Butedale

August 14

Heading down McKay and Fraser Reach today towards Butedale, we were visited by a pod of Dall's porpoise, enjoying playing in our bow wave. Butedale is largely in ruins now; the net loft and sheds that were in poor condition on our trip here in '92 have now collapsed and are returning to the elements. There is a float, and a couple of small power boats were moored to it. It's a bit sad to see a place like this, that was once a going concern with a cannery with fuel, ice, a store, and many employees gone to an untidy end. Butedale Creek still rushes into the ocean here, and the waterfall is still as beautiful as ever. We stopped to take some photos, and then continued down Fraser Reach to Khutze Inlet for the night.

Cheers June