Sunny Day Photos

I had planned on writing today, but when I saw that the early morning mist had burned off and the sun was out, I packed a quick picnic lunch (sandwich, carrots, apple and some of that yummy sweet/salty Kettle corn they have here) and hit the road. I drove south of town along Tongass Road and parked at the Rotary Beach parking lot. From there, I walked along the bike path that runs for more than 5 miles along the shore. It was gorgeous. The cliffs I photographed were right along the left hand side of the highway.

After dinner Gates had a soccer game at Fawn Mountain - an elementary school which is located at the top of a very, very high hill. The soccer field is located above the school - it's so high that you can't even see it from below. You just see tall firs stretching into the sky. There is a great new track up there, too, that's fun to walk around while we're watching Gates play.

As we were driving towards the school, I caught sight of waves crashing against rocks on the beach. We had never driven along Tongass at high tide, so this was new to me. I knew I had to try to capture it. After we parked, down, down, down the hill I walked and then up, up, up I hiked when I was done. By the time I took these photos, the sun was gone and replaced with a twilight mist.

The final pictures I took - I couldn't resist - were of Old Glory and the Alaska state flag flying above the school.