For those of you who want to learn a little more about Tongass Fjords and everything that goes on there, we have compiled some of the best websites. One of the ‘fun’ things of the internet is that nowadays there is absolutely NO subject without an abundance of information on some website or other.
A “few” interesting Internet Places (other than Google Earth, Windows Live, or World Wind)...
Topographic & marine maps and air photos:
Airfields & Weather Information:
Seaplane bases & harbours / marinas:
Sitka:
Other settlements:
Cabins:
Lighthouses & marine signals:
Seaplane & Boat Tours, and Guest Lodges:
Alaska Marine Highway Ferries (MV Matanuska & MV Leconte featured in Tongass Fjords):
US Coast Guard Patrol 110' Boat (WPB 1335 Anacapa featured in Tongass Fjords):
- http://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/110wpb.htm
- http://www.usmilitaryart.com/coast_guard.htm
- http://www.webshots.com/search?new=1&source=mdocsheader&words=coast+guard
- http://www.uscg.mil/d17
Fjords & Glaciers:
- http://www.annettedesign.com/alaska/captainslog.html
- http://www.seakayakalaska.com/fordsterror.htm
- http://nsidc.org/glaciers/gallery
Geography, History, and Conservation - Alaska:
- http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass
- http://www.tongass.com/
- http://www.alaskaaerialphotos.com
- http://www.teresco.org/pics/alaska2001060630
- http://www.airphotona.com/Stock/Images.asp?catnum=14000&catname=Alaska
- http://www.centerforlakewashingtonstudies.com/ak/r4.htm
- http://www.savebiogems.org/tongass
- http://www.alaskans.com/sitka_alaska.html
- http://www.sitkawild.org/content/view/33/196
- http://vilda.alaska.edu/index.html
- http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/coastline/index.html
- http://www.explorenorth.com
- http://www.ilovealaska.com
Geography, History, and Conservation - British Columbia:
- http://www.panoramamap. com/STIKINE/stikinepg1.html
- http://www.panoramamap. com/STIKINE/stikinemap.html
- http://geography.berkeley.edu/personalpages/l_bennett/BennettVR/HTML/BCAlberta/NorthernBC/StikineRi ver.html
- http://www.nbctourism.com
- http://www.explorenorth.com/library/travel/stickeen_r.html
Miscellaneous Photo Sites:
- http://www.markkelley.com/site/seportstock/results.asp?Key=seport
- http://www.stevemueller.com/docs/travelPhotography/us/alaska/indexAlaskaGallery.php
- http://community.webshots.com/album/272285849uOkpEe
- http://pambrucerobinson.homestead.com/Welcome.html
- http://www.alaskaphotography.com/photos/index.html
- http://www.asonp.org/
Alaskan Society of Outdoors Photographers:
- http://theinfrequentflyer.com/aviationphotogallery.php
Other Aviation Related sites:
- http://aawu.arh.noaa.gov ….. aviation weather to start with !!
- http://www.everythingalaska.com/planes.html
- http://www.alaska.faa.gov/
- http://www.seaplanes.org/
The Sea Planes Pilots Association:
- http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/7146/beaver.html - Beavers !
- http://www.dhc2. com - THE Beaver website !
Other Alaska Tourist Sites:
- http://travelalaska.com/
- http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/
- http://www.airguides.com/index.htm
- http://www.bushorder.com/page3.html
- http://www.flyingalaska.com/
- http://wwwpersonal. engin.umich.edu/~alanford/nancyford/photoalbums/alaskacruise/index.htm
- http://www.explorenorth.com/ - Explore North – wonderful website
- http://www.ilovealaska.com/ - I Love Alaska
- http://www.akduck.com/ - very special tours…… in a duck….. DUKW ?