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Building kayaks in Sitka, Alaska

8/26/2007

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Sitka Alaska from air
In late July I traveled to Sitka, Alaska to teach kayak building. 
Sitka Alaska
Jackie and I stayed with Kitty who lives on a nearby island.  The daily skiff ride was fun.
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A half mile walk on a trail led us to the house.
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Chicken of the woods mushrooms along the trail.
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and false solomon seal.
Building a kayak in Sitka Alaska
Kitty hammering it together.
Putting deck beams on a kayak frame
Sam giving it a few whacks.
building the boat frame
Not sure what's going on here, but I'm sure it's important.
Paddling with a Greenland paddle
Scott paddling.
skin-on-frame kayaks in Sitka, Alaska
Kitty and Jonothan.
getting ready to camp with the kayaks
Jackie and I borrowed a couple of fresh boats and caught a motor boat ride to the outer islands where locals were dip netting sockeye salmon at a lake entrance.
salmon fishing in Alaska
Lon lands a salmon.
Brian with kelp on his face
We are forced to take extreme measures to shield ourselves from a rare day of bright Sitka sunshine.
Kayak camping in Sitka Alaska
This archipelago of glacially formed islands is ringed with kelp beds that teem with sea ottters.
Skin on frame kayak in Alaskan cove
landing the kayak on a white sand beach
An unlikely granite belt cuts through the outer islands forming this rare white sand beach.
SC-1 kayak on an Alaskan beach
Alaskan sunset while kayak camping
...and the rarest thing of all, the elusive Sitka sunset.
fishing out of a skin on frame kayak
The fishing is excellent here so we brought very little food.
kayak fishing in Alaska
Ling cod
Ling Cod
halibut caught by kayak
Halibut
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My camp 'stove', simple and effective.
camping in Alaska
The reward
navigating the alaskan coast
Plotting a course through dozens of rocks and islands in the fog.  This is why we learn to navigate.
alaskan troller
The quintessential southeast Alaskan image, a troller in the mist.
alaskan hot springs
A natural hot springs is powerful motivation to find our way accurately.
kayaking in a kelp bed
Our last day back to Sitka is a longer day so we stop in a kelp bed to eat and rest.   Draping kelp over the boat keeps the swell from pushing us into the rocks.
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    Brian Schulz

    An avid paddler, builder, and teacher, I'm passionate about sharing the strength, lightweight, and beauty of skin-on-frame boat building.

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