Downtown Ketchikan 4.28.10

I thought it would be neat to share some pictures of what it looks like in downtown Ketchikan. This is the view from some of the streets. These are the streets we take home from "town" (the grocery store, Wal-mart, etc.).


This is going south. The ocean is on the right (west). From May through September there are 1-5 cruise ships parked there most days. This is one of those areas that we try to avoid when there are like 4 cruise ships docked because it gets super crazy! (Maybe we should take some pictures of that? I think we will!) These pictures were taken before "tourist season". The building on the right is Tongass Trading, which has a outdoor gear and sporting goods. There's also a lot of things for tourists to buy, like cheap Alaskan magnets and postcards. Ha!

Now we are headed east in this picture after going around a curve. See the building on the right side? That's where Quent works. It's the federal building. I was told that the mile markers stop/start at that building. So we live 2 miles south of town, which is 2 miles south of the federal building. The building is referred to as "the pink building" because it's pink. People like to argue that it's actually "salmon" colored, but it's pretty pink! Beyond that building is Creek Street. The mountain in the background is Deer Mountain, where Quent hikes and skis.

Now we've rounded the curve by "the pink building" and are headed south once again. We are passing by Creek Street, just starting to go over the bridge that's over the creek. Lots of salmon swim up this creek in the summer. Most days in the summer we see people fishing off the bridge. And on warm Alaskan days you will see kids jumping off the bridge/dock into the water. And what is considered a warm Alaskan day? 60+ degrees! But I've also seen 7 year olds playing in a sprinkler on 50 degree days.

And this is a picture going south and we are almost off the bridge. Nothing too exciting here.