We woke to socked in fog yesterday morning in Troup Narrows, so we decided that since our cruise up Roscoe Inlet promised spectacular scenery, we’d wait for the fog to burn off before heading out. We ended up pulling the anchor around 11am.
Roscoe Inlet definitely does not disappoint. Sheer granite cliffs and giant domes, towering peaks, beautiful fjord atmosphere…it’s a lot like cruising up Tracy or Endicott Arm…even Ford’s Terror with all the glacial bowls surrounding you. VERY pretty in here.
Our overnight destination was the head of the inlet, but we stopped and floated in Quartcha Bay while Kevin got some aerial photos and video footage of this anchorage (also a great choice for a place to drop the hook).
After the brief stop in Quartcha, we continued up to the head of Roscoe Inlet. We dropped at the the anchor in 74 feet, backed up to 58 with a great set, and then went out to explore by dinghy. It appears there’s a lot of great anchorage in here…fjord-anchoring technique, but plenty of room.
Took the dinghy to check out both larger streams that empty into the bay.
Lots of fish in here, but no bears that we’ve seen so far.
These two seals we passed on our way up the river were resting on a mostly submerged log:
I even surveyed the muddy shores and found no animal prints at all.
This is the only manmade thing we found in all our exploring, but haven’t learned what it was for yet.
Kevin took the drone up again for some aerial photos and video of the head of the inlet.
We had crab salad and salmon and zucchini for dinner (a smorgasbord!) and enjoyed a very quiet night on anchor…the only ones here in this giant amazing landscape.
The view of the sky we did have from here was to the north, so we checked a couple times overnight for aurora, but no luck this time.
Again with the fog this morning, but we just waited for it to burn off (while watching the F1 Italy Grand Prix).
Next we’ll stop in Shearwater for the night and hopefully stock up on some veggies for the rest of the way home and have a bite out!