Ketchikan |
Ketchikan (Ketchikan) means "deafening wings of an eagle a stream", a city and port in the State of Alaska (USA), on island Ревильяхихедо (Alexander archipelago). 7 thousand inhabitants (1970). Ketchikan has tropical woods, fjords, glaciers and numerous falls. Сдесь temperature sometimes or very coldly or very hotly.
The ethnic city with the American Indian population Ketchikan is surrounded by the National wood reserve Tongass largest in the USA.
The majority of ferries stop to Ketchikan only at two o'clock. Круизные a vessel frequently stop within four hours.
Ketchikan is Native culture of Alaska, сдесь there is a considerable quantity тотемов, than somewhere in the world.
There are two areas, studying are worthy. In an old part of a city are the majority of interesting sights such, as Historical museum Тонгасс where the collection of native culture and art is stored.
One more interesting possibility for survey of sights Ketchikan consists in taking a taxi to Саксман Тотем park, in six miles to the south from a city. In Саксман columns have been collected from all countries of Southeast Alaska, and some have been made by the handicraftsmen, working on object. Тотем columns - cut out from a strong red cedar, to 60 foots in height. In тотема it is figure on the top. Signs and symbols on a pole concern tribes and their history. Poles have deep social and religious value, however they did not worship. Different artists in a tribe represented animal and traditional symbols on a miscellaneous.
Very considerably, though some samples it is difficult to define, similarity to the symbols, cut out on a rock in northern part of Peru.
If at you is more time, Ketchikan a good place for will descend from the ferry for day or two. In repaired Gilmore the hotel, 326 Front Street, (800 275-9423, is charming and elegant (and expensive) a place for residing from Ketchikan in the picturesque past.
Though local houses offer a cheap variant for residing, probably to reserve through Guest houses Ketchikan, PO Box 7735, Ketchikan, АК 99901, (907 225-3860. In The Rainforest Inn, 2311 Hemlock Street, (907 225-9500 offers premise board-style, both the big hostel and private numbers, from two to four persons.
In 3 km from Ketchikan the territory of National historical park Totem-byte with extensive meeting тотемов and traditional breeding houses, National wood reserve Tongass and the National natural monument of El Misti-Fords - a unique place on the beauty, where among tens picturesque canyons eternally стелются the strips of a fog caused by collision of diverse air weights begins.
