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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
![Bryn Mawr Glacier](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_5660.jpg?fit=300%2C162&ssl=1)
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…
![Grand Pacific Glacier](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_5451.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
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…
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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…
![Paddling up to the Grassy Inlet of Mendenhall River](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220824_123149.jpg?fit=300%2C153&ssl=1)
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…
![Ketchikan, Alaska, in the Morning Mist](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4897.jpg?fit=300%2C174&ssl=1)
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. …