BLOG 1--ON TO ALASKA: A NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS
September 07, 2015 - Hello!
A new adventure begins! All blogs below this blog are from our time in Barcelona and in the National Parks! Eve...
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BLOG 2--ALASKA: WHERE ARE WE GOING?
September 07, 2015 - Hi Everyone,
We had an unbelievable adventure this summer. We left June 22nd for Alaska and returned July 20th! We took...
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BLOG 3--ALASKA: VANCOUVER AND SETTING SAIL
September 07, 2015 - Hi Everyone,
On day 1, we left the house at 3:30 am (so early!!!) to go to Denver International Airport (DIA) and had...
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BLOG 4--ALASKA: CRUISE LIFE
September 07, 2015 - Hello,
Cruise life was easy and predictable.
There was always something to do. We did yoga, zumba, went to the movie t...
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BLOG 5--ALASKA: KETCHIKAN--LAND OF TOTEM POLES AND FRIENDS
September 07, 2015 - Greetings,
Our first port was Ketchikan. We arrived at 6:00 am and we toured the town on foot then later met our friend...
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BLOG 6--ALASKA: JUNEAU
September 07, 2015 - Hello everyone,
Welcome to the Juneau photo blog--#6!
Our first stop here was at the Glacier Gardens Rainforest Advent...
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BLOG 7--ALASKA: MENDENHALL GLACIER
September 07, 2015 - Hello!
Our first glacier was Mendenhall. This glacier is 13.6 miles long and is located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12...
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BLOG 8--ALASKA: SKAGWAY--HELICOPTER RIDE TO MEADE GLACIER
September 07, 2015 - Greetings,
One of the most incredible highlights of our trip was taking a helicopter ride from the town of Skagway to M...
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BLOG 9--ALASKA: SKAGWAY
September 07, 2015 - Hello,
Skagway was fun. Check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagway,_Alaska
We walked around the town and want to...
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BLOG 10--ALASKA: GLACIER BAY AND COLLEGE FJORDS
September 07, 2015 - Hello,
This blog is about Glacier Bay and College Fjords...
Great videos at end of this blog!
Glacier Bay
"From the...
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BLOG 11--ALASKA: WHALES
September 07, 2015 - Greetings:
We saw whales but not always up close. There are eight types of whales in Alaska: Humpback, Beluga, Right, M...
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BLOG 12--ALASKA: WHITTIER
September 07, 2015 - Greetings,
Our cruise ended in Whittier--and then the land portion of our trip started. The drive from Whittier to Kena...
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BLOG 13--ALASKA: KENAI
September 07, 2015 - Hello!
Kenai was absolutely gorgeous! The vistas and the beautiful glacier silt river.
Learn a little more about Kenai...
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BLOG 14--ALASKA: EAGLES
September 07, 2015 - Greetings,
Alaska is the land of the eagle!
Here are a few eagle photos--all taken by Gary. Many were taken in Ketchik...
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BLOG 15--ALASKA: MCKINLEY
September 07, 2015 - Hello Everyone:
After Kenai we headed via bus to McKinley and stayed there one night before heading to Denali.
The smo...
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BLOG 16--ALASKA: ANCHORAGE
September 07, 2015 - Hello Everyone,
On our way from Kenai to Denali we stopped in Anchorage. The capital city of Alaska. We had about 2 hou...
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BLOG 17--ALASKA: DENALI ARRIVAL AND DOG SLED DEMONSTRATION
September 07, 2015 - Hello!
Our arrival in Denali was great and a breeze. We stayed at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. There was great...
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BLOG 18b--ALASKA: DENALI--THE BIG ONE
September 07, 2015 - Hello!
It's so difficult to describe Denali. At 20,310 feet high--it is simply grand. It is the highest mountain peak i...
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BLOG 18a--ALASKA: DENALI--4 WHEELING
September 07, 2015 - Greetings,
While in Denali we went on a grand 4-wheeling adventure. This was Rich and LuAnn's first time on a 4-wheeler...
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BLOG 19--ALASKA: RAIL ROAD EXTRAVAGANZA
September 07, 2015 - Greetings:
We left Denali via the Alaska Railway headed for Fairbanks!
We traveled in first class and had a blast! Gre...
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BLOG 20--ALASKA: FAIRBANKS
September 07, 2015 - "Beneath it's workaday exterior, Fairbanks is a lively place with a friendly population. It offers the clearest view of...
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BLOG 21--ALASKA: KETCHIKAN--FISHING OF A LIFETIME
September 07, 2015 - Hello everyone,
When the cruise and land tour was completed (Richie and LuAnn were east coast bound) we headed south!...
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BLOG 22: ALASKA--SALMON FACTOIDS
September 07, 2015 - Hello everyone,
We've talked quite a bit on the blog about salmon...
Here is some information from: https://en.wikiped...
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BLOG 23--ALASKA: HEADED HOME
September 07, 2015 - Hello,
We headed home and were treated to the summit of Denali!
How fortunate we were!
We took over 75 pounds of sa...
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BLOG 24--ALASKA: FROM THE HEART--THE LAST FRONTIER
September 07, 2015 - Hi everyone,
This is our last Blog from the Alaskan Adventure.
When we started talking about an Alaskan Adventure in t...
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