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Vancouver is a
great walking
town, especially
on the
promenade
along the
waterfront.
Loved the
cute little
houseboats
The
Vancouver
Aquarium is
one of the
best.
The Museum of Anthropology
Typical First Nation Housing
The Westmark Hotel is owned my Holland America.
It is sized to accommodate several large tour groups at a time.
Location was excellent. We walked all over town.
This museum was a
nice surprised.
It had an excellent
history of the gold
rush days which is
still a major
industry in
Whitehourse.
I espicially enjoyed
the expansive local
WWII history.
To distract us
from the
long bus ride,
out guide
played this
game.
Barbara
won!
She drew the
tail. Then the
next person
drew
another part.
These
buildings
have been
displaced by
many years of
permafrost
degradation.
The Yukon River
Quest is the world’s
longest (444 miles)
canoe & kayak
race.
This is the first solo
female ever to
complete the race.
Her time:
61.5 hours
Looks like she
could go another
400 miles
I was surprised to
see that the Trans
Alaska Pipeline
was only 8 feet off
the ground.
That “pig” is used
to clean the pipe.
Now all they have
to do is figure out
how to find and
plug bullet holes.
Today the oil is
flowing at less than
30% of capacity
and operation may
be shutdown soon.
Arriving at
Gold Dredge
#8
“That one’s
too small to
hold all my
gold.”
Bus ride from
Fairbanks to
McKinley
Chalet Resort
in Denali
National Park
Another Holland America property…McKinley Chalet Resort
We were assigned to annex G
The big day is
finally here.
Let’s load up to see
some animals.
There’s a
snag…they only let
you into the park
on this bus and you
can barely see out
the windows on
your side, let alone
the other side.
This is ridiculous!
There’s no way to
see an animal, let
alone take a
photograph.
We spent 6 hours
(124 miles) stuffed
into this sardine
can.
Our first sighting.
Can you see the
caribou?
Now can you see
it?
Wait…there’s
more.
Do you see the Dall Sheep?
Neither did I
Finally, a bear.
Can you see it?
I know you are
laughing. But
this is the best
big game photo
we got all day.
Behold a
Snowshoe Hare
The next day we
decided to explore
the area on our
own.
Took a nice 4 mile
walk.
Stopped to envy
the people getting
ready to float
down the Nenana
River.
Barbara finally got
to see a moose.
This one was very
friendly.
Never mind that it
was in the visitor
center.
View of
Cook Inlet
from our
balcony
Barbara
always finds a
friend at the
visitor center.
Anchorage
Seward
A 5 hour train ride
to Seward where we
boarded the cruise
ship.
Our train
arrived right
next to the
boarding
terminal for
our cruise
ship.
Early
the next
day we
arrived
at
Glacier
Bay
National
Park.
As we
continue
sailing up the
bay, the
Lamplugh
Glacier came
into view.
Notice the pod of kayakers.
Over
night we
sailed to
Haines.
This is what
you see at the
end of the
gangplank.
Our ship,
Noordam,
docked in
Haines
Christened
2006
1,916
passingers
Time to load
up. The river
here is
running fast.
One slip and
you’re
swimming in
38° water.
Okay Steve. Are
you ready for this?
“Let’s see…getting
dunked in 38°
water. No, I’m on
my last pair of
underwear.”
Ketchikan Facts
1.
Known as the first city
of Alaska. (Not because it was
settled first , but rather the first
city you arrive at while taking the
inside passage north.)
2.
Rain capital of Alaska.
3.
Salmon capital of the
world.
How do they navigate that steep hill in the winter?
New Eddystone Rock
Volcanic Spire
