The crew at Oliktok Point

"Smitty" and Roy Sylar

Lieutenant Harley Nygren, C&GS, recording angles

Roy Sylar and Commander Junius Jarman, C&GS

Commander Junius Jarman, C&GS, and Lieutanant Commander Marv Paulson, C&GS

Commander Junius Jarman, C&GS, catching up on a little reading

Lieutenant Harley Nygren, C&GS

Foreground - l to r - Marv Paulsen, Junius Jarman, Paul Mears

Harley Nygren working on a hydrographic survey sheet on Survey Launch #15

1950 era map of Alaska.

Aircraft unloading in the distance - spring melt well under way

An offshore tide gage.

Flying over southeast Alaska mountain peaks on the way home at end of the season

At last enough ice has melted - time to launch the boats

Abandoned shacks that might have helped some forlorn souls survive the winter

A winter sunset reflecting on the ice

An Arctic sunset

The ferry dock at Orcas Island

In the San Juan Islands

An old settler's shack in the San Juan Islands - at Garrison Bay State Park. Site of the old British fort.

The bridge at Depoe Bay - the entrance to "the world's smallest harbor"

Headland at Salmon River

Near Depoe Bay

Survey work near Depoe Bay The L crew - Legako, Laterriere, and Lafountaine

A headland of Columbia River Basalt at "Roads End" just north of Lincoln City.

Arch rock at Depoe Bay

The view to the south at Cape Foulweather

Rock, spray, and wind make for a tricky entrance to Depoe Bay

Rock, spray, and wind make for a tricky entrance to Depoe Bay

A small boat heading into Depoe Bay

The lookout at Otter Crest

An Oregon coastal scene

Sea caves in the rocks of the Oregon coast

A break in the rocks

Puget sound area

Ferry boats plying Puget Sound

Current buoy near Tacoma - at least a 5 knot current streaming by

Current buoy near Tacoma - at least a 5 knot current streaming by

A crystal clear day from near the San Juan Islands Mount Baker visible in the distance

Family and friends waving good-bye's as the PATHFINDER heads north

An early spring day at Dutch Harbor

The harbor at Dutch Harbor

A cold spring day in the Aleutians

The PATHFINDER at low tide at a Dutch Harbor pier

Hal Demuth on the left and Miller Tonkel plotting hydrography Note metallic three-arm protractor

The Adak shoreline

Kagalaska Island - the spring project area for the PATHFINDER

PATHFINDER hydrographic survey launch returning to the ship

Signal building party resting on the slopes of Kagalaska Island

A survey marker on Kagalaska Island with the PATHFINDER far below