Haines, United States Travel Blogs

To Haines from Juneau on the ferry
May 29, 2006 (2 photos)

... the Barge (they are supplied entirely by barge from Seattle) can't get in, everyone gets a little weird. I can also imagine. Haines gets something like 90 + inches of snow, so people might get a little cabin fever when there's only three hours of daylight ...

Crusing the Inside Passage
Aug 30, 2009 (91 photos)

Boarding the ferry to Juneau from Haines the next morning the 28th, we met the biker crowd again. One couple was a woman State Department officer from Prague and her husband, now retired from the military. They are moving from Cracow to Prague for her next ...

Jim und die Adler.
Oct 23, 2009 (32 photos)

... entlang gefahren sind auf der Suche nach Jim Wilsons Haus. Jim Wilson ist ca. 50 - 60 Jahre alt, arbeitet am Hafen in Haines und spielte am Mittwoch Volleyball. Er hat uns also einfach eingeladen die Nacht bei ihm zu verbringen, als er gehört hat, dass wir ...

No Ferry, now what?
Aug 13, 2007 (20 photos)

... to leave the next morning for Whitehorse. In the meantime, a guy I'd met the night before told me over beers about a pilot in Haines who took people on incredible tours of Glacier Bay. I decided to go flying! Drake is a small man with long graying hair ...

Haines
Aug 27, 2006 (7 photos)

... naar Skagway (Alaska). Helaas is de ferryovertocht maar 1 uurtje zodat we minder lang kunnen genieten van de zeer mooie omgeving. Haines ligt namelijk tegen Glacier Bay National Park aan. Helaas is het te bewolkt om een rondvlucht boven Glacier Bay NP te ...

Haines Highway (Destruction Bay to Haines)
Jul 26, 2009 (9 photos)

... and it was mud and gravel.  Couldn't believe it is all paved; what a difference! Toward the beginning of the Haines Highway, there was a section of road that was being repaired; had to wait about ten minutes.  Dirt was being put down and ...

At the end of the road!
Oct 21, 2009 (13 photos)

... ist uns immer noch ein Rätsel. Von da aus gings eben dann direkt wieder über Beaver Creek (Nachttemperatur im Auto: -3° C) nach Haines, also hierher. Die Natur is immer noch abartig, vor allem in Alaska sind eben die meisten Berge komplett weiß von Gletschern ...

Haines - July 27-30
Jul 27, 2009 (23 photos)

... ; It’s a condo ship that costs from 1.5 to 7 million depending on the size of the room.  Wow! Drove up the Haines Highway to Chilkat Valley Farm to pick strawberries; it closed at 2:00 so we didn’t get to pick.  Surprised that the ...

Fairbanks - Kenai - Denali - Haines
Jul 31, 2009 (88 photos)

... hand-made pasta with fresh herbs and rare lamb shishkabab and understood why diners come from miles and reserve well in advance. From Haines Junction on the 26th, we drove to Haines itself - the top of the Inside Passage. On the west coast of Canada, ...

Quelles images
Aug 14, 2007

... avec pas un nuage dans le ciel. C'est féérique. Il fait 78F actuellement. Une vraie belle journée pour jouer au gold ou...visiter Haines. C'est certainement après Homer la plus belle ville que nous avons visitée à date. Le décor est à couper le souffle. Ce matin ...

To the Ocean......
Sep 19, 2008 (16 photos)

Greetings everyone......we are now down in Haines, AK. They have the largest Bald Eagle preserve in the world. I saw at least 10 eagles in five minutes. The salmon are heading up river to spawn so they are an easy meal. The Eagles just stand in the water ...

Juneau to Haines
Jun 26, 2008 (14 photos)

Since we did not have to catch the ferry until the afternoon, we had a little time in the morning to do some more exploring of the Juneau area.  We returned briefly for one last look at Mendenhall Glacier hoping for blue sky, but that was not to ...

More of Haines
Jun 29, 2008 (15 photos)

Today proved to be much better with the rain limited to an occasional cloud going over with blue sky overhead much of the day.  The clouds did hang on the mountain tops, however.  We started the day by checking out he eagle's nest in Tlingit ...

Haines
Jun 27, 2008 (5 photos)

... the two people working at the wheels were releasing the fish after looking at them.  About the time we got back to Haines the clouds had moved in and the rain started.  We used the opportunity to visit the Bald Eagle Foundation.  By ...

Haines
Jun 27, 2008 (12 photos)

... appearances as they fly quickly overhead.  Giving up on the state park as a source of eagles, we made our way back to Haines, to Tlingit Park, where there is an eagle's nest.  Mom or Dad flew in shortly after we arrived and sat tucked into a ...

Radium Hot springs pool
Aug 10, 1976

Into La Grande, picked up much mail forwarded from Yonkers, Dallas, Arco, Jaspar, La Grande. 

Flightseeing on Haines Air
Aug 28, 2000

Aug 29, 00 took ferry to Skagway, AK Where 4 or 5 hugh cruise ships were docked. Very ouristy. Talk with Austrian Helicopter pilot. Flight very expensive. Beer at bar. Barmade said if in Lake George, NY with Harley Meet could make $5000 in one week in ...

Glacier Pt Wilderness Safari / Sales & Serv. Desk
Aug 20, 2008 (35 photos)

... The first photos are from the 6-hour tour offered by Chilkat Guides begins with a trip through the Lynn Canal from Skagway to Haines, followed by a bumpy bus ride deep in the forest to the team's eqiupment shack (they call it their min-REI), and then ...

Sharing my favorite Alaskan town with Tim: Haines
Jul 11, 2008 (29 photos)

... ; The town was the setting for the movie "White Fang" and the sled used in the movie was made by a local craftsman.  Haines is also the home of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, created by the State of Alaska in 1982 to protect  ...

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May 13, 2008

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Haines, AK
Jun 5, 2008

Hey everyone - Today we went to Haines and Skagway.  Haines is a neat town.  Very small and I think I would like living there.  Tony and I went ashore and met up with a photo guide who took us to some really great picture spots and showed ...

kayaking in Lynn Canal
Jul 13, 2009 (5 photos)

Today we're stepping outside our comfort zone a little. I'm right at home in a canoe, but I've always been hesitant about kayaks; something about that rolling maneuver gives me the willies.It's like the difference between skateboarding and snowboarding; ...

Haines, Alaska
Jul 15, 2007 (17 photos)

... to say Sadie will not be loose while we are here.   July 13 - 15  Drove about 3 hours and arrived in Haines.  Went directly to the ferry terminal and got a reservation to take the ferry (camper too) to Skagway on Monday.  Then got a ...

Glacier Point Wilderness Safari
Aug 20, 2008

Haines - We arrived in Haines very early this morning. Mum and dad walked around the downtown for a little while, but Haines is much like Seward for lack of tourist attractions. I stayed by the lido pool, and it was nice that it wasn't so crowded today. In ...

So close....
May 9, 2009

May 12th we embark on our ship, the Voyager of the Seas (the same ship we took for our honeymoon) for an 11 night cruise into the Mediterranean. We stop in Vigo, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Gibralter, UK; Cagliari, Italy; Civitavecchia (Rome), Itlay; Livorno ...

A Raft Trip
Jul 14, 2008 (5 photos)

Sunday, July 13 Our raft trip on the Chilkat River was definitely the high point of our stay in Haines. This was hardly a shooting-rapids raft trip; at least where we were, you would rate its rapids as anywhere from -1 to -3. At times the Chilkat ...

Most Incredible Lodge in Haines
Sep 3, 2009 (5 photos)

... Thurs. evening for another night at the amazing Bear Lodge. We have already recommended this place to a couple traveling to Haines.  It is beyond belief.  Thank You Barbara & Jim.  quick footnote about the breakfasts!!!  Buckwheat ...

Alaska here I come
Jun 19, 2007

Today was the day I was to reunite with Celia, having completed my last shift at the Hotel and was looking forward to having a break, so I was off to Alaska.  I took the cheap bus (no surprise there) and managed to pay for it in US 1 bills that I had ...

Random Photographs
Sep 4, 2009 (5 photos)

No Story.  Just Pictures

Ferry Day - Haines AK
Jul 14, 2008 (5 photos)

... this would not take long since you can walk from one end of town to the other in about twenty minutes (or less).  Haines definitely has that quaint small Alaskan town feel.  You know, small shops mingled with 'cozy' bars..  The Fogcutter Bar ...