by CoastView | Oct 8, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers, Shelter Cabins
Aitiligauraq Shelter Cabin is in the Cape Krusenstern National Monument in northwestern Alaska and is situated on the south bank of an unnamed creek that flows west for 5 miles (8 km) from Eigaloruk Mountain to a coastal lagoon, about 110 miles (177 km) southeast of...
by CoastView | Oct 6, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical, Land Use, Mines, Rivers
Hope is a historic community on the Kenai Peninsula at the mouth of Resurrection Creek on the south shore of Turnagain Arm in upper Cook Inlet, about 22 miles (35.5 km) southeast of Anchorage and 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Girdwood, Alaska. Resurrection Creek...
by CoastView | Oct 5, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Kshwan River starts from the terminus of the retreating Kshwan Glacier in the Cambria Icefield and flows south for 10 miles (16 km) where it merges with the Sutton River and then continues for another 3 miles (5 km) to the head of Hastings Arm, about 95 miles (153 km)...
by CoastView | Oct 3, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Moclips is a coastal community located between the south shore of the Moclips River and Mocrocks Beach. It is situated about 83 miles (134 km) west of Tacoma and 27 miles (44 km) northwest of Aberdeen, Washington. With its stunning natural surroundings and rich...
by CoastView | Oct 2, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Historical, Mines, Rivers
Sixmile Creek flows north for 8 miles (13 km) to the historical community of Sunrise on Turnagain Arm, about 27 miles (44 km) southeast of Anchorage and 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Girdwood, Alaska. The watershed starts as Granite Creek which flows from the top of...
by CoastView | Sep 22, 2023 | 2023, Hatcheries, Rivers, Washington
The Sooes River, also known as the Tsoo-Yess River, originates in the northwest foothills of the Olympic Mountains and flows for 16 miles (26 km) through private timberlands and the Makah Reservation until it reaches Makah Bay, about 120 miles (194 km) northwest of...