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Hiking Independence Day Weekend

I checked a couple trailcams while I was wandering about.

Hiking and Checking Cameras, June 26

I set this camera hoping to catch bears using this puddle as a muddy bath tub and the black bear pictured did just that a few hours after I set it. When I checked it I also lowered the camera to capture more of the puddle. This camera has been here for a few yearsContinue reading “Hiking and Checking Cameras, June 26”

Hiking and Kayaking

June 19-20

Hiking June 13

Set a Camera here, this camera watches an intersection in a skunk cabbage patch. The camera I left here watches a main trail and a deer bed.

Hiking and Kayaking while Checking Cameras

June 6-8 This camera watches a main trail through the old growth. Next time I check it I’m going to switch the camera to video because most of the critters that pass by are moving too fast for a good picture. I’ve had this camera here for several years. Several trails come together here andContinue reading “Hiking and Kayaking while Checking Cameras”

Another 3 Day Weekend

Kayaking, hiking, and checking on 3 cameras that I last visited in November. May 22-24 This was the best of the 3 camera I left in this area over the winter. It watches an intersection of 3 main trails in some dark timber, and was still working fine after 6 months. This camera stopped workingContinue reading “Another 3 Day Weekend”

3 Days of Hiking, Checking Trailcams, and a little Trout Fishing.

I moved a camera to this spot, this stream gets a lot of salmon and they should stack up in this deep pool which will attract bears this fall. Before then I expect a lot of deer and hopefully otters and other critters. Set a camera here where this main trail is intersected bu aContinue reading “3 Days of Hiking, Checking Trailcams, and a little Trout Fishing.”

Checking 5 Cameras

Hiking April 4, 2021 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 intersectionContinue reading “Checking 5 Cameras”

Checking Cameras

Took the kayak out for the first time this year and checked some cameras in a couple of spots south of Ketchikan. The following pictures are of the cameras I checked; they may be hard to see, look for the rectangular box attached to a tree near the center of the picture. I set aContinue reading “Checking Cameras”

Ward Lake and Ward Creek Trails

I took advantage of a break in the weather to walk around Ward Lake, and then take the Ward Creek Trail to Last Chance campground and back. Ward Lake Nature Trail Ward Creek Trail The Ward Creek Trail goes from Ward Lake to Last Chance Campground. All the trails in this area can be accessedContinue reading “Ward Lake and Ward Creek Trails”