Sitka 3

It is very beautiful here in Sitka. The near constant precipitation keeps everything beautifully green. The fog/clouds wreathing the mountains has its own special beauty. And the oppressively constant cloud cover makes the moments of sunshine that much more lovely. There is all the hiking, biking, kayaking, and canoeing anyone could ask for but I don't think I would like to live here. I like the seasons, I like the hot summers that make you appreciate stormier winters for their variety and the cold winters that make you appreciate the warm sun in the summer and the winters and summers that make the transitions of spring and fall the best times of the year.

Yesterday we hiked to Beaver Lake. It is a great hike, hard enough to make you feel like you did something but not so hard that you wonder if it will ever end. The trail traveled through the muskeg and some stunted forest. Very beautiful in its own way. Hopefully the photos will turn out because it was a bit dim. Then we took a loop around the little lake, partly compose of large creating stepping stones in the lake itself, a couple of which seem to have sunken a bit.