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Photos by Jim Nieland > SE Alaska

Brown Bear near Hoonah. These dangerous bears are frequent visitors in and around town, and demand great respect. Large males can weigh over 1,000 lbs. This female has two cubs just out of the frame to the right.

Brown Bear near Hoonah. These dangerous bears are frequent visitors in and around town, and demand great respect. Large males can weigh over 1,000 lbs. This female has two cubs just out of the frame to the right.

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Hoonah Marina

Hoonah Marina

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Hoonah Airport. Commercial air service links Hoonah with Juneau and other nearby communities.

Hoonah Airport. Commercial air service links Hoonah with Juneau and other nearby communities.

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Historic Cannery, Hoonah. The cannery has been remodeled and converted to an interpretive center, which now attracts large numbers of visitors from cruise ships.

Historic Cannery, Hoonah. The cannery has been remodeled and converted to an interpretive center, which now attracts large numbers of visitors from cruise ships.

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Cultural Center, Hoonah. The cultural center, and living history demonstrations, allow visitors to experience and learn the importance of Tlingit heritage.

Cultural Center, Hoonah. The cultural center, and living history demonstrations, allow visitors to experience and learn the importance of Tlingit heritage.

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Neka River Delta, Port Fredrick

Neka River Delta, Port Fredrick

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Looking east from Eight Fathom dock

Looking east from Eight Fathom dock

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Eight Fathom Dock. Transportation in SE Alaska is either by boat or air. Government docks provide landing places where tidal fluctuation can be as great as 25 feet.

Eight Fathom Dock. Transportation in SE Alaska is either by boat or air. Government docks provide landing places where tidal fluctuation can be as great as 25 feet.

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View from Game Creek road, Looking SE. Chichagof Island is unique in having a system of logging roads which provide access to scenic vistas and recreation sites. Most islands have limited roads and even fewer vehicles.

View from Game Creek road, Looking SE. Chichagof Island is unique in having a system of logging roads which provide access to scenic vistas and recreation sites. Most islands have limited roads and even fewer vehicles.

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Sonyakay Ridge

Sonyakay Ridge

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Gravel Beach, False Bay. Road access to remote beaches provides an opportunity for beach combing, fishing, and solitude.

Gravel Beach, False Bay. Road access to remote beaches provides an opportunity for beach combing, fishing, and solitude.

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Sunset, Hoonah Harbor. Smoke from forest fires in Canada, drifting westward, created this unique sunset.

Sunset, Hoonah Harbor. Smoke from forest fires in Canada, drifting westward, created this unique sunset.

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Bohemia Shelter, Lisianski Inlet. This new Forest Service shelter provides local residents, as well as touring kayakers, an opportunity to escape coastal rain.

Bohemia Shelter, Lisianski Inlet. This new Forest Service shelter provides local residents, as well as touring kayakers, an opportunity to escape coastal rain.

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Coyote Beach. There are no Coyotes on Chichagof Island but the unusual shape of this rock formation gives the beach it's name.

Coyote Beach. There are no Coyotes on Chichagof Island but the unusual shape of this rock formation gives the beach it's name.

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Mud Bay Estuary. Grass and low vegetation provides important wildlife habitat where river valleys meet the coast.

Mud Bay Estuary. Grass and low vegetation provides important wildlife habitat where river valleys meet the coast.

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Sunrise, Mud Bay

Sunrise, Mud Bay

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Gull Cove Cabins. Small communities, fishing lodges, and isolated cabins provide work and income for local residens.

Gull Cove Cabins. Small communities, fishing lodges, and isolated cabins provide work and income for local residens.

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Fishing Boat, Seal Islands. Fishing is a way of life in SE Alaska.

Fishing Boat, Seal Islands. Fishing is a way of life in SE Alaska.

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Elfin Cove. A typical SE Alaska day. Moist air from the North Pacific contributes participation which exceeds 100 inches a year in most areas.

Elfin Cove. A typical SE Alaska day. Moist air from the North Pacific contributes participation which exceeds 100 inches a year in most areas.

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Pelican Harbor. One of the most isolated and interesting towns in SE Alaska. Visitors arrive either by ferry, boat or float plane.

Pelican Harbor. One of the most isolated and interesting towns in SE Alaska. Visitors arrive either by ferry, boat or float plane.

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City of Pelican. Main street is a boardwalk suspended on piling over waters of Lisianski Inlet. Bicycles, ATV's and foot traffic predominate.

City of Pelican. Main street is a boardwalk suspended on piling over waters of Lisianski Inlet. Bicycles, ATV's and foot traffic predominate.

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Ridge West of Pelican. Lisianski Inlet in foreground.

Ridge West of Pelican. Lisianski Inlet in foreground.

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Lisianski Inlet

Lisianski Inlet

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Arch, Three Hill Island

Arch, Three Hill Island

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