Port Protection to Baranof Warm Spring

The next morning we timed our departure from Port Protection to arrive at Devils elbow 56° 38.190’ N / 133° 41.219’ W in Rocky Pass an hour before high tide, this would put us right to go through the channel at the Summit with water depth to spare.

All went as advertised and we didn’t see anything much less than 16 feet. We met one other boat coming the other way; the 55-foot MV/ Dustin who announced his arrival at the Summit and asked for north bound traffic to advise.

We kept in touch by VHF radio until we saw each other just north of Devils Elbow.

When we got on the other side of the Summit and back into deeper water, we stopped by a little island near Day Marker Red “32”and anchored for lunch 56° 41.816’ N / 133° 43.845’ W.

We then headed for a little Cove near Point Camden to anchor for the night.

The little cove provided excellent anchorage,

and we enjoyed our stay at the very scenic spot 35 miles from Port Protection 56° 47.623’ N / 133° 49.270’ W.

Tomorrow we head for Baranof Warm Springs across Frederick Sound and into Chatham Strait.

The next morning we headed for Baranof Warm Spring through the scenic islands as we went by Kake.

The 40-mile passage from Point Camden to Baranof Warm Spring was smooth but the air from the heavy snow packed mountains on Baranof Island made it a little on the cool side.

It was a relief to get to the little inlet.

Entering Baranof Warm Spring is spectacular with the snow packed mountains all around the inlet with a spectacular cascading waterfall at the end of the inlet, reminiscent of chatterbox falls in Princes Louisa inlet on the sunshine coast of B.C.








We tied Teal to the dock at the Borough of Baranof Warm Spring 57° 05.343’ N / 137°49.978’ W. We learned from Ted a property owner there, building an impressive stairway up the side of the mountain to his cabin, that The Borough has a small population of summer residents and one or two all year.




The warm spring pools, a half a mile or so up the river at the end of the inlet, were still snowed in when we hiked up the trail. But the Borough has built a free bathhouse by the dock with hot water piped into three tubs from the spring. JoAnne and I took a soak in the one Japanese wooden tub there; it was a beautiful piece of work.

It is quite unique to be soaking in warm water in a piece of artwork while taking in the view of snow capped mountains and the spectacular waterfall at the end of the inlet.

Back on the boat we dined and turned in for the night. Tomorrow we head for Peril Strait.



Stay Tuned,

George and JoAnne