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| View into the secluded back bay of Elfin Cove |
Located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, just on the outside of Alaska's famous Inside Passage is the tiny fishing village of Elfin Cove. The inhabitants of this village, which can number in the single digits in the heart of winter, are cheerful and welcoming for visitors during the summer. Some small adventure cruise ships stop in to admire the boardwalks connecting the buildings around the secluded back bay of Elfin Cove, and to let their passengers try and find all of the small elfin and gnome statues that dot the trails through town. This is actually where the town got its name many years ago.
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| A boat dog awaits the return of its family |
There is a small post office and the town does hold local elections but the theme throughout is fishing. Boats go in and out of the harbor bringing in their daily catch and even a few fly-in fishing lodges have popped up supplying adventure fishing for tourists float planing in from Juneau.
This past week I took 20 of our passengers in to explore this boardwalk village and it did not disappoint. A slight rain was falling leaving the rain forest surrounding the town riddled with droplets. The wooden boardwalks took on a wet sheen and clouds rolled away overhead as the sun tried to peek through.
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| Boardwalks of Elfin Cove |
With a little free time I took the far left boardwalk which wraps around the back bay. The houses sit perched on the hillside over looking the small protected boat harbor. Little waterfalls cascade under the wooden planks and tiny statues of gnomes are propped up all along the trail.
It is quintessential Alaska at its best.
Located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, just on the outside of Alaska's famous Inside Passage is the tiny fishing village of Elfin Cove. The inhabitants of this village, which can number in the single digits in the heart of winter, are cheerful and welcoming for visitors during the summer. Some small adventure cruise ships stop in to admire the boardwalks connecting the buildings around the secluded back bay of Elfin Cove, and to let their passengers try and find all of the small elfin and gnome statues that dot the trails through town. This is actually where the town got its name many years ago.
This past week I took 20 of our passengers in to explore this boardwalk village and it did not disappoint. A slight rain was falling leaving the rain forest surrounding the town riddled with droplets. The wooden boardwalks took on a wet sheen and clouds rolled away overhead as the sun tried to peek through.
With a little free time I took the far left boardwalk which wraps around the back bay. The houses sit perched on the hillside over looking the small protected boat harbor. Little waterfalls cascade under the wooden planks and tiny statues of gnomes are propped up all along the trail.
It is quintessential Alaska at its best.
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