Ketchican, Alaska, 2004

In 2004 I took a trip with my family to Alaska. We went Holland America. My very favorite place was Kechikan. Kechikan is locked in by mountains on one side, and the Ocean on the other. It is so small that the only place for an airport for big planes is on an island. This is the place where they wanted to build the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere". The bridge had to be high enough so that the Cruise Ships could pass under it. This plus the rugged weather made the bridge very expensive. For years Ketchikan has gotten by with lots of little airplanes and small boats, and big boats. Since the Salmon Canning industry failed due to outsourcing and farming of fish, Tourism and the big Cruise Ships coming all summer is a major industry for this quaint little town. It was my first view of Alaska in its pristine beauty. I fell in love with it.

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