PRINCE RUPERT (PIKE ISLAND)
Prince Rupert is a rather new port, so the shore excursions are limited. I am off to Pike Island, about a forty minute boat ride from the harbor. This was the ancient home of the Tsimshian people, though the island has not been inhabited for over two thousand years.Once docked, we head on a tour of the small island. I take some shots of the shore and various other sites. This is a good location for black & white photography. We are shown some depressions in the ground where ancient villages once stood. I also volunteer to try a salmonberry. Though coming from the raspberry family, I find it tastes more like a mulberry.
We then head over to the east facing shore where medicine men had carved some petroglyphs into rocks. I photograph those I can find, amazed that anything remains after over two thousand years of erosion. We are then treated to a BBQ salmon dinner. What is not cooked is put out for the eagles and ravens in the area. I head down to the boat early to get in a few last shots of this beautiful island. Then it's back to port.
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