Totem pole capital of Alaska

Despite it being a very rainy day (the weather now is mostly heavy rain and in the low 50's) Molly, Kim, Kristen, and I did not want to spend the day indoors. We put on our rain gear and headed to Totem Bight State Park. The park sits right by the ocean and is home to many totem poles and a clan house. In the early 80's these totem poles were moved to this property and the park was created. They are all so beautiful and its interesting to learn what the different animals on the totem poles mean.

We then drove south to the end of Tongass Avenue (the main road that runs along the coast through Ketchikan) to Settlers Cove. We hiked Lunch Creek trail that runs through the rain forest. With all of the recent rain the rain forest is in full bloom. Everything is so lush and green. We watched the salmon running with seagulls and seals anxiously waiting at the mouth of the creek for the fish that are unable to make it upstream. I am going to miss the rain forest and ocean when I leave Alaska.