Cute town. Good shopping for souvenirs. Great easy day is to take the bus to town and then walk to the National Historic Park. Beautiful trees and Totem poles. Flat ground and pleasant to see. ...
Sitka itself we found to be another most pleasant town, with its interesting Slavonic history and a building style reminiscent of the High Tatra (shades of Polska in Alaska ?)
Lots of fish leaping at random in the bay! From the pier the Sea Otter trip, on a proper boat, showed a lotta otter-spotters plenty of sea otters, a clutterbucket of sealions (incorrect collective noun, surely ? - Ed.), a ...
AMAZING. Between the excursion and just the views in general. I loved it. The bald eagles are just stunning, and seeing them every where, it really is a beautiful sight. ...
Misty day, but that's normal for this port. Still beautiful. Hiked around town to totem park and shopped in downtown. LONG line to get on shuttle to town from the port. ...
Fortress of the Bear and Raptor Center our guide was really awesome and you could tell he loved the environment. He was active resident and we watched him pick up trash and keep the areas in good shape. ...
"Alaska 4x4 Nature Safari" was also a very good experience. We saw little wildlife because the ATVs we drove probably scared them off, but it was fun to drive and the scenery was fine. The guide stopped and explained things regularly and it was generally just good to get out and breathe the fresh air. ...