Tradgety at lawson creek

Jan C Still · 06-14-2012, 09:22 PM

TRADGETY AT LAWSON CREEK
My house is located on the South side of Lawson Creek across Gastineau Channel from the City of Juneau.
My three little dogs started barking at the sliding glass door this morning. Not seeing any cause for the barking, I let them out into the fenced yard and they ran to the fence and raised a racket. Two Sitka black tail deer were running across the 1000 foot wide tide flat in front of our house. I gathered the dogs into the house in hopes that they would not further spook the deer. However, it was too late; both deer were at the edge of the tide flat and bounded into the 4000 foot wide Gastineau Channel that separates Douglas Island from Juneau (the Mainland). The deer swam with their heads and ears above the water and could easily be followed (Reportedly a man will only last 15 to 30 minutes in this cold Ocean water). As they approached the opposite shore one set of ears occasionally disappeared as they struggled in the icy cold water. Three large cruise ships blocked access to the most of the Mainland shore. My last view saw only one set of little ears struggling to swim around one of the huge cruise ships.
Jan

alanint · 06-14-2012, 09:42 PM

That's a sad thing to experience, Jan. I hope they made it.

mjanway · 06-14-2012, 11:01 PM

If nothing was wrong with them, they should be fine. Saw quite a bit of wildlife swimming between the islands of the Southeast Passage during my times up there on a Buoy Tender out of Ketchikan.

lew1 · 06-15-2012, 06:37 AM

A shame.

Edward Tinker · 06-15-2012, 07:45 AM

I hope they made it, just one of those things that happen ...

06-14-2012, 09:22 PM	#1
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Tradgety at lawson creek TRADGETY AT LAWSON CREEK My house is located on the South side of Lawson Creek across Gastineau Channel from the City of Juneau. My three little dogs started barking at the sliding glass door this morning. Not seeing any cause for the barking, I let them out into the fenced yard and they ran to the fence and raised a racket. Two Sitka black tail deer were running across the 1000 foot wide tide flat in front of our house. I gathered the dogs into the house in hopes that they would not further spook the deer. However, it was too late; both deer were at the edge of the tide flat and bounded into the 4000 foot wide Gastineau Channel that separates Douglas Island from Juneau (the Mainland). The deer swam with their heads and ears above the water and could easily be followed (Reportedly a man will only last 15 to 30 minutes in this cold Ocean water). As they approached the opposite shore one set of ears occasionally disappeared as they struggled in the icy cold water. Three large cruise ships blocked access to the most of the Mainland shore. My last view saw only one set of little ears struggling to swim around one of the huge cruise ships. Jan

06-14-2012, 09:42 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	That's a sad thing to experience, Jan. I hope they made it. Last edited by alanint; 06-15-2012 at 07:47 AM.

06-15-2012, 06:37 AM	#4
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	A shame. __________________ charlie

06-14-2012, 11:01 PM	#3
mjanway User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 54 Thanks: 31 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	If nothing was wrong with them, they should be fine. Saw quite a bit of wildlife swimming between the islands of the Southeast Passage during my times up there on a Buoy Tender out of Ketchikan.

06-15-2012, 07:45 AM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,960 Thanks: 2,062 Thanked 4,591 Times in 2,114 Posts	I hope they made it, just one of those things that happen ...