Coast Guard Beach Trail

This trail starts at Point Higgins School and leads to a beach at the junction of Tongass Narrows, Behm Canal and Clarence Strait.
The first place to access the beach takes you to an area of rocky shoreline. and offers a good view of the Guard Island Lighthouse and Clarence Strait; the entrance to Tongass Narrows is on the left, and Behm Canal is to the right.
The trail continues for about 1/4 mile to a nice sandy beach (by Ketchikan standards)

Checking 5 Cameras

Hiking April 4, 2021

This is an ancient buck; he reached his peak a few years ago, and is now regressing. Below is a picture from the first year I saw him on a trailcam.

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This camera overlooks a main trail; I believe the branch at the top of the picture is a licking branch, but I haven’t caught a buck using it yet.

This camera monitors a main trail and a bed.

This was my first check of this spot; the camera captures an intersection of two main trails.

Checking 4 Cameras by Kayak

April 3

This camera watches an intersection in some dark timber. It’s a good spot but so dark almost all the pictures require the infrared flash so next time I check this one I’m going to move it to an area with better lighting.

This camera is set on an intersection at the border of some big timber and brushy muskeg.

This camera watches a main trail.

This camera is on a main trail through a brushy muskeg. Judging by its muddy muzzle the deer in this picture has been digging up skunk cabbage flowers which are starting to sprout.