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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World

Mountains

September 30, 2022
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Alaska – Near Eklutna
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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. Before I get to the hikes, I have to show you the views from the…
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September 29, 2022
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Alaska State Fair
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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 much like a midwestern state fair, but in other way quite unique. Much of the…
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September 24, 2022
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Alaska – Train from Anchorage to Denali – Part 2
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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 in the open areas along the tracks. The town of Sherman has a City…
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September 22, 2022
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Alaska – Whittier to Anchorage
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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 same building! There is an interesting YouTube video that shows the building and some of…
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September 21, 2022
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Alaska – College Fjord
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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 ship’s fog horn along with 5 foot waves. That’s enough wave action to make all…
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September 20, 2022
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Alaska – Glacier Bay
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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 narration for our day in the bay, nearly a full day. We sailed deep into…
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September 19, 2022
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Skagway -Taiya River Rafting
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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 down the river to where we started. Again, we were outfitted with rubber boots and…
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September 14, 2022
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Sea Kayaking in Juneau
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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 on this particular trip today. We were taken by bus to the North Douglas Launch…
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September 9, 2022
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Alaska – Entering and Visiting Ketchikan
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Our ship sailed into Ketchikan early Tuesday morning with partly sunny skies. There was still a bit of morning color as the fog lifted. The color faded, but the views were still great. Finally, some signs of civilization.…
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