Lituya Bay
In 1958 an earthquake of 7.9 magnitude triggered a tsunami19 total reviews
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
What an interesting, historical read - I enjoyed it. And that picture is stunning! Mother Nature can be a brutal bitch, can't she? You're lucky to live in such a beautiful, rugged place.
Thank you for sharing with us.
A couple of "notices" as I was reading:
In your line of introduction, you have "and earthquake" - should be "an"
Second paragraph, comma after Southeast Alaska
Paragraph that begins "La Pe'rouse" - twenty one should be hyphenated
7 year old should be hyphenated
A comma after Bill and Vivian Swanson
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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What an interesting, historical read - I enjoyed it. And that picture is stunning! Mother Nature can be a brutal bitch, can't she? You're lucky to live in such a beautiful, rugged place.
Thank you for sharing with us.
A couple of "notices" as I was reading:
In your line of introduction, you have "and earthquake" - should be "an"
Second paragraph, comma after Southeast Alaska
Paragraph that begins "La Pe'rouse" - twenty one should be hyphenated
7 year old should be hyphenated
A comma after Bill and Vivian Swanson
Comment Written 14-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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Hello Pam,
thanks so much for your great review and comments. The picture is from the area around Seward. Alaska Pat, who is on Fan Art review has a number of beautiful pictures from around the area of South Central Alaska. Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This is a case of local knowledge saving people's lives and this remote bay has no tourists! It is inhabited? I suppose it can't be inhabited as how would they get supplies. I looked it up on Google and viewed the bay, it looks very big with a small opening and not at all threatening. This is a fascinating read Tom and I learned about this beautiful place that people have rarely seen first hand, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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This is a case of local knowledge saving people's lives and this remote bay has no tourists! It is inhabited? I suppose it can't be inhabited as how would they get supplies. I looked it up on Google and viewed the bay, it looks very big with a small opening and not at all threatening. This is a fascinating read Tom and I learned about this beautiful place that people have rarely seen first hand, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 14-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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Hello Dolly,
I don't know if anyone lives in the bay area year round. The Tlingit natives used to have camps there hundreds of years ago. Surprisingly there are a number of commercial fishing boats that utilize it as an anchorage when the weather on the coast gets too rough. The nice thing is that cruise ships can't enter because of the shallow opening, so though there are some tourists that visit, it doesn't get the traffic of other areas. You would be amazed at the remote places that people have called home in various spots in Alaska. Some bring in staples from the various towns and supplement their food supply with whatever fish and game is available. There a number of people who want to live in the wilderness away from civilization. Some of them are nuttier than a fruitcake, and some are anti-social, but some just want to live a healthier, more natural lifestyle. Of course being away from doctors or hospitals or for that matter any manner of help if you get hurt has to be taken into consideration. There are few who choose that lifestyle, for good reason.
Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
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There are remote places in Scotland where people want to live and it?s rough in the winter, but they still survive!
Comment from Theodore McDowell
Fascinating historical piece. Hey, my wife and I are going on an eleven-day Alaskan cruise next May. Maybe one of our ports will be near where you live. That would be cool.
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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Fascinating historical piece. Hey, my wife and I are going on an eleven-day Alaskan cruise next May. Maybe one of our ports will be near where you live. That would be cool.
Comment Written 14-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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Hello Tim,
That would be very cool. It depends on which cruise you take I suppose. In Southeast they usually hit Ketchikan first, then I assume Sitka and Juneau and possibly Skagway, though that dock was wiped out by a landslide this year. Then maybe on to Hoonah where I fish and lived for 44 years. Usually they hit Glacier Bay, which is where the Tlingit Indians of Hoonah originally lived before the advancing glaciers pushed them out. The ship may go to Anchorage, which would be the closest port to where I live now. It's about forty miles away. Keep in touch and let me know what your schedule is. Perhaps we could meet for coffee or lunch. That would be neat.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
Comment from Wendy G
Such enormous power in nature, and it can be devastating for puny man. Hard to imagine the effect of 90 million tons of rock going into the bay. No wonder there was a tsunami! Well written and very interesting article.
Wendy
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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Such enormous power in nature, and it can be devastating for puny man. Hard to imagine the effect of 90 million tons of rock going into the bay. No wonder there was a tsunami! Well written and very interesting article.
Wendy
Comment Written 14-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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Thanks so much for the great review and comments Wendy. I read that a regular tsunami is caused by underwater earthquakes, but the megatsunami, like what Lituya Bay experienced was caused by the millions of tons of rock falling into the water. That any of those boats survived is a miracle. I can't recall the exact location of the boat that was lost. It might have been anchored close to the mouth of the bay and when the mountain of water hit, it engulfed him. The other two boats possibly anchored near Cenotaph Island and got some protection, but that's speculation on my part. Of course it wiped out a whole forest full of trees, which were floating all over the bay and out into the ocean. A truly dreadful experience.
Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
Comment from lyenochka
I'd rather depend on your retelling after you read the book, Tom! I always enjoy your stories from and about Alaska. Was that quake this year? When I google it, I only get information about 1958.
By the way, did you write this with the Advanced Editor? Because it has the special character to write without the apostrophe:
La Pérouse.
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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I'd rather depend on your retelling after you read the book, Tom! I always enjoy your stories from and about Alaska. Was that quake this year? When I google it, I only get information about 1958.
By the way, did you write this with the Advanced Editor? Because it has the special character to write without the apostrophe:
La Pérouse.
Comment Written 13-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2022
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Hello Helen,
thanks so much for the great review and comments. No, it happened in 1958. Fortunately there hasn't been any more earthquakes of that magnitude in the area that I'm aware of. It was a once in a lifetime (hopefully) event. I did use advanced editor because that's the only one that allows me to increase the font size I believe. When it comes to all of the bells and whistles, I'm in the dark gal. I guess that when we write books, that's what we pay editors for. I rather doubt that I will cover this subject again, though you never know. However, after I read the book again, I'll be glad to cover any outstanding points with you in a private message.
Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
Comment from Thesis
This was a very informative read. I learned things that I never knew occurred. You described people and gave names of fishing boats and identified an Alaskan explorer that are all worth exploring.
Thanks for sharing this information.
reply by the author on 13-Oct-2022
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This was a very informative read. I learned things that I never knew occurred. You described people and gave names of fishing boats and identified an Alaskan explorer that are all worth exploring.
Thanks for sharing this information.
Comment Written 13-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 13-Oct-2022
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Hello Thesis,
thanks so much for the great review and comments. There is quite a lot of information on Lituya Bay on the internet. I so wish I could have gone there fishing, but my boat, though it would probably have made it OK, still seemed a little small. Because it's right on the ocean, all the swell, which frequently is from the west, would put the waves right on the beam, which is really miserable in a hard chine boat. The outside coast is a wild and wonderful place for those who venture out.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
Comment from damommy
Very interesting. I've never thought about Alaska having earthquakes. I agree about how the Europeans always get credit for discovering new places when the native peoples were there first.
reply by the author on 13-Oct-2022
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Very interesting. I've never thought about Alaska having earthquakes. I agree about how the Europeans always get credit for discovering new places when the native peoples were there first.
Comment Written 13-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 13-Oct-2022
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Hello Yvonne,
Thanks so much for the fine review and comments. Yep, Alaska is part of the ring of fire. We actually have a number of earthquakes. There was one in 1964 that decimate Anchorage. In the two years we've been here, we've had several that impacted us. It's somewhat unnerving, but there isn't much that can be done about it.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
Comment from Bill Schott
This was a lot of extra information about that devastating megatsunami in Alaska. It is amazing at the strength that never lets up when an earthquake causes this kind of reaction.
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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2022
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This was a lot of extra information about that devastating megatsunami in Alaska. It is amazing at the strength that never lets up when an earthquake causes this kind of reaction.
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Comment Written 13-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 13-Oct-2022
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Hello Bill, it's nice to hear from you. Yes, the power is incredible. The waves that were generated in the bay were apparently hundreds of feet high. How could anyone survive that? I guess they were anchored away from the mouth of the bay so the wave didn't have a chance to curl. I had read that the anchor was ripped out of the bottom or broke the chain on the Edrie, and that's what the fellow thought saved them. Thanks for the fine review and comments.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Alaska is the last frontier it space as James T Kirk offered, or was that Spock's doing? Well done. Having toured those water from Ketchikan to Attu, even capturing aJapanesefishing ship towing it back to Kodiak it ever fails Neto recall how those seas changed so
Quickly.
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Alaska is the last frontier it space as James T Kirk offered, or was that Spock's doing? Well done. Having toured those water from Ketchikan to Attu, even capturing aJapanesefishing ship towing it back to Kodiak it ever fails Neto recall how those seas changed so
Quickly.
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The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 13-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 13-Oct-2022
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Hello Tom,
thanks for the fine review and comments. I forgot that you were in the Coast Guard. I wish that you guys could have caught a lot more of those sneaky sapsuckers. There was a lot of fish caught by the foreign fleet, decimatating the fish stocks and costing Alaska fishermen their living. Every one caught though was a feather in your cap.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
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Well truth be told I was Navy on loan to the Coasties. That said I enjoy each of my three adventures.
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Well truth be told I was Navy on loan to the Coasties. That said I enjoy each of my three adventures.
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Well truth be told I was Navy on loan to the Coasties. That said I enjoy each of my three adventures.