Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

Creek Street, Ketchikan, Alaska

KETCHIKAN (TLINGIT, the native language: KICHX?ÁAN)
Just 90 miles north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Ketchikan hugs the bluffs that form the shoreline along the southwest corner of Revillagigedo Island. Stretching 31 miles long but never more than 10 blocks wide, Ketchikan is centered on Tongass Avenue. On one side of the avenue, many businesses and homes are built on stilts out over the water, while on the other side they cling to the steep slopes and often have winding wooden staircases leading to their doors. Ketchikan has about 8000 inhabitants.

Comentarios 52

  • Thorny Devil 12/10/2022 19:20

    Alaska isn't on my list yet, but this reminds me a lot of Norway. A beautiful perspective where the houses and reflections border the water very naturally.
    Regards
    Marcus
  • a. segura 2 12/10/2022 10:37

    bonita toma y reflejos,saludos
  • BGW-photo 11/10/2022 22:32

    A fascinating trip in a totally different area ... great memories and pictures, I believe! 
    This kind of wooden support constructions remembers me of Rye... have a look ;-) 
    Rye, low tide ...
    Rye, low tide ...
    BGW-photo

    My best wishes,  Bernd
    • Adele D. Oliver 11/10/2022 22:52

      thank you very much, Bernd - yes, a very similar construction and well shown where the boats sitting high and dry most interesting for me. In my picture the Ketchikan Creek leads inland from the Pacific Ocean and would really be affected by a high tide - therefore the
      boardwalk and houses on it ...
  • SYLDERO 10/10/2022 22:20

    MAGNIFIQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    J'ADORE toutes ces maisons colorées..
    Amitiés
    Sylvie
  • Monika Arnold 10/10/2022 18:39

    Eine fantastische Aufnahme ist dir gelungen liebe Adele.
    Ganz liebe Grüße Monika
  • emen49 10/10/2022 17:23

    Klasse Bildaufbau!
    Starke Architekturaufnahme.
    Viele Grüße
    Marianne
  • Blula 10/10/2022 12:50

    Sehr gut, Adele, ich denke, Du hattest hier einen ausgezeichneten Standort für diese sehenswerte Aufnahme gefunden.
    LG Ursula
  • magic-colors 10/10/2022 0:04

    Eine wunderbare Perspektive. Die Häuser stehen wohl auf Stelzen :))
    Liebe Grüße aNette
  • Bernd Junge 09/10/2022 21:58

    I have never seen such a construction method of housebuilding along a steep coast. Very interesting to see the "street" on stilts along the houses. An impressive capture to show this.
    Warm regards Bernd
  • Andreas Boeckh 09/10/2022 21:29

    I do understand why cruise ships visit this place. It looks like a place from a fairy tale.
    Andreas
  • Michèle FLEURY 09/10/2022 15:42

    Les constructions sont très sympathiques au-dessus de l'eau ou tout près, la promenade-rue près des maisons longe les bords de l'eau en beauté, un plaisir d'habiter cet endroit au charme discret dans la nature, entre hauteurs boisées bien vertes et eau sombre aux clairs reflets! Un petit paradis aquatique! Ta photo très nette et bien cadrée valorise cette vision colorée où j'aime le style des habitations en bois! Bises et compliments Adele, bonne fin d'après-midi! Michèle
  • Gelo Charro 09/10/2022 12:37

    Excelente y bello trabajo, con grandes reflejos y una perspectiva genial!!!
    salud
    gelo
  • claudine capello 09/10/2022 11:05

    très jolie composition  et charmante image! bravo cl
  • Alfred Schultz 09/10/2022 10:34

    When all the cruise ships dock
    here at the same time, however,
    it'll get crowded on this street.
    Gruss - A.
    • Adele D. Oliver 09/10/2022 18:19

      thank you, Alfred - and you are so right - when we sailed to Ketchikan in 2006, there were 5 cruiseships in the harbour -
      so bizarre all the people in this tiny town ...
  • JOKIST 08/10/2022 21:23

    Dein Bild lädt zum Verweilen ein

    Ingrid und Hans

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