{"id":624,"date":"2007-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=624"},"modified":"2009-04-15T08:55:44","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T13:55:44","slug":"s_logs-dashew-dashew392","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/s_logs-dashew-dashew392\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Sound – Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"
Prince William Sound, Part 1: Sensory overload.<\/div>\n

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\"Collge<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n

It is hard to use exclusionary descriptions in this part of the world. Is Prince William Sound more beautiful then some of the spots we’ve visited in Southeast Alaska? Does it compare to the Kenai Coast of Alaska? What we do know is that the scenery is breathtaking, almost overwhelming.<\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

At some point you begin to feel sensory overload. You have to go away, back to the "normal" world to achieve balance.<\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

The sunlight, or lack thereof (mainly lack this summer so far) has a lot to do with the visual experience. When we have clouds to filter the light the colors are subdued, the mountains and ice less awesome.<\/p>\n

\"College<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

In the cold, typically rainy weather this summer there has been little incentive to exercise aboard the 15-foot (4.5m) rowing machine we carry on the aft deck. So, we’ve taken to jumping rope (Linda more than Steve) to get the heart rate up (as if that were not already happening from the vistas by which we are surrounded).<\/p>\n

\"College<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

We’ve found that pushing our way slowly through does a nice job of cleaning grass from the waterline. The only negative is that it also takes off the bottom paint (but not, so far, the undercoat). As long as we push through ice every couple of weeks the waterline will stay clean.<\/p>\n

\"Ice<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

In the past we’ve written about various systems for making ice for drinks. This is the most efficient yet. Launch the dink, collect a few appropriately sized chunks (or pick them up off the swim step), chip, and then store in the freezer.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

A new personal best for latitude. This is as far north as you can go in this part of the world without heading west through the pass at Unimak and into the Bering Sea.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

As elsewhere in Alaska, the charts have to be taken with a grain of salt. Not only are the soundings sketchy, often a hundred years old, but Mother Earth is hard at work pushing and pulling on her tectonic plates (hence the precipitous mountains and volcanoes) and working her glaciers back and forth. We see a lot of steep changes in depth like the one shown above, often where they are not indicated on the charts. <\/p>\n

\"Canon<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Sometimes between navigating, watching for wildlife, dodging debris, and taking photos there isn’t enough time to just relax and take it all in. <\/p>\n

\"Harriman<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Our binoculars are getting a work out. We love reaching out with them to feel the textures of snow and rock. The stabilized Canons are great in the smooth water, and we could even use more power then the 14 power (but this would be impractical at sea with the boat moving).<\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

The winds are usually down slope off the glaciers, adapting to surface temperature as they slide towards sea level. You can guess how warm it is – and this is mid-June. There are a lot of layers under those heavy coats (hence the thick look – that’s our story and we’re sticking to it!).<\/p>\n

\"Canon<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

These next photos were taken with our 70 to 200mm Canon L series 2.8-1 lens. <\/p>\n

\"Canon<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\"Canon<\/div>\n

\"Sea<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\"Sea<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

The otters seem to enjoy watching us as much as we enjoy looking at them. We’ve always said Alaska is a friendly place…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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