The temperatures are still cool. Whales have moved in from southern waters and are likely to be sighted. Sea lions are plentiful.
Fishing is good for trout in the streams and halibut in the bays of the islands.
It is early for most species of salmon, except for the kings. These are the warmest weeks, but there is some fog and rain. Pink salmon, trout and halibut fishing continues, silver coho begin to run. Days are beginning to turn cooler and amount of sunlight shortens with sunrise at 6 p.m. and sunset at 8 p.m. Mountains rising out of the sea to 10,000 feet and more, glaciers and fjords whose beauty surpasses even those of Norway, primeval peaceful forests of spruce and hemlock, bubbling mountain streams, salmon in abundance, the greatest populations of eagles, bears, whales this is Southeast Alaska.