After we posted yesterday's blog, we drove out to Chilkoot Lake State Park. It wasn't long before we saw the first bear fishing for his dinner. We saw a total of four at various spots along the river that flows out of the lake and another crossing the road in the camping area. This morning we got up early, hoping to see more bears before we had to board the Alaska marine ferry that would take us to Juneau. We were rewarded with two sightings. One bear was acting crazy, according to the park "host." It appeared to be swimming down middle of the river. Of course, we do not know how deep the water was. The bear in the picture caught the largest fish we have seen a bear catch and took it up on the bank to enjoy his breakfast.
This is a picture of the Malaspina, a 499-passenger/88-vehicle ferry. It even had cabins, but we didn't need to rent one because the trip only lasted 4 1/2 hours. A National Park Service worker gave a couple lectures in one of the passenger lounges. Movies were shown in another location. The water was calm, but it continued to rain throughout the trip. The rains we have been having have been gentle rains--no wind or lightning.
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