Tag: Mountains
Alaska – Near Eklutna
Rose’s cousin, Dawn, showed us around the area between Wasilla, where she lives, and Anchorage, near Eklutna. We visited three areas for some scenic hikes.…
Alaska State Fair
When we finished at St. Nicolas Church, we went to the Alaska State Fair to meet with Rose’s cousin. In some ways the fair is…
Alaska – Train from Anchorage to Denali – Part 2
Although seeing Mt. Denali in the sunlight was a highlight of our trip, the other views were also amazing. There was more of the fireweed…
Alaska – Whittier to Anchorage
Our ship docked in Whittier, AK. There isn’t much to Whittier other than docks for cruise ships. Most of the residents all live in the…
Alaska – College Fjord
We spent most of the day at sea travelling from Glacier Bay toward College Fjord. We woke up this morning to the sounds of our…
Alaska – Glacier Bay
The morning after leaving Skagway, we headed into Glacier Bay National Park. We picked up a ranger at the entrance of the bay who provided…
Skagway -Taiya River Rafting
We found ourselves back at the Taiya River at the end of our hike. Drake, our tour guide, now became our raft pilot. We floated…
Sea Kayaking in Juneau
Our second stop was in Juneau. Since we enjoy kayaking here at home, we decided to go sea kayaking. There were only 8 of us…
Alaska – Entering and Visiting Ketchikan
Our ship sailed into Ketchikan early Tuesday morning with partly sunny skies. There was still a bit of morning color as the fog lifted. …