Ketchikan

Ketchikan is a trip! I really wish we had more time here; we packed so much into just a few hours. (So much so that I barely filmed anything, so the video is a little sparse. Yikes.) If Skagway is really proud of it's mining history,  Ketchikan is really proud of its native heritage--there are totem poles all throughout the town and an entire heritage center dedicated to them (in addition to the Ketchikan Indian Community Building). We spent the better part of an hour at the Totem Heritage Center, and it turns out I knew basically nothing about totem poles. Don't worry, I'm basically an expert now. :)

Not that Ketchikan doesn't have it's touristy areas;  Creek Street is about as touristy as it gets (even though it does have a fairly interesting history as the red light district), but it's all in good fun I suppose--especially since that area is so pretty! Ketchikan as a whole is an incredibly photogenic town, and the weather was practically perfect the day we were there. It was a great way to end our time in Alaska. Onward to Canada!