Hoonah
This Tlingit Native American village of about 2,000 folks is located on Port Frederick on the north end of Chichagof Island. During our extra stay here we found many small, pleasant surprises. One secret to great photography is to slow down, and so we did, marveling in the details we found.
Near the harbor, a big blue dumpster provide a simple backdrop to these humble weeds.
(Above and below): Sunset over Frederick Sound.
(Below) An old boat hull shows its colors.
The blue tarp matches the original paint job on this old bus parked in someone's yard.
Fish hooks await halibut.
A dog guards the porch of a family that honors its military folks.
Raindrops glisten on this wild rose.
Esquire Magazine voted the Office Bar in Hoonah as the best bar in the United States in 2006.
This poignant statue marks a grave in a little cemetery near the Alaska state ferry dock.
A boat's name attests to just how tough commercial fishing can be.
