There were simply too many extraordinary images to share. Here are just a few more… and then some.
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| 250th Coastal Defense Gun Emplacement at St. Peters Head, Battery No.1 Chiniak Point, Kodiak Island. 2014 |
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| The remains of the 8 inch gun after its demise. At least 100ft away from it’s base at the top of the hill. |
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| WW2 Ammunition Bunker at St. Peters Head. Battery No. 1. Chiniak Point, Kodiak Island. 2014 |
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| Inside the same bunker. One day, I hope these graffiti artists realize how disrespectful this is. |
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| WW2 Pill Box at St. Peters Head, Battery No. 1. Chiniak Point, Kodiak Island. 2014 |
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| Construction of Fort Greely. Base buildings consisted of wooden structures, Quonset huts and tents. Photo Credit: Baranov Museum. |
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| 250th Coast Artillery Regiment- Robert E. Metcalf. Photo: from his daughter, Jane Metcalf |
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| One heck of a view from Chiniak Point. |
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| Arctic Lupines. |
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| WW2 Housing- a Quonset hut found in some random yard along the way. |
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| Quonset Hut in Fort Greely. 1943. Photo: Levi Ballard, c/o R.C.A.F. Corporal. Killip’s collection. |
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| The huts slept about 12 men and were often built 4ft into the ground for protection but primarily to contain the heat during the cold Alaskan winters. |
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| Now, one historical storage shed. Do they have any idea? |
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| R.C.A.F. Mess Hall in Fort Greely. 1943 |
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| How would you like this in your front yard? A grown over WW2 gun emplacement along the coastal dirt road to the base. 2014 |
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| Frequent and strong crosswinds may have caused this AAF P-39 accident at Chiniak Point. 1943. |
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| Representing at the Northeast end of the air strip. |
And that’s a wrap from day two in this sweet little fishing town filled with an unknown yet important history. Kodiak leaves an impression on you. As I sit
here I can still smell the sweet clean air that envelopes this Alaskan Island. One
day Kodiak. I’ll be back.