No gaming this week because I spent it visiting Kodiak, Alaska, where my sister's working for the summer. (Well, there was a game store with 40K and RPGs, but I didn't get to visit for game night...) Saw lots of wildlife, including bears, salmon, eagles, kingfishers, etc. and some nice local museums, as well as walking, air and boat tours! (a busy week!) I'm posting here because there is a small but impressive little museum on Miller Point at the north end of Kodiak Island from the Aleutian Campaign of WWII.
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| Diorama of 8" gun emplacement. |
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The "Rufe" (floatplane Zero) is fanciful, as Kodiak
was never raided. Rumor has it that one attempt was
scrubbed by weather. |
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| Electrical station (left) and searchlight shelter (right). |
Some of the equipment and bunkers are still there, accessible via hiking trails:
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| 8" gun barrel |
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| Destroyed in situ. |
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| Former emplacement. |
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Ready ammo bunker, now a museum.
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Some of the models and displays inside the museum:
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| P-38 wing. |
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| Working HAM Radio... |
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| ... and teletype. |
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| Grenades made from pottery! |
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| A few souvenirs from Iraq |
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| My sister inside the generator room. |
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| No idea what this is. |
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| Searchlight shelter, with tracks to roll them out. |
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Last but not least, an ivory C130 at the Alutiiq (native) museum!
A tempting souvenir... |
I did spend some time reading, mostly on the flights to and fro. Two Mike Snook histories which I'll probably have something to say about shortly. See you then!
I enjoy seeing others’ discoveries and travels especially when there is an interesting military/historical connection. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI mostly travel out of historical interest, and there was plenty of it - but I saw some wildlife and wild country too. Haven't got to do the latter in a long while.
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