43 Reasons You Should Never Visit Southeast
Alaska
1.
Southeast Alaska? ItŐs not very nice.
Tracy Arm. Photo by Rain Coast
Data.
2. The sceneryŐs not very
impressive.
Photo
by Ron Gile
3. JuneauŐs just like any other
capital city.
Juneau. Photo by Laurent Dick www.wildalaskatravel.com
4. And the Northern Lights arenŐt all they are cracked up to
be.
Photo
by Chris Miller
5. Unless you are
into that sort of thing.
Chilkat Range viewed from North Douglas.
Photo by Laurent Dick www.wildalaskatravel.com
6. Summers in
Southeast Alaska are pretty unspectacular.
Photo
by Ron Niebruge
7. I mean,
thereŐs nothing nice to eat.
Sockeye
Salmon at the Taku River Lodge. Photo
by Chad Shmukler.
8. And the ice caves are pretty
overrated.
Mendenhall Glacier Ice Cave. Photo by Chris Miller
9.
Who actually enjoys an open-water dip in the ocean?
Swimming
in North Douglas. Photo by Rain Coast Data.
10. I mean, who wants to spend all
day looking out at this view?
Rink Creek in Gustavus. Photo by Rain
Coast Data.
11. And the fact that there are
more than 1,000 islands? Yawn.
New Eddystone
Rock Island. http://www.wunderground.com photo by Judy
12.
The food is like the food they have everywhere.
Taku Smokeries Salmon Caviar
13. As for their celebrations? Very forgettable.
Southeast Alaska natives (Tlingit, Haida & Tsimshian)
march during the biannual event, Celebration. Photo by Mark
Kelly.
14. And the hikes? They donŐt
really go anywhere special.
Photo by .
15. And itŐs not like this is a
ridiculously cute way to travel.
Photo by Tatoosh School
Prince of Wales.
16.
Or this.
Paddle Boarding on Auke Lake. Photo by Rain
Coast Data.
17.
Or dogsledding? Really?
Dog Sledding on the Mendenhall Glacier
by Helicopter tour. Photo by Holland America.
18. The wildlife in Southeast
Alaska is pretty unspectacular.
Humpback Whales in
Berners Bay. Photo by Laurent Dick.
19. Seriously, thereŐs nothing
special to see.
Salmon spawning.
20. Nope. Nothing cute at all.
Anan Creek In
Wrangell Alaska
21. And there is nothing for kids to do.
Horseback riding in Gustavus. Photo by Rain
Coast Data.
22.
Poor kids.
Taku Harbor. Photo by Rain Coast
Data.
23. No one does any interesting sports
in Southeast Alaska.
Backside of Douglas. Photo by
Chris Miller.
24.
Just the regular boring ones.
Mendenhall Glacier Ice Hockey
Game. Photo by Laurent Dick.
25.
Or else they just sit around doing nothing.
Mike McCune Surfing Yakutat, Alaska. Photo
by Surf Alaska.
26. ItŐs all just fairly
mundane.
Oliver Inlet. Photo by Rain Coast Data.
27. The main problem with Southeast Alaska is that thereŐs nowhere to get away
for a bit.
Secret Beach. Photo by Rain Coast Data.
28. Nowhere to just sit and
collect your thoughts.
Boy atop an iceberg on a frozen lake. Photo
by Rain Coast Data.
29. And itŐs not like there is much culture.
Paddlers arrive in Juneau for Celebration 2014 on
Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Photo by Katarina Sostaric, of KSTK News.
30.
Or history.
Mexican Mine Arch. Photo by Alaskanweed Photography.
31. And the art is pretty
average.
Tlingit carver Archie Cavanaugh. Sealaska Heritage Institute
photo.
32. The fishing there is just rubbish.
Photo by Laurent Dick.
33. ThereŐs no
berries to be found.
Photo by Stephinie
Miner of gypsyforest
34. And thereŐs no cute seaside towns in Southeast Alaska.
Sitka Alaska by Juneautek
35.
Which is a shame.
Baranof Warm Springs Bay by jcooluris
36.
And ridiculously adorable cabins you can rent for almost nothing? Forget about
it.
USFS photo of Point Amargura
Cabin
37.
Their public transportation is pretty crap.
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority on the way to Prince of
Wales Island. Photo by Rain Coast Data
38. And Southeast
Alaska is filled with unattractive boats.
Photo by Planet Alaska.
39. Natural hot springs overlooking a waterfall? So overrated.
Baranof Warm
Springs. Photo by David Omick.
40. Talking of dumb ideas, whoever thought snow carving was a good idea was an
idiot.
Skagway snow carvers. Peter Lucchetti,
Philip Clark and Michael Yee pose in front of the castle and dragon they carved
this year in preparation for the Buckwheat Ski Classic competition.
41. So just donŐt go.
View from the Stikine Inn in Wrangell.
Photo by Rain Coast Data.
42. ItŐs not worth it.
Eaglecrest. Photo by Jessie
Herman-Haywood.
43.
Southeast AlaskaŐs for losers.
Ziplining. Photo by
Rain Coast Data.