5 Days EXPLORING KETCHIKAN ALASKA | W/ RARE Sunny DAYS!
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- Mark and I had the opportunity to spend 5 days exploring Ketchikan Alaska and we had a blast! We lucked out and even got some sun! Come along to see what Alaska's first city has to offer!
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Ketchikan is where we just moved from, lived there for 7 years before moving to Wasilla. And the B &B that you're in I used to work for the owner.
I am from Ketchikan and this may be one of the top Ketchikan videos I have seen! Very good job narration and filming! I have not been back there for 15 years and I dearly miss it! Even the rain! What I miss the most though is the 40 pound white king salmon!
Thank you so much, that is a compliment. I really enjoyed our time there and wanted to bring along all of our viewers that will never have the chance to experience the magic of Ketchikan. Our friends also moved away about 12 years ago and she was so excited to watch it and reminisce!
I agree too! When I was little, the street your Air B&B was made out of wood. Your car would rumble along it as you drove. The old yellow house that was next and behind my old elementary school belonged to friends of my parents. They such sweet people, but are no longer around. I lived north of town. Our favorite beach was Settlers Cove. Nothing beats a sunset on the beach as the sun goes behind the mountains!
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You are so sweet and generous 💕
Wow, thank you for helping make these videos possible. 👍 It really helps.
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The look of Everett when he saw you…priceless enjoy it while it lasts now that my kids are all over 18 when I’m coming back from a trip they’re like oh you’re back?
My Miss 19yr old "why are you even home" (well l am the one paying the bills 🤷♀️) l hear you loud and clear ENJOY while it lasts. 👍
@@brilliantbutblue Oh man! I will try to soak it all up!
Thanks for the reminder to enjoy it now!!
Lol!!!!you are so right
I really appreciate the information you share in your videos, that they’re fun but informative too. I’ve learned some interesting facts about Alaska.
All that walking would kill me. Especially those stairs. Lol! Everything had great character. I love it.
I had a free cruise opportunity, over ten years ago. Ketchikan was one of our stops. Unfortunately just before the cruise I had a severe leg injury. The only things I was able to see had to be from a bus. Thanks for filling in all my gaps. 👍
That was a really great video Lauren. Thanks for showing us Ketchikan, it's an interesting place, for sure. When Mark was dancing my first thought was that's where Bennett gets it from, haha! All the food looked great, especially the crab! Can't wait fir the shopping video. Catch you next time!
Oh boy... this is gonna be a long one, so grab a drink, a treat, find a comfy spot and strap in:
Wow Lauren, where do I begin? That was an amazing video. I had to break it up over a few hours as I had things to do around the house, but I made sure I had my cup of tea with me when I watched it. The Milk Run sounds interesting. Glad your flight/ferry went well, if not for the weather ☔
Your Airbnb with its view of the mountains and the water, was absolutely gorgeous. Too many stairs though... my body doesn't do stairs. Unless it's scooter friendly, I'll have to visit at ground level or through your videos - both acceptable. Ketchikan is a beautiful, quaint town. Love the views, walkways, trails, scenery and wildlife... gorgeous bear, stinky fish and mischievous harbor seals. Creek Street was amazing. The shops and history, all an A+ in my book. I agree that fewer people make for a better experience. Me whenever I have to go out in public... Oy, people 😳
I loved the museums and your explanation of the history. The bookstore needs a new motto: "Eat - Drink Tea - Read - Sleep". The lumberjack show sounds like fun. The old cannery was also an interesting piece of history. Old buildings hold so much history. We have old tobacco barns being protected and brought back to life. Pretty mosaics, stained glass, carvings and statues... all amazing 😍
Hole in the wall food places seem to always have the best food. Those fries just need to be smothered in cheese sauce, sour cream and green onion... Mmmm. Fish 'n Chips? Pass the malt vinegar and tartar sauce. Crepes and Salmon Chowder make the list. And, was that a gyro? Delicious. Both plates looked yummy. We don't eat shell fish, but your crab feast looked like you enjoyed it, esp Mark. Mousse or cobbler... depends on my mood, or get both and share. Life's too short to skip dessert 😋
That retaining wall?? Um, what do they have back there? King Kong, T-Rex or worse? I'm concerned 🤔
Mark cracks me up. It immediately made me think of a post on FB, "S/He danced like no one was watching ... but they were watching, and s/he looked like s/he'd had 12 shots of Jack (alcohol) and walked into a spiderweb." 🥃🕸️🕺
Your last hike was absolutely breathtaking. Mark's knowledge of wildlife and foraging is always interesting. That huge tree was stunning. I love trees, especially those in forests and mountains. Yah's creation is beyond the measure of words. Love the pic of you with your big smile overlooking the world below. I miss hiking and camping so much. Being disabled can really suck sometimes. And the silence of nature... aah - so refreshing 🏞️
The huckleberries... oh dear. We have black huckleberries growing wild. They're yummy. Maggie was doing her zoomies when she forgot to put the brakes on her 90lb chassis, and went head first into a bush. She has a huckleberry kiss on her cheek that's destined to be there forever. Silly dog. That juice stains. Oy 🐶
I'm glad y'all made it home safely, even if a wee bit stressful. Better to be safe than sorry. The boys looked truly happy to see you back home. Momma hugs and Dad snuggles are the best. Luna photo-bombed you at the end. Too cute. The older boys looked mighty handsome going back to school, and Everett is just as adorable as ever 😻
"I love to travel - I really, really do. I am a wanderer at heart, but I also love this: I love cuddling up with my favorite worn out books and my favorite tea cup, and enjoying all the sweet familiar feelings of home."
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Have a wonderful and happy day. Yah's blessings to you and your family ❤️
Mark and Lauren, you are truly Amazing!! Gary and I, I feel went on our dream come true 25th Anniversary Trip. I feel like You walked up that Mountain for everyone who wishes to, but just can't. Everytime you stopped along the way and picked berries, looked up at those Ancient Trees, in that serene thick forest, I thought this is Love. How could there not be a Creator, when you look out onto the Neverending Landscape in the Clearing near the top of the Mountain. The whole world just connects from one ocean, river and stream to each other. That hike up and down was not easy, I am sure, but you took us All up there and you gave us the gift of Beauty. You showed us that the world is working. It is not hopeless. It has endless possibilities. It is in a continuous cycle of life. It is growing. It still has quiet sacred spaces. People are living. They are teaching. And they are learning to love this land we are given.
Thank you, We love you Both so much. You are Amazing.
My In Laws live in Ketchikan, my Huband, Daughter, my two sisters and I were there for two weeks in August! So fun to see you experience it as well!
What a wonderful trip to Ketchican whith you. Love this video also. Cheers from caracas, Venezuela
I spent the evening with you as I cooked dinner, sat with my feet up while it cooked, ate together with my family, then finished up the video relaxing in bed, all while enjoying the sites of Ketchikan with you.
I actually stay and work there during the cruise season. I’m glad you enjoyed your time!
You are a very good tour guide. So pleasant to listen to; but, honestly I had slight anxiety thinking of living there. I'm a died in the wool lower 48 state girl. Honestly, I don't think I'd even want to visit in person..
I so loved this video❤️ Loved learning about Ketchikan. OMG...that Black Bear?? After watching your vlog at the Zoo an seeing how big a black bears skull is compared to the others, i could only imagine how big that bear was😳😳 Love love loved everything. Felt like I was there. Looking forward to the grocery vlog🥰
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed spending time with us. It was a big bear!
After I saw the Bear I immediately thought of my Daughter bc she lives in Montana near Great Fall..well 30 min in a small town called Choteau pronounced Cho-tow..they recently caught 2 bears near them. They said they're eating fruit trees and luckily she doesn't have any near her. But they both have weapons if they ever needed to use them. Still scares me. Of course our 4 year old Grandson is never alone outside..but it just worries me.
I looked up Burger Queen and it had great reviews and pics. The prices were very competitive to hear though lol. Guess we are use to it. If I'm spending 9 or $10 for a burger I want some like that. Not McDonald's lol
It looks beautiful there one of my friends works there in one of the jewelry stores she is always showing the water and she goes to a beach there it is so nice thank you for sharing
So very awesome video, loved the history and you must have lost a few pounds wow I couldn't have done all the walking. It sure beautiful 😍 thank you so very much ❤️ 😊
I've watched your videos here and there. Recently subscribed. Alaska is sure beautiful. Thanks for sharing your family and state
Watching now on my big screen tv. It's like movie night for me lol usually I watch on my iPad. Great job! Loving it.
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One of my favorite places to visit in SE Alaska! You really packed in the places to see and the video was one of your best for so much different content while exploring the area, well done.🏴☠🐬🤩
Your trip looked amazing and that hike to end your time there was so breathtaking. Those views!! I love that you and Mark were able to have a get away just the 2 of you. My husband and I need to try to do that more often. It’s hard when we always want our kids to enjoy the adventures too. This video was amazing. You are a great tour guide! Thank you
I knew you would love the hike! Yes, I love taking the kids along too but it was nice to have break. They actually had a blast with Grandma and Grandpa and their cousins, so it made it easier to be away. Thanks for being here, I am always happy to see your comments!
All of those stairs. Wow!!! Very beautiful place. Thank you for sharing your mini vacation. Lol. God bless you all.
Your narrative of your trip is so informing. Such a beautiful place. The history about the totem poles fascinating. Love the video of the bear you got. I think the funniest thing was when you said Mark wanted to buy you a ring. Marks response was a boat, a gun, etc.. so funny.🤪 Thank you for sharing your trip with us.
Wow! I feel like I learn something new about Alaska from you guys all the time.
Hey!!!! Thanks for saying hi at the gym! I can talk TH-cam all day so it was fun to have someone who wanted to hear a little bit about my thoughts. Thanks for watching!
@@ThisAlaskaLife absolutely! Thanks for taking the time!
Lauren and Mark THANKYOU for allowing us to spend a wonderful week with you both in Ketchikan! The trip was amazing, our tour guide is beautiful and knowledgeable and her sidekick a wealth of information with a dose of humour, we thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of the trip and can't wait to do it again wherever you take us. Highly recommend this tour guide for all your virtual travels ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks so much sharing I loved every second of the video it was absolutely beautiful
Good Morning family 🌅 thanks for sharing ❤️
I learned in Ketchikan to not get excited about Bald Eagles. They were all over the fishing boats when the boats were unloading.
Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa! Lauren and Mark, what a great trip! Hamm boys, have a great school year! Lots of !s, but , this was great for you both and us. 😍
I didn't realize how we were so lucky to be in Ketchikan on a sunny day!!! No rain or misty weather at all. Very interesting and lovely place to visit!!
Thank you, another great informative and entertaining video.
Our pleasure! That is a huge compliment, thanks for coming along for the adventure!
Im looking at this video and it feels like im right next to you and mark this was Wow this was absoluutly Majestic. The bear and the fish and everything was so so so beautiful. Thank you so much to you and mark for taking us on this trip I will remeber this for a very very long time. My birthday is on 24 sept and in South Africa its heritage day you teached me so much about the heritage there it was so so perfect. Your absoluutly so beautiful. Im glad you and mark got some well deserve romatic break even if he did work. Again thank you so so much. Say hi to the kids and luna. Xoxo
Wow! My sister lived and taught grade school there for years, now I wish I had the chance to visit before she retired to Wyoming. She now does Wyoming Jeepers on TH-cam. She keeps telling me I would love Ketchikan. From watching this I think she is right. She also has a son Everett who still lives there with his family. There is a great book, a best seller about living and teaching in Alaska for anyone wondering what it's like living in SE Alaska.
"The Call of the Last Frontier
The True Story of a Woman's Twenty-Year Alaska Adventure" "I went to Alaska for a job and found an adventure!" -Melissa L. Cook. I think you and my sister Melissa are a lot alike. Great video!!
Thank you for the wonderful comments and shout out. I appreciate it. Love you❤
That was phenomenal. I thoroughly enjoyed your adventures in Ketchikan. You definitely made the most of your time there.
Waoooo I love that you got the bear it’s awesome to see it
Another interesting destination. Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for the tour. I felt I was actually there.
Thank you for sharing your life with us. I fall more and more in love with Alaska with every video I watch 🙏🌻❤
Great adventure 🙂 Was so nice to see that cruise ship there WE love cruises we cruise at least twice a year but we have not been to Alaska yet but we would love to some day🙂
Thank you so much for taking me on this journey, what a beautiful place 🦘
Are you from Australia also? 🇦🇺
Oh my gosh what an amazing video it's very beautiful areas so glad you guys had fun I would love to been at that grab feast that's awesome
What a wonderful trip, and the hike up Deer Mt. Brought back many memories. Forty Three years ago I also climbed Deer Mt on a weekend off from my summer job out on Prince of Wales island. And you had some great sunshine too! Thanks for the journey.
That is awesome! What a fun memory! Had the town changed much in forty-three years??
I hope you guys enjoyed your self and it was a beautiful town
Thank you for taking me along with your trip Thoroughly enjoyed it
That was so much fun everything so beautiful and different I really really enjoyed it and of course I love seeing Luna and the boys
Very enjoyable, thank you for sharing 💜
You are so welcome!
I got so excited to see this today!! Rocking my baby and watching you! What a fantastic Tuesday ❤️
Thank you so much Laura! It was so nice to wake up to your sweet comment on the video. Give the baby a squeeze from me!
I loved your trip!! Thanks for taking me along with you.
What a great adventure for you both 😃. I really enjoyed the tour….so fun and interesting to see ! ( thanks for taking us along ) 🌻
Thank you for sharing the town of Ketchikan. I enjoyed it so much, I also love the old building the harbor seal chase was fun to watch, the mountains in the back round were beautiful. Thank you Lauren and Mark
Beautiful !! Way too many steps for me !! Glad y’all had fun !! 😀😀😀😀😀😀
What a great trip and vid!! It looks beautiful there. And I'm m so jealous, I would love to be able to get that close to seals!!!!! I love them so much that I have a tattoo of one. But Ketchikan should probably be renamed KetchUrBreath with all those stairs Lol
I love the mix of information - history and the adventure!! I’m also glad you to got some couple time!
have a great time injoy it looks so nices
Good morning Hamm family, so excited for today.❤🌼🌼🌼❤😎
I enjoyed your trip so much!
Those views are amazing! And that bear, I would have had a heart attack!
Lauren, you outdid yourself in this vlog. Well done. This was so well narrated and done.
Great video Hamm’s!! Enjoyed it alot!
Laurie/Minnesota
Wat mooi hoe je alles vertelt over de dorp en wat mooie winkels met jammie spullen en mooie spullen
Such a great opportunity to be the plus one in a new town…enjoy your mini break❤️🇨🇦
I always love when you give us a tour our your unique towns in Alaska. Makes us want to visit. We live in South Louisiana, so we know what those darn mosquitoes are all about
Crazy how we both have mosquitos in such different climates! I hope you get to visit one day, it is worth the trip!
I love seeing adventures with you! You give us interesting information! Thank You for the experience!
That was amazing to watch. I felt like I was right there. I am glad you and Mark had a good time
I went on a Princess Cruise tour, in 2010 and we stopped in Ketchikan. Awesome town.
I remember Creek street and The houses that had many steps up the side of the mountain to get to them.
Thank you for bringing back memories.
Oh my gosh...what a trip...thank you so much for taking us along...I would live to come to Alaska...and this trip seeing thru you and your husband's eyes was AWESOME...so much to see an do in such a small place...so WONDERFUL..thanks again for taking us along...LOVED IT..
Thankyou so much for this lovely video, I would love a holiday like this , museums, wildlife and beautiful scenery xx
Everett was so happy to see his mom and dad come home.
Nice video! My husband has been to Ketchican working on medical equipment back in the 90's I have never been. I am not sure about all the stairs. Look forward to the next video.
Love these videos that are like we are on a tour Alaska! Thank you so much for sharing your life with me!
Glad you like them! That is such a compliment to hear that you felt like you were right there with us! Much love from Alaska!
Awe, we used to live on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska and our son was born in Ketchikan 39 years ago. Such a beautiful place
What a great vlog....I loved all the things you showed us and the history along the way. Alaska is such a beautiful state. Thanks for sharing!!
I just have to say that it's very refreshing to hear someone from AK giving a tour of Ketchikan. All too often there are a lot of ppl from the lesser 48 that air their opinions/complaints on Southeast Alaska and have no real appreciation or perspective on what it takes to live here and why some of us prefer it over anywhere else. Also, I cracked up when you and Mark were walking along the waterfront, you discussing the insane number of jewelry stores, and Mark stating that you need a boat, shotgun, and pistol. LOL. Those three items are a constant discussion, in one form or another, at our house. 🤣 Thanks again for the video; it was very fun to watch.
We really loved visiting! It was amazing to get to stay for several days and really get the feel of town. Alaska is so big and has so many different things to experience!
Love how quaint this town is. Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for taking us around to see what you are seeing. Definitely need to visit this place one day.
Wife' father lived in Ketchikan in late 30s until WW2. Worked for uncle fishing. We spent a day in 2018. Coming back this May. A long way from Ohio. Enjoyed your video. Thanks
You folks did a great job of showing The town. I liked it so well I forwarded to my girlfriend who may be going there in June.
thank you for the wonderful tour of KETCHICAN.it was almost like being there
Thank you for sharing your trip. loved it.
Wow Ketchikan is beautiful! So happy to see the weather cleared up for your trip! As always thanks for sharing your views 🥰
I’ve been to Ketchikan several times on cruises what a lovely city!
It really is! I would love to take a cruise one day!
Thank you for taking us in your tour and whoah that hike I couldn’t manage myself.
What a beautiful place.
Enjoyed watching your video...your mannerisms, speech, and looks remind me of my daughter which made it even more pleasurable, thank you!
That was a great video. I enjoy the longer ones
Everything is so pretty I like how you show everything and want it means. Wow that would be scary
Thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it
Oh my word that bear! I dont know how Id react! Love this video xx
Such a beautiful place. For some reason I pictured Ketchikan as a big city. I know your boys and Luna were so happy you were home. Nothing like sleeping in your own bed after being gone for a while.
What a beautiful place love it 😍
Thanks Mandy! It was a great trip.
U have a blessed family and talent that would make Hollywood envious wow. 😇
Loved this vlog so much! I'm glad you didn't break it down into multiple videos. This flowed so well and I enjoyed each day!
Thank you Maureen! I felt the same way. It just flowed so I didn't bother trying to make it into something else. I am grateful that you felt that way too! Thanks for taking the time to comment! Tomorrow I will take you shopping, it came together nicely too!
Thanks for sharing this,I love the view,going to Alaska is on my bucket list
It's amazing how beautiful ! You're so lucky to walk in such nice place!!
Creek street is awesome! I was there, in 2019. This brings back memories! Thank you! It was wonderful, as were the other parts of Ketchikan we saw. In 2004, I took a trail walk in the Alaskan rain forest, in Ketchikan. You couldn’t walk on the ground… only on the wooden paths. I remember those big trees! Yes… the port has a ton of jewelry! I may have visited a few shops! 🤣
Thank you for this video. Now visit Skagway next 😄.
I'm sure you got your 10,000 steps in a day on your trip
Omg it's so beautiful there I love the houses
We take our mobility for granted, you are so blessed that you can haul groceries up steps 🙏
You now know why l wrote this 😔