    Le Conte Fjord, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#3427
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harbor Seal
    Harbor Seal
    Phoca vitulina - starting to get a little nervous because we were getting closer.
    Le Conte Fjord, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#3447
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    As we headed back out of the fjord.
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#7116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Day 1 details
    Day 1 details
    Stephanie kept a daily log of what we saw, where we went and what we had for dinner.
    Le Conte Bay, Stikine-Leconte Wilderness, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 1, 2019
    2019-08-01#2955
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nikon Cameras
    Nikon Cameras
    Out front ready for action.
    Northern Song, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#2656
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    West Brothers Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#7234
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    West Brothers Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#7239
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus - noisy creatures.
    West Brothers Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#3770
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    West Brothers Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#3781
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    West Brothers Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#3796
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    West Brothers Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#3804
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sitka Spruce trees
    Sitka Spruce trees
    Picea sitchensis
    Small Island, Gambier Bay, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#7243
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rocky Point
    Rocky Point
    Near our anchorage for the evening.
    Gambier Bay, Admiralty Is, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#7258
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Day 2 details
    Day 2 details
    Gambier Bay, Admiralty Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 2, 2019
    2019-08-02#3005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sand Beach
    Sand Beach
    We came back here to put down crab traps.
    Windham Bay, Tongass National Forest, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7276
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sitka Spruce trees
    Sitka Spruce trees
    Picea sitchensis
    Windham Bay to Woodspit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Boulder & Sumdum Glacier
    Boulder & Sumdum Glacier
    We went ashore to get some photos in the fireweed.
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7289
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magenta Paintbrush
    Magenta Paintbrush
    Castilleja parviflora
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7291
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Baneberry
    Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7293
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Green Bog Orchid
    Northern Green Bog Orchid
    Platanthera hyperborea - a bit past prime.
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7297
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sumdum Glacier & Common Fireweed
    Sumdum Glacier & Common Fireweed
    Joe picked the spot for this photo.
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7298
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Mussels
    Blue Mussels
    Mytilus edulis
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sumdum Glacier
    Sumdum Glacier
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7307
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beach
    Beach
    A very uncomfortable surface to walk on.
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7309
    Larry L. Jackson
  • MV Northern Song
    MV Northern Song
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7314
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Irish Lord
    Red Irish Lord
    Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus - caught (and released) by one of our group.
    Wood Spit, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7321
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#4167
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fishing Gear
    Fishing Gear
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#4168
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Endicott Arm
    Endicott Arm
    30 miles long
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7324
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7327
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7332
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7354
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harbor Seals
    Harbor Seals
    Phoca vitulina
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#4172
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nice Clouds
    Nice Clouds
    Debbie pointed out this nice photo opportunity.
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7367
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glacier Sculpted Rock
    Glacier Sculpted Rock
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7373
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7395
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dawes Glacier
    Dawes Glacier
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7405
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Endicott Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7427
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#7441
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Day 3 details
    Day 3 details
    Sand Beach, Windham Bay, Stephens Passage, August 3, 2019
    2019-08-03#3009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg & Slaty-backed Gulls
    Iceberg & Slaty-backed Gulls
    Larus schistisagus
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4182
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg & Slaty-backed Gulls
    Iceberg & Slaty-backed Gulls
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4195
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7452
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7460
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tracy Arm
    Tracy Arm
    Lack of icebergs & wildlife made for a short visit.
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7463
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hillside
    Hillside
    Tracy Arm, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7467
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crab Trap
    Crab Trap
    Pulling up the crab traps dropped the previous evening in 100 feet of water, this one with mostly Sunflower Sea Stars.
    Sand Beach, Windham Bay, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7469
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunflower Sea Star
    Sunflower Sea Star
    Pycnopodia helianthoides
    Sand Beach, Windham Bay, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7471
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunflower Sea Star
    Sunflower Sea Star
    Pycnopodia helianthoides
    Sand Beach, Windham Bay, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7472
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dungeness Crab female
    Dungeness Crab female
    Metacarcinus magister - females are released, but we kept several legal-sized males.
    Sand Beach, Windham Bay, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7474
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale
    Killer Whale
    Orcinus orca
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4246
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale
    Killer Whale
    Orcinus orca - male.
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4264
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale rainblow
    Killer Whale rainblow
    Orcinus orca
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale
    Killer Whale
    Orcinus orca - male.
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4301
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale
    Killer Whale
    Orcinus orca
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7477
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale
    Killer Whale
    Orcinus orca - tail slapping.
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7500
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whales
    Killer Whales
    Orcinus orca
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7521
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whales
    Killer Whales
    Orcinus orca
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7538
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whales
    Killer Whales
    Orcinus orca - one is tail slapping.
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7552
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whale
    Killer Whale
    Orcinus orca
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7570
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Killer Whales
    Killer Whales
    Orcinus orca
    Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7638
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    Sunset Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4568
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lion
    Steller Sea Lion
    Eumetopias jubatus
    Sunset Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4576
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus - adult and small juvenile.
    Sunset Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4584
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    Sunset Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7682
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steller Sea Lions
    Steller Sea Lions
    Eumetopias jubatus
    Sunset Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7683
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shrimp Trap
    Shrimp Trap
    The traps were set in 400 feet of water.
    Gambier Bay, Admiralty Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7686
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Oregon Hairy Triton
    Oregon Hairy Triton
    Fusitriton oregonensis - also in the shrimp traps.
    Gambier Bay, Admiralty Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7693
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Longhorn Decorator Crabs
    Longhorn Decorator Crabs
    Chorilia longipes - also in the shrimp traps.
    Gambier Bay, Admiralty Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7696
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scaled Crab
    Scaled Crab
    Placetron wosnessenskii - in the shrimp trap.
    Gambier Bay, Admiralty Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7702
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alaskan Prawn
    Alaskan Prawn
    Pandalus platyceros - we had 150+ in the traps.
    Gambier Bay, Admiralty Island, Stephens Passage, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7704
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Five Finger Lighthouse
    Five Finger Lighthouse
    Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4661
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alaska Marine Lines Barge
    Alaska Marine Lines Barge
    Five Finger Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#7705
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Big Creek, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#4758
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Day 4 details
    Day 4 details
    Big Creek, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 4, 2019
    2019-08-04#3015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tugboat 'Wendy O'
    Tugboat 'Wendy O'
    Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#5017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Construction Barge 'Spruce'
    Construction Barge 'Spruce'
    Appears to be used for aggregates.
    Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#7773
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Canadian Tourist Boat 'MV Swell'
    Canadian Tourist Boat 'MV Swell'
    Built in 1912, but appears to be well maintained for tourists.
    Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#5121
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tourist Boat 'Westward'
    Tourist Boat 'Westward'
    Construction started in 1923 with the keel and Atlas-Imperial 4 cylinder diesel engine.  The boat was built around the engine and completed in 1924.
    Big Creek, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#7770
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Storm-Petrels & Red-necked Phalaropes
    Black Storm-Petrels & Red-necked Phalaropes
    Skittish Petrels.
    Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#5329
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-necked Phalaropes
    Red-necked Phalaropes
    Phalaropus lobatus
    Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#5351
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    West Brother Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#7808
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Day 5 details
    Day 5 details
    West Brother Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 5, 2019
    2019-08-05#3021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Overnight Anchorage
    Overnight Anchorage
    Protected anchorage we shared with a couple of other boats.
    West Brother Islands, Frederick Sound, Alaska, August 6, 2019
    2019-08-06#7812
    Larry L. Jackson