SUNSET LIGHT OVER KETCHIKAN 8X12

Image size: 8" X 12"

Ketchikan is named after Ketchikan Creek, which flows through the town. "Ketchikan" comes from the Tlingit name for the creek, Kitschk-hin, the meaning of which is unclear. It may mean "the river belonging to Kitschk"; other accounts claim it means: "Thundering Wings of an Eagle". In modern Tlingit this name is rendered as Ketchikan creek served as a summer fishing camp for Tlingit natives for untold years before the town was established by Mike Martin in 1885. Ketchikan is located on an island, named Revillagigedo in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver.

Carlos Rojas is an Alaska nature photographer specializing in Alaska landscapes. His award-winning images have appeared in calendar and magazines including Alaska Magazine, Country Magazine, Outdoor Travel Magazine and National Geographic Society