tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42541098918458048402012-01-28T15:37:00.084-08:00otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.comBlogger5281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-76536204055004156462012-01-28T15:37:00.000-08:002012-01-28T15:37:00.089-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6774028851/" title="AK3Y024 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6774028851_ae6158366e_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="774" alt="dead wild celery, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Wild celery with a snowy background...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7653620405500415646?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-73124628329408505502012-01-27T18:49:00.000-08:002012-01-27T18:49:47.301-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6773859625/" title="AK3Y023 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6773859625_bf5c5dbea7_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="snow on angel headstone, Kasaan Cemetery, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />(Kasaan Cemetery)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7312462832940850550?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-62889481607882086042012-01-26T19:56:00.000-08:002012-01-26T20:04:28.730-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6768925605/" title="AK3Y021 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6768925605_8f1bb766a8_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="764" alt="in front of Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />...in front of Naay I'waans today.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6769032985/" title="AK3Y022 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6769032985_0bb81a893f_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="snowy totem, Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />(Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-6288948160788208604?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-44026817994601662972012-01-25T13:45:00.000-08:002012-01-26T01:46:27.584-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6764742619/" title="AK3Y020 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6764742619_20e0ed00d2_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="snowing in Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4402681799460166297?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-17173084127592826582012-01-23T16:48:00.000-08:002012-01-24T13:50:39.846-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6756960765/" title="AK3Y019 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6756960765_c7112317b8_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="722" alt="totem pole in front of Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />...in front of Naay I'waans (Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1717308412759282658?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-16604436931211624942012-01-22T15:47:00.000-08:002012-01-23T15:49:33.266-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6751839509/" title="AK3Y018 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6751839509_72871192d0_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="standing water over the bank of Son-i-Hat Creek, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1660443693121162494?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-44453290554744631952012-01-15T14:08:00.000-08:002012-01-16T14:15:10.712-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6710581345/" title="AK3Y017 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6710581345_9582bced5a_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="icicles and Kasaan Mountain, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A cold scene with icicles and Kasaan Mountain...<br />(David S. Peele Community Hall, Kasaan)<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4445329055474463195?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-22291185752802035002012-01-13T14:12:00.000-08:002012-01-16T14:13:20.104-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6710581271/" title="AK3Y016 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6710581271_d9fcf636cc_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="basketball stuck in the net, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2229118575280203500?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-48329828259202600032012-01-09T19:48:00.000-08:002012-01-13T02:50:32.849-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6689077025/" title="AK3Y015 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6689077025_a79a9e1d7c_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, with snow and frontal totem pole, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />January 9th, 2012<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4832982825920260003?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-85864355907304104502011-12-20T16:49:00.000-08:002011-12-22T12:50:42.728-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6555779393/" title="AK3Y014 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6555779393_abc680b0bf_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="753" alt="sunlight on the frontal totem of Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8586435590730410450?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-64280907449067557432011-11-26T00:34:00.000-08:002011-11-26T00:34:00.181-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6396607959/" title="AK3Y011 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6396607959_0915055fe1_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="735" alt="snow on sides of the Unity Pole, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Notice the snow or no snow on the different sides of the Unity Pole...also, we see much more snow on the pole than in a <a href="http://alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowy-unity.html"><span style="color: #0000FF;">previous post</a></span>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-6428090744906755743?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-15031513946356640612011-11-25T00:34:00.000-08:002011-11-25T13:52:05.522-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6396607947/" title="AK3Y012 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6095/6396607947_db79c73d2d_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="741" alt="logs and seagulls, Kasaan Bay, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1503151394635664061?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-79961088653390637142011-11-24T13:32:00.001-08:002011-11-24T13:32:29.697-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6396526173/" title="AK3Y010 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6396526173_85b5bea608_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="snow on rooftops of Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving from snowy Kasaan!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7996108865339063714?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-89361739382545867052011-11-23T14:00:00.000-08:002011-11-24T14:01:50.699-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6396680619/" title="AK3Y013 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6037/6396680619_57625a377b_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="footprints in the snow, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />It snowed several inches in Kasaan.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8936173938254586705?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-44145751133530238652011-11-20T16:13:00.000-08:002011-11-20T16:13:22.343-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6372916847/" title="AK3Y009 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6225/6372916847_4e3f2c5d15_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="totem with snow, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4414575113353023865?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-14599223914230505312011-11-19T21:34:00.000-08:002011-11-19T21:34:14.948-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6366884927/" title="AK3Y008 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6112/6366884927_295dc95364_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="755" alt="snow inside Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />...inside Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1459922391423050531?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-89713372878378583522011-11-16T00:34:00.000-08:002011-11-16T00:34:00.117-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6348639397/" title="AK3Y007 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6348639397_55f06c17cb_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="birds on the water near Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />...near Kasaan<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8971337287837858352?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-6833542322114881042011-11-15T12:00:00.000-08:002011-11-15T12:00:03.316-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6347538433/" title="AK3Y006 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6347538433_08cd6bbd3c_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="snow on the Unity Pole, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />The Unity Pole (Kasaan)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-683354232211488104?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-47280616104479966012011-11-14T12:00:00.000-08:002011-11-15T10:47:25.832-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6347538427/" title="AK3Y004 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6347538427_698a276ef0_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="view of snowy downtown Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Kasaan, Alaska<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6347538431/" title="AK3Y005 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6347538431_67f289e6f8_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="snow on sign, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4728061610447996601?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-63211429786210660102011-10-27T15:41:00.000-07:002011-10-27T15:41:26.857-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6286947865/" title="AK3Y003 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6286947865_0122ef534b_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="764" alt="high tide in Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />This afternoon, in Kasaan...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-6321142978621066010?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-29611731560335313102011-10-22T19:40:00.000-07:002011-10-26T17:44:34.816-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6284359959/" title="AK3Y002 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6284359959_23caab8dbd_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="742" alt="window view of Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Kasaan, Alaska<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2961173156033531310?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-29449388679964182011-10-18T20:00:00.000-07:002011-10-20T10:35:23.248-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6264278022/" title="AK3Y001 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6045/6264278022_b376354375_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="743" alt="sun rays poke through clouds, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Sun rays poke through clouds around Kasaan Bay.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2944938867996418?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-79619588053744375472011-09-16T11:52:00.000-07:002011-09-22T11:53:19.072-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6172562663/" title="AK2Y253 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6172562663_f91e2fb048_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="clouds at sunset, Kasaan Bay, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[Kasaan Bay}<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7961958805374437547?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-18928877831793715772011-09-13T17:42:00.000-07:002011-09-14T14:42:51.312-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6148456864/" title="Ak2Y252 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6148456864_255971a1cb_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="dead salmon in Son-i-Hat Creek, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[Son-i-Hat Creek, Kasaan]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1892887783179371577?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-62678644012761029602011-09-12T16:50:00.000-07:002011-09-13T16:51:14.760-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6145136049/" title="Ak2Y251 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6145136049_f9cdd2aaff_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="colorful mushroom, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-6267864401276102960?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-84659776171005101362011-09-09T12:21:00.001-07:002011-09-09T12:21:40.739-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6131033886/" title="AK2Y250 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6131033886_b44c0f1e96_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="clouds over Kasaan Mountain, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />A break in the cloud cover this morning over Kasaan Mountain.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8465977617100510136?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-4902917369769288952011-09-05T19:43:00.000-07:002011-09-07T17:43:50.373-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6125204193/" title="AK2Y249 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6125204193_226de4f53c_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="761" alt="twin fawns under a big tree, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Big tree, little twins...<br />(Kasaan, Alaska)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-490291736976928895?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-57452654663052265542011-09-04T15:58:00.000-07:002011-09-04T15:58:09.094-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6113783951/" title="AK2Y248 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6078/6113783951_390081ace4_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="a lone humpback salmon swims up Son-i-Hat Creek, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />A lone humpback salmon (low center of frame) swims up Son-i-Hat Creek, near Naay I'waans (Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House).<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5745265466305226554?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-31596748236541774152011-08-30T10:53:00.000-07:002011-08-31T10:53:26.308-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6100749286/" title="AK2Y246 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6100749286_2aea71138b_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="741" alt="trailhead to Naay I'waans, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3159674823654177415?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-26282490124310409552011-08-29T19:11:00.000-07:002011-08-31T11:12:55.214-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6100262761/" title="AK2Y247 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6100262761_55e2aa4183_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="back of totem in Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2628249012431040955?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-26929473839684546292011-08-07T22:47:00.000-07:002011-08-10T10:55:32.868-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/6029331141/" title="AK2Y245 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6029331141_1f6c1b266d_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="669" alt="totem pole at sunset, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[photo with iPhone in front of Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House]<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2692947383968454629?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-79038101902677197742011-07-24T14:56:00.000-07:002011-07-24T14:56:05.307-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5971959012/" title="AK2Y244 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5971959012_782d7c7ed5_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="blue hole in the cloud cover, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7903810190267719774?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-53668784028011847222011-07-23T20:49:00.000-07:002011-07-23T20:49:41.109-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5969082204/" title="AK2Y243 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/5969082204_8904a1e8c4_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="751" alt="totems and trees, Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />A couple of hours ago...<br />[Totems Historic District, Kasaan]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5366878402801184722?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-83802902847953475342011-07-22T19:33:00.000-07:002011-07-23T20:34:40.195-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5968489169/" title="AK2Y242 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/5968489169_241704e3ef_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="669" alt="deer in my yard, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Deer in my yard (taken with iPhone)...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8380290284795347534?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-49328012318979953712011-07-21T20:18:00.000-07:002011-07-22T01:21:22.541-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5963045581/" title="AK2Y241 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5963045581_e42dd891fc_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="sunlight falls on a hill, Kasaan Bay, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Late afternoon sunlight falls on the hill behind Gasa'aan (Old Kasaan)...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4932801231897995371?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-39261192071680907132011-07-20T19:46:00.000-07:002011-07-20T20:26:17.611-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5960050928/" title="AK2Y240 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6008/5960050928_cd4b06dbe6_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="beach and Kasaan Bay, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />One and half mile from coast to coast...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3926119207168090713?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-33914270342326522452011-07-19T22:41:00.000-07:002011-07-19T22:41:11.453-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5957067776/" title="AK2Y239 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6023/5957067776_597a5c29b6_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="754" alt="totem and trees, Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3391427034232652245?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-80549953846351103312011-07-18T21:12:00.000-07:002011-07-19T00:13:58.094-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5953739954/" title="AK2Y238 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/5953739954_961f090421_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="753" alt="lupine, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8054995384635110331?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-9540286191675941822011-07-17T11:47:00.000-07:002011-07-17T11:47:55.013-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5946929411/" title="AK2Y237 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5946929411_829c12ac22_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="small girl on the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-954028619167594182?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-56498990656821355472011-07-16T22:39:00.000-07:002011-07-16T22:39:55.095-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5945507848/" title="AK2Y236 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5945507848_30cf28bd89_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="mising face, center house post, Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Center house post inside Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House...Photo evidence shows that the face went missing sometime between 1917 and 1938. Then, after the Civilian Conservation Corps restoration project (completed in 1940), the face went missing again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5649899065682135547?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-22112768781605045902011-07-15T22:08:00.001-07:002011-07-15T22:08:53.390-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5941711367/" title="AK2Y235 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5941711367_401ff187b9_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="stump with small trees growing, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2211276878160504590?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-56482473764893907932011-07-14T19:50:00.000-07:002011-07-15T15:52:10.061-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5940986523/" title="AK2Y234 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/5940986523_f899548bfb_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="bugs and Son-i-Hat Creek, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[Son-i-Hat Creek, Kasaan]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5648247376489390793?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-18810877216424204512011-07-13T22:21:00.000-07:002011-07-14T02:22:42.011-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5936029455/" title="AK2Y233 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/5936029455_d34bddebd2_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="moon over Kasaan Harbor, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1881087721642420451?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-16794514279264244962011-07-11T15:56:00.000-07:002011-07-12T17:59:35.638-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5931388573/" title="AK2Y232 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5931388573_fbd337dab2_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="761" alt="AK2Y232"></a><br /><br />The reach...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5931388565/" title="AK2Y231 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5931388565_751637f6af_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="AK2Y231"></a><br /><br />Success!<br /><br />[Karta River, Alaska]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1679451427926424496?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-26722035410666445182011-07-10T18:07:00.000-07:002011-07-12T13:15:35.472-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5930898091/" title="AK2Y227 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/5930898091_6ce7bf57d4_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="743" alt="big fin of killer whale, Karta Bay, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Big fin!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5930898093/" title="AK2Y228 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5930898093_9b04624ab3_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="746" alt="killer whale head, Karta Bay, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Howdy!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5930898097/" title="AK2Y229 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/5930898097_bbb6f67328_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="745" alt="killer whale pod, Karta Bay, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Pod activity...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5930898103/" title="AK2Y230 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6130/5930898103_1483289c01_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="743" alt="killer whale tail, Karta Bay, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Tail fin...<br />[Karta Bay, Alaska]<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2672203541066644518?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-18432328597790329372011-07-08T15:42:00.000-07:002011-07-08T15:42:14.943-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5916418583/" title="AK2Y226 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5916418583_c47e013f9b_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="sailboat in Tolstoi Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[Tolstoi Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1843232859779032937?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-24409712782465871022011-07-07T21:05:00.000-07:002011-07-08T10:10:37.251-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5916098222/" title="AK2Y224 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/5916098222_29b644d455_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="clouds over Kasaan Bay, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Calm evening...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5916098226/" title="AK2Y225 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5273/5916098226_71fbe08a69_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="Kasaan Mountain in shade, with late afternoon sun in foreground, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Kasaan Mountain<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2440971278246587102?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-72098928748897717652011-07-06T11:01:00.000-07:002011-07-06T11:04:32.960-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5909015471/" title="AK2Y223 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5032/5909015471_ab4bb9796b_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="house post from Eagle Leg House, from Old Kasaan, at Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />One of four similar house posts from Eagle Leg House of Old Kasaan, now on display at the <a href="http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/museums/totem.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: #0000ff;">Totem Heritage Center</a></span>, in Ketchikan, Alaska.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/museums/totem.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="165" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Q38mIQbewc/ThSi-Q5Q9kI/AAAAAAAAASQ/L9gxZ8kP7dI/s400/EagleClawDet_2531.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7209892874889771765?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-5125226201208205112011-07-05T21:44:00.001-07:002011-07-05T21:44:56.899-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5907813324/" title="AK2Y222 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5314/5907813324_c3c94a232e_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="reflections on Ketchikan Creek, Ketchikan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[Ketchikan Creek...]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-512522620120820511?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-36120392087893168092011-07-04T19:00:00.000-07:002011-07-05T10:16:57.347-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5905216423/" title="AK2Y221 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5232/5905216423_9656ed8de2_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="741" alt="float with tattoo people and bigfoot, Ketchikan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />Bigfoot makes an appearance...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5905216415/" title="AK2Y220 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5311/5905216415_2d5c1ce143_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="rainy street from above, Ketchikan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />From above...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5905216395/" title="AK2Y219 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/5905216395_55775c9575_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="791" alt="end of the parade, Ketchikan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />The End...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3612039208789316809?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-19666112892944397122011-07-03T12:07:00.000-07:002011-07-03T12:08:06.085-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5897793187/" title="AK2Y218 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/5897793187_89de8c6c55_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="last sunlight of the day falls on Prince of Wales Island, Kasaan Bay, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />...last time I saw some sunshine<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1966611289294439712?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-36868832753616118212011-07-02T09:16:00.000-07:002011-07-02T09:16:33.541-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5894394178/" title="AK2Y217 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5894394178_2f0fbaac59_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="bear prints and poop, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Prints and a pile...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3686883275361611821?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-25574608430885510252011-07-01T22:33:00.000-07:002011-07-01T23:34:10.172-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5892732719/" title="AK2Y216 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5038/5892732719_a2891dfb47_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="frog and other figures, frontal totem pole, Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2557460843088551025?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-23126707063092221802011-06-30T22:00:00.000-07:002011-07-01T02:02:37.374-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5890507248/" title="AK2Y215 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5311/5890507248_bbdf3630fd_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="deer partially behind tree, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />In my front yard...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2312670706309222180?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-39468914388361736152011-06-29T23:44:00.000-07:002011-06-29T23:44:22.305-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5887113768/" title="AK2Y214 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5032/5887113768_323e0568e0_b.jpg" border="0" width="498" height="737" alt="frontal totem pole and Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />This evening, at Naay I'waans...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3946891438836173615?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-10065496665847070222011-06-28T14:14:00.000-07:002011-06-29T13:15:08.503-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5885105003/" title="AK2Y213 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5885105003_2cb246e505_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="tree limbs with moss, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />(Prince of Wales Island)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1006549666584707022?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-4732311169925065702011-06-27T19:41:00.000-07:002011-06-27T19:41:47.200-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5879100543/" title="AK2Y212 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/5879100543_335630c254_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="wild celery and more on the Olsen property, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />The view today from my dad's property, in Kasaan...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-473231116992506570?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-9611407522548927102011-06-26T19:52:00.000-07:002011-06-26T19:52:29.446-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5875071715/" title="AK2Y210 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/5875071715_e07be790ff_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="760" alt="baby held up, Juneau, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-961140752254892710?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-26106292082921312942011-06-25T13:42:00.000-07:002011-06-25T13:43:39.134-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5870729934/" title="AK2Y209 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5119/5870729934_4739f7da5e_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="rooftops and Mount Juneau, Juneau, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />...with Mount Juneau in the background<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2610629208292131294?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-90295087745273125692011-06-24T20:10:00.000-07:002011-06-26T20:12:20.603-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5875700426/" title="AK2Y211 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5067/5875700426_750f9a6d97_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="figures on roof of metal company, Juneau, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[Juneau, Alaska]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-9029508774527312569?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-58809731407633347942011-06-23T20:00:00.000-07:002011-06-24T10:23:11.931-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5866613579/" title="AK2Y207 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5158/5866613579_32d5c01974_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="aerial photo of glacier, Southeast Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Along the way from Skagway to Juneau...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5880973140763334794?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-69918480793655791662011-06-18T13:33:00.000-07:002011-06-25T13:43:55.616-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5870729928/" title="AK2Y208 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5039/5870729928_5daa664aaa_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="755" alt="solar-powered parking meter, Juneau, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Solar-powered, no less!<br />[Juneau, Alaska]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-6991848079365579166?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-16654948419564589132011-06-17T17:10:00.000-07:002011-07-06T10:56:29.336-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5847464780/" title="AK2Y206 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/5847464780_0d2009521f_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="wild celery, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />In previous posts, you have seen <a href="http://alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com/2011/05/dead-celery.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: #0000ff;">versions of dead</a></span> wild celery. Well, with the season, I bring you the living version.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1665494841956458913?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-29905940696001861232011-06-16T18:18:00.001-07:002011-06-16T18:18:27.372-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5841150966/" title="AK2Y205 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/5841150966_162c45f27a_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="748" alt="rhododendron, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2990594069600186123?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-7640948382080559302011-06-14T20:44:00.000-07:002011-06-15T01:40:49.334-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5835572092/" title="AK2Y203 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5312/5835572092_6b2512bae1_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="722" alt="fawn on beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />This evening...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5835572094/" title="AK2Y204 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/5835572094_deaf0591e5_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="682" alt="two fawns and mother on beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />The good mother returns for her straggling, left-behind good little hider.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-764094838208055930?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-32272097350734473952011-06-13T23:20:00.000-07:002011-06-14T09:46:29.542-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5831851348/" title="AK2Y198 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/5831851348_c09cfbe756_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="tiny fawn and mother deer on the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br />At low tide, this afternoon...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5831908162/" title="AK2Y199 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5831908162_4c7957bd42_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="749" alt="tiny fawn and mother deer on the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5832701687/" title="AK2Y200 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/5832701687_ba0a9481b2_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="751" alt="tiny fawn and mother deer on the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5832701691/" title="AK2Y201 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5238/5832701691_1a3fd76e7d_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="760" alt="tiny fawn and mother deer on the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3227209735073447395?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-12930358777635644472011-06-12T13:39:00.000-07:002011-06-12T13:39:19.312-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5826019524/" title="AK2Y196 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/5826019524_c1aa823908_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="762" alt="small boy in the water, near the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Where are my froggie boots? Oh, to be a kid again, eh?<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1293035877763564447?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-34115364879594732092011-06-11T14:15:00.000-07:002011-06-12T14:39:48.421-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5825589419/" title="AK2Y197 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5825589419_df0612d680_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="dishing up at the Crab Festival, Totem Trail Cafe, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />2nd annual, Totem Trail Cafe, Kasaan<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3411536487959473209?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-47298272153862704642011-06-10T16:33:00.000-07:002011-06-11T01:22:44.352-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5820639820/" title="AK2Y195 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/5820639820_722daf98b1_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="761" alt="deer swimming in Kasaan Bay, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />And, you think that you feel all alone in this big world...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4729827215386270464?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-46506862703753648862011-06-09T00:34:00.000-07:002011-06-09T00:34:00.766-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5813950155/" title="AK2Y194 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5813950155_bbabaedc69_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="deer in my yard, stretching and scratching, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />In my front yard, this deer stretched for some scratching, but one can dream...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4650686270375364886?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-70139407251970623832011-06-08T22:16:00.000-07:002011-06-08T22:16:33.980-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5814339208/" title="AK2Y192 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5814339208_981092309c_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="759" alt="dove in a tree, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Recently, I heard other Kasaan residents mention seeing doves around the village but hadn't seen them for myself until today. There were killer whales out in the bay, too. Maybe I'll get better photos next time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7013940725197062383?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-82125778401176846472011-06-07T22:50:00.000-07:002011-06-07T22:50:01.063-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5811069184/" title="AK2Y191 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5811069184_7cb14d5b73_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="748" alt="a deer on my deck, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />I caught this deer on my deck, as I came home from another visit to Naay I'waans (Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8212577840117684647?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-78761199214514079952011-06-06T19:22:00.000-07:002011-06-08T22:25:20.812-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5814358316/" title="AK2Y193 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/5814358316_f6012c6678_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="sunlight on the bank of Son-i-Hat Creek, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Afternoon sunlight on the bank of Son-i-Hat Creek...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7876119921451407995?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-39955606034324724472011-06-05T17:06:00.000-07:002011-06-05T17:06:48.113-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5801831079/" title="AK2Y189 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5236/5801831079_7371d480a4_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="late afternoon light in Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Some of the day's last light falls on a totem pole in Kasaan's Totems Historic District.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3995560603432472447?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-65348369794871089192011-06-04T19:33:00.000-07:002011-06-05T22:40:01.119-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5802514467/" title="AK2Y190 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/5802514467_0dcef61753_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="760" alt="bear memorial totem with cedar hat, Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />An often-seen friend gets to wear my cedar hat for a while. I let him wear a different hat in a <a href="http://alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com/2009/12/bear-with-hat.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: #0000ff;">previous post</a></span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-6534836979487108919?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-30994563054885289122011-06-03T21:54:00.000-07:002011-06-04T00:58:31.986-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5796054394/" title="AK2Y188 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/5796054394_727bbfe9c2_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="752" alt="IFA ferry passing by Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.interislandferry.com"><span style="font-style: italic; color: #0000ff;">Inter-Island Ferry</a></span> passing by Kasaan...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3099456305488528912?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-40814139902042206402011-06-02T20:54:00.000-07:002011-06-02T22:55:32.226-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5792263645/" title="AK2Y187 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/5792263645_245a3a66c1_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="fawn on the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />[looks worse than it was]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-4081413990204220640?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-81114507866703638682011-06-01T19:53:00.000-07:002011-06-02T08:54:32.416-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5790121605/" title="AK2Y186 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/5790121605_06d5e6ba02_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="wood on the beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8111450786670363868?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-83697408265302443652011-05-31T19:28:00.000-07:002011-06-13T14:53:34.883-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5788671462/" title="AK2Y185 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5788671462_511824335d_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="739" alt="aerial shot of Naay I'waans and frontal totem pole (Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House), Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like-box href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Naay-Iwaans-The-Great-House-Chief-Son-i-Hat-Whale-House/177897648907737" width="292" show_faces="true" border_color="ffffff" stream="true" header="true"></fb:like-box></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8369740826530244365?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-83520782320198529762011-05-30T15:51:00.000-07:002011-05-30T16:57:03.806-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5778168689/" title="AK2Y184 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/5778168689_81d4c5ee23_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="756" alt="aerial photo of Craig Harbor and its environs, Craig, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />From a helicopter, this morning...<br />Happy Memorial Day!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-8352078232019852976?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-31402296028864464212011-05-29T20:47:00.001-07:002011-05-29T20:47:59.047-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5774652478/" title="AK2Y183 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2200/5774652478_e48cd24b84_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="my yard with Kasaan Mountain, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />With Kasaan Mountain...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3140229602886446421?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-14050302251966390102011-05-28T16:44:00.000-07:002011-05-29T17:49:17.737-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5774114046/" title="AK2Y182 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/5774114046_4423235963_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="raven flying, Craig, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />(Craig, Alaska)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1405030225196639010?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-315784488464366532011-05-27T23:27:00.000-07:002011-05-27T23:27:18.788-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5767395934/" title="AK2Y181 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2481/5767395934_d42c83e6bd_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="730" alt="young deer in Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Around 9 PM, Totems Historic District, Kasaan...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-31578448846436653?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-55957066465881220582011-05-26T17:37:00.000-07:002011-05-27T17:39:17.379-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5766135713/" title="AK2Y180 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/5766135713_4e770c7fe6_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="beaver on totem pole in front of Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Photo taken from behind, 3/4 angle...<br />(Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5595706646588122058?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-2042970693116734292011-05-25T19:36:00.000-07:002011-05-26T22:37:05.115-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5763635777/" title="AK2Y179 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5763635777_d02c92522f_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="755" alt="late afternoon clouds over Kasaan Bay, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-204297069311673429?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-5372921070579064532011-05-23T16:28:00.000-07:002011-05-24T16:29:50.182-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5756136363/" title="AK2Y178 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2179/5756136363_fa02a578db_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="begin of trail to Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Your adventure begins here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-537292107057906453?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-25566957230900452152011-05-22T16:13:00.000-07:002011-05-24T16:16:43.488-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5756646532/" title="AK2Y177 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/5756646532_915baf5233_b.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="view of the bay and clouds, Hydaburg, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In memory of Dr. Walter Soboleff. As he said, "Take care of the old person you are going to become." He knew of what he spoke, having lived a full and influential 102 years.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-2556695723090045215?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-75852230523781623842011-05-21T15:00:00.000-07:002011-05-22T10:56:26.869-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5747492568/" title="AK2Y176 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5029/5747492568_262989d79b_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="huge log on a beach, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />At Stink Beach, after the end of the world...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7585223052378162384?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-90090654905209418522011-05-20T03:33:00.000-07:002011-05-20T03:33:00.424-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5738764297/" title="AK2Y175 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/5738764297_d8ec266282_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="744" alt="looking down Kasaan Bay towards Gravina Island, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />From the beach in front of Naay I'waans, looking down Kasaan Bay, with Gravina Island in the distance...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-9009065490520941852?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-5578952364280414012011-05-19T21:44:00.000-07:002011-05-19T21:44:50.869-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5738546495/" title="AK2Y174 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5738546495_7729351482_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="743" alt="skunk cabbage, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Deer and other animals nibble on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Skunk_Cabbage"><span style="font-style: italic; color: #0000ff;">skunk cabbage</a></span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-557895236428041401?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-92002079507106530822011-05-18T12:11:00.000-07:002011-05-18T12:12:45.455-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5734072293/" title="AK2Y172 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5734072293_21e823a1a6_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="wet figure on totem, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Wet (beaver figure in front of Naay I'waans, Chief Son-i-Hat Whale House)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5734072297/" title="AK2Y173 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/5734072297_a2ef02d040_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="beaver figure on totem, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Dry (same figure)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-9200207950710653082?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-33866213575599303992011-05-17T23:02:00.000-07:002011-05-17T23:02:35.857-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5732878108/" title="AK2Y171 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/5732878108_4b7d484da1_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="749" alt="Chief Son-i-Hat's grave in Kasaan Cemetery, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />(Kasaan Cemetery)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-3386621357559930399?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-4362583838655147262011-05-15T16:00:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:02:07.469-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5727806797/" title="AK2Y170 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/5727806797_47a1287391_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="dead wild celery in my yard, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />Still some around, until the new stuff takes over later in the summer...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://lifeamongotherthings.blogspot.com/2006/10/blogroll.html" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="Blog Your Blessings banner" border="0" height="77" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jqt9Vo5i4yY/RfRA_blFxZI/AAAAAAAAADI/dwDZRD2BkTg/s400/ByB3.jpg" width="320" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-436258383865514726?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-16583610676775483432011-05-14T15:47:00.000-07:002011-05-16T15:48:18.305-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5728323012/" title="AK2Y169 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5125/5728323012_a2f3c25585_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="creek in the middle of Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />You might not believe it but this creek gets a <a href="http://alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com/2010/08/humpy-run.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: #0000ff;">lot of fish</a></span> every year.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-1658361067677548343?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-51395549408938896962011-05-13T18:00:00.000-07:002011-05-19T21:46:23.048-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5712059372/" title="AK2Y167 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/5712059372_9b6a10e2df_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="bear memorial totem in shadow, Totems Historic District, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5139554940893889696?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-79943922002614788112011-05-12T10:48:00.000-07:002011-05-13T10:48:49.162-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5716056961/" title="AK2Y168 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/5716056961_0464889baa_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="741" alt="a wheelbarrow and grass and more, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />With Wheelbarrow...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7994392200261478811?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-51953635767965674702011-05-11T12:45:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:29:26.223-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5711186310/" title="AK2Y166 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/5711186310_674f502f98_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="Pac Man-shaped cloud over Kasaan Mountain, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />A couple of hours before the big fight, Pac Man appears over Kasaan Mountain.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5195363576796567470?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-2576036918810530722011-05-10T23:10:00.000-07:002011-05-10T23:10:01.917-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5709512608/" title="AK2Y165 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/5709512608_dbbf775f62_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="clouds over Kasaan Bay, with a sun chaser, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-257603691881053072?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-58800471536303670352011-05-06T16:44:00.000-07:002011-05-07T16:45:12.358-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5697223723/" title="AK2Y164 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5697223723_7aba9819eb_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="lichens on a tree, and more, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />...near the beach, Kasaan<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-5880047153630367035?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254109891845804840.post-74675468297289529132011-05-05T15:41:00.000-07:002011-05-06T16:42:30.977-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78008749@N00/5694771292/" title="AK2Y163 by otilius, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5694771292_db13182b06_b.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="750" alt="window of the Totem Trail Cafe, Kasaan, Alaska"></a><br /><br /><br />A room with a view, Totem Trail Cafe, Kasaan...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4254109891845804840-7467546829728952913?l=alaskanitty-gritty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>otiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990914565365483878noreply@blogger.com1