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After our kayaking adventure we dropped by the
local horse stables for a look around. |
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They were nice enough to show us around and introduce us to their newest addition. |
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May 16, 2005 - A delay with boarding our ship turned out to be a good thing. The Princess Cruise Line sent us to the Alyeska Lodge and Ski Resort to take the tram ride to the top of the mountain for lunch. The views of the surrounding mountains were spectacular... |
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...not a bad 'lunch time' view.
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After lunch we start to see some of
our first glaciers.
Once we are at Whittier we board our ship and are on our way. |
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May 17, 2005 - As we enter College Fjord we watch the glaciers "calving." It sounds just like thunder. We see many otters and later in the day a pod of killer whales. |
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A better look at one of the glaciers
at College Fjord (there were approximately 7 glaciers at
College Fjord).
With half the worlds glaciers in Alaska, the State of Alaska has more glaciers than anyone else in the world. |
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May 18, 2005 - Glacier Bay, Alaska. The glaciers
are amazing and very blue.
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During our day we see pods of Orca
Whales, otters, sea lions, and many eagles.
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The glaciers are tremendous in size.
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Many of the glaciers were 'calving,'
breaking off large chunks of ice into the ocean.
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The unique part of this glacier was
the 'water spout' in the center of it constantly flowing
and creating this cave.
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The landscape of a glacier is
something to see.
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May 18, 2005 - Skagway and the White Pass Scenic Railway
Tour. We take the 'narrow gage track train' and
ride through White Pass Summit thru Canada Customs on to
the Yukon Territory. We stop at Caribou Crossing
for a barbecue lunch.
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A view of the train as it travels.
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One of the stops on our trip through
White Pass Summit.
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Emerald Lake outside of White Pass
Crossing.
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The sign that welcomes you to the
Yukon Territory and the Canada border.
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One of the stops on our trip through
White Pass Summit.
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May 20, 2005 - Juneau, the Capital of
Alaska. Photo Safari By Land & Sea Tour.
Some pictures of Juneau and the Mendenhall Glacier then
onto a large pontoon boat and head out to look for
whales. We see lots of Sea Lions and Humpback
Whales.
Unfortunately, the whale was faster than the photographer. We even had a whale 'breach' right next to our boat but all I got for a picture was the splash. |
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The Mendenhall Glacier outside of
Juneau.
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The Mendenhall Glacier outside of
Juneau.
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The Mendenhall Glacier outside of
Juneau.
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After our Photo Safari we head up the
mountain that overlooks Juneau harbor on the Mount
Roberts Tramway. This is our cruise ship the Sun
Princess.
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