I was a tourist today on Wolf’s walking tour! This three hour adventure started at Crescent Harbor where we then walked to the Raptor Center, through muskeg, the National Forest and end at the Russian Cathedral. Wolf, a very German accented Sitkan who works for Sitka Tours, hooked me up on one of his tours. I learned allot on my walking tour about plant species, the towns history and the native people of the island. It’s pretty cool to learn the names and purposes of some plant life in the area. I also learned about a few plants not to mess with. There's a bush that I see all the time when I’m out exploring and I had no Idea till today that it can give you second degree burns if your expose to intense sunlight after coming in contact with its pollen.
-At the Alaska Raptor Center.
-Wolfgang!
-Through the muskeg.
-Wolf really gets into his stories.
-Inside the Russian Cathedral.
After the walking tour and a brief nap, I was ready for a good hike. Lindsay had told me earlier that all the snow was now melted near the falls on Indian River trail. It was an absolutely perfect day with temperatures in the mid 70’s. My keys jingled on my belt and I sang the entire way to the falls, just incase a brown bear was out for a stroll as well. Three hours latter I arrived at the falls. The water level was definitely higher than my last visit as a result of the melting snow. I plan on exploring the backside of the falls during my next visit.
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