April 29, 2005 Cordova to Beartrap Bay Day 60
We awoke to yet another warm clear morning, not a cloud in the sky all day. The emerald-green water of the ocean was like a vast sheet of glass, and on it played hundreds of sea otters, birds of all sorts, and a few whales for good measure. There was not a breath of wind and we motored all the way to Beartrap Bay. It is beautiful here! Countless waterfalls plunging off the high peaks, avalanche chutes come right down to the waterline, interesting islands and lagoons to explore, etc. The geography is so stunning and fascinating that it’s fun just to sit in the back of the boat and stare at the scenery. Lots of fish, birds and river and sea otters in the bay. Another boat came by and landed ashore. They were hunting Grizzly bear up the stream, but they left at midnight. I think they may have been put off by the woodsmoke from our stove, which was hanging low and filling the valley with a light blue haze.
