KETCHIKAN, Alaska's, southern most city has a population of almost 8,000 people and the most concentration of tribal people that anywhere else in Alaska. Much of it sits in stilts at the base of the Tongass National Forest.



The streets around the pier where the cruise ships dock have lots of shops that cater to the tourists but when you get off the main "drag" the town " goes rogue", it is still a rough and tumble pioneer town.

Our hotel, The New York, is right down town and we have enjoyed walking all around. We have seen so many eagles that they are becoming common place!