I't camping season in AK

Staney Creek Cabin

Reid had to work on the Prince of Whales Island last Friday, Monday, and Tuesday so instead of flying in and out each day we decided to make a camping weekend out of his work assignment. Reid flew into Craig on Friday and Max and I took the truck on the three hour ferry ride to Hollis Friday afternoon.

Because Jesse, Tricia, Sophi, Mom and Dad are coming to visit in May, we did some scouting and tried to take some pictures of the cabin to give you an idea of what's in store for the big hunt in May. This cabin is the same size and layout as the other cabin we are looking at to stay in so hopefully this will help!

You can see how luxurious and roomy these cabins are! You are looking at the kitchen and living room all in one picture! There wasn't any propane so we couldn't use the heater, but it was a nice thought! The other cabin has a stove that uses fuel and we gave it a test run while we were scouting it out and it worked so we will be able to heat the cabin! The weather is pretty temperate here so the nights don't get very cold, even in March!

Each cabin has two bunk beds like this with a table in the middle. The top bunks are twin size and the bottom bunks are full size so our queen sized mattress hung over a little, but it worked out pretty well. We bought a heater buddy (sitting on the table) before this trip and since the cabin's heater wasn't working I was pretty thankful for our last minute purchase!

This is a view from the front porch of the cabin. There is a picnic area and fire pit (although starting a fire proved to be ALMOST impossible even with "dry" wood and A LOT of fuel) and both cabins sit right on the water. This was taken at low tide.

This is a picture showing the nice hiking trails that we will have to drag our stuff down to get to the cabin. The Staney Creek cabin was 1/2 mile from the trail head, but the other cabin's trail is shorter....kind of. The trail is short, but then you have to take a boat across the lake to the cabin.

All the cabins have a covered deck which is really nice since it rains EVERY day. I know these pictures are a little dark, but it has nothing to do with our camera and everything to do with the cloudy sky. I hope you can see these!

Anyway, we had a lot of fun this weekend. It's pretty cool to be able to take a ferry and go camping on the next island over. The Forest Service cabins were really clean and pretty nice. I am already getting really excited to see you guys in May!