Comments on: Alaska continued

By: walt

walt — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:42:38 +0000

One of those little boats threw a “10-foot wake”? And went 35 knots?

I wasn’t there, so I can’t disprove your claims.

By: Martin54

Martin54 — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 01:42:36 +0000

I have a comment about Allen Marine…I am a kayaker and enjoy Alaska from a different point of view (6 inches off the water, sleeping in a tent). I was in Misty Fjords last month, in a narrow channel, when one of the Allen Marine silver boats, on it’s way from Ketchikan to Rudyerd Bay, blasted through at about 35 knots. The waves were ridiculous, not only endangering our kayaks, but thowing a 10-foot wake onto the shore, washing any shore-life away (minks and martens, among others).

They may do good, but they do bad, too.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 18:27:39 +0000

I meant Allen Marine Lines. Funny, when I woke up this morning I thought, “Did I put Allen or Alaska down on Walt’s blog?”

Sorry about that. Allen Marine Lines gives great tours, and without Alaska Marine Lines, we wouldn’t have much to eat up here.

By: walt

walt — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:20:27 +0000

Daniel,

Do you mean Allen Marine or Alaska Marine Lines?

Two very different companies… If it’s Alaska Marine Lines, I didn’t know about them (Google seems to suggest that Alaska Marine is a freight operator between Seattle and SE Alaska).

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:02:54 +0000

As someone living in Juneau, I can confirm that Alaska Marine Lines is good enough that tours are taken by locals as well as tourists. In addition AML often does fundraising tours for nonprofits around town. Very fun!