Ketchikan Staircases

I've gotten the idea to photograph the staircases of Ketchikan. Many of them are very unusual as well as being very high. Some people have homes with front doors 50 - 100 steps up. (Think about that in terms of building muscles!) Because Ketchikan is built into a towering cliff, some of the streets are actually staircases. Hiking a trail often involves climbing steps. In fact, many trails have wooden steps as part of the trail. The reward, of course, is the view at the end of trail.

The Rainbird Trail is about a mile from our house. I took a walk this afternoon to the steps that lead to it. I climbed to the top and then started photographing the view and the steps. I remember the first time I climbed those steps - I was really out of breath. Today, it was much easily - I guess I'm getting in shape!

Enjoy these steps you don't have to climb, and periodically, I'll update the collection.