King Cove, Alaska
King Cove is my original home town, and most of my family still lives there. It was an amazing place to be a kid in, and I loved every summer I got to commercially fish out there. I was really excited that GCI chose King Cove as one of the communities receiving the Fiber Optic Cable because it meant I got to visit home a couple times in the spring and summer of 2022. The first trip to King Cove was in April. It was still a little chilly, but we were lucky it didn’t blow to hard while we were out there. It was a really quick trip to have a kick off meeting.
King Cove water tower.
View towards the airport from Lenard Harbor.
Up by the hydro plant.
A coworker hiked up the ridge to look at Mt. Dutton.
Charter plane taking off heading south.
View onto the sand spit where King Cove was founded.
People fishing at Mallards Lake.
Russian Orthodox Church with cemetery in background.
Russian Orthodox Church.
When I came back in July I was able to bring Olivia with me and it was a blast! She got to meet all her family and see where I came from so it was a really cool experience. The weather was so nice the whole time we were there. It was nice enough to see the volcanoes of Uninmak Island. Shishaldin Volcano had been smoking right before we got there, and it exploded a little while after we left. There was a lot of activity, a 7.2 earchquake hit when we were there, luckily the family we were staying with were on high ground so we didn’t have to worry about a tidal wave, but the rest of town had to evacuate to high ground until they got the “ok” to come down.
Volcanoes on Unimak Island in the distance.
Olivia enjoying a pretzel at the boat harbor.
Some of the seiners of the King Cove fleet.
Boat coming back in.
Olivia trying to catch minnows.
Porcupine that came out to say hi.
One of my favorite sign combos ever, you don't often find the "children playing" sign underneath the "watch out for bears" sign.
Olivia having fun in the creek.
Olivia beach combing by the hovercraft pad.
View toward Mt. Dutton
Rough looking Grizzly popped out of the alders.
After visiting family in King Cove we took the ferry to Sand Point, which about an 8 hour ferry ride east of King Cove. We also have family in Sand Point, and Sand Point was also one of the communities getting the Fiber Optic, so I also wanted to go out there. Olivia was so excited to take the ferry. It got windy coming across Pavlof Bay, but Olivia loved playing in the wind and didn’t want to come back inside. It was a beautiful ride, and I was really excited to see the places I used to fish in my 20s.
Heading out of King Cove.
Part of downtown, the house I grew up in is in this picture.
Heading toward Belkofski Bay.
A couple whales swam by.
A couple whales swam by.
Belkofski Bay panoramic.
Knot on the deck.
I think this is us going through the Iliasik Islands, that would be the south side of the inner island.
Olivia was having a blast playing in the wind.
Pavlof Volcano.
Panoramic view of "Wooly Head". This is where I primarily commercially fished during the summers.
Pavlof Volcano.
Olivia checking out my old stomping grounds.
Bell.
Olivia playing on the ferry.
Interesting rope.
Olivia happy I'm taking pictures.
Olivia not happy I'm taking pictures.