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Old 7 July 2008, 12:33 PM   #1
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Alaska Cruise Recap....

Last month Pam and I went up the inside passage on a 90,000ton Cruise ship to visit the frozen north of Alaska..

After a few days of eating everything we could, every other hour for a few days, we arrived at Juneau, the State capital and took a short drive to Mendenhall Glacier..

Spectacular....We're a few miles away and the face is 20 stories tall:


The snow melt was running off the mountain next to the glaciar bring a fast, wide, and very cold waterfall:


Back on board again, we cruised up the Tracy Arm Fjord, past plenty of ice bergs.




Finally arriving at Sawyer Glacier...This Fjord is a one ship path....While there the only way out was to turn the ship 360 degrees in place.


Spectacular views:


We also took an exciting train ride on the original White Pass and Yukon Railroad that covers 20 miles between Skagway Alaska and through to the Yukon Territory, a path the early gold miners took on foot>



This train climbed at maximun grade and took us up 7,999 ft. to this rickety wood bridge and into the mountain..



This trip is on my recommend list..........
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Old 7 July 2008, 01:01 PM   #2
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Great pics, Larry. Brings back memories of our Alaska cruise about 8 years ago. Alaska is a beautiful country and the coast is unbelievaly gorgeous.
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Old 7 July 2008, 01:07 PM   #3
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Fantastic pictures of the wild country. Amazingly beautiful.

Thanks for sharing, Tools.
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Old 7 July 2008, 01:08 PM   #4
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That looks like a place I would like. My wife would love to go. Great pics
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Old 7 July 2008, 05:35 PM   #5
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Stunning pic thanks for sharing
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Old 7 July 2008, 08:57 PM   #6
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Great photos - looks like a great trip!

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Old 7 July 2008, 08:58 PM   #7
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Looks beautiful Larry!!
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Old 7 July 2008, 09:00 PM   #8
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Fantastic scenery - those early gold miners must have been a tough bunch
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Old 8 July 2008, 08:35 AM   #9
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great pics..love that blue ice!! Made the same trip last Aug. with the family....we did the whale watch in Juneau..with the glacier visit...saw a group of humpbacks doing the bubble net feeding...spectacular!!!!

I know you had fun!!
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Old 8 July 2008, 08:46 AM   #10
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Great pics, Larry! Thanks for sharing.
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Old 8 July 2008, 09:11 AM   #11
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Awesome. I wonder if you were on the same cruise my parents were on...
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I can't wait to show these pics to my wife. We've discussed going and this might just send us on our way
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Beautiful pictures. The last frontier.

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I can't wait to show these pics to my wife. We've discussed going and this might just send us on our way
I would take that trip every year if I could!! Worth every penny!!
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Old 8 July 2008, 11:09 AM   #16
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Wow, nice pictures :)
I love cruises as well. We went on one in 2003 (on the Voyager of the Seas, Royal Caribbean). We went to Jamaica, Cozumel Mexico (where it just so happens that I bought my first Rolex SS Sub. Date at the time :) ), and Haiti. Cruises are truly one of the best vacations you can take.
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Old 8 July 2008, 12:14 PM   #17
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That really looks like a great trip. Enjoyed the pics.
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Old 8 July 2008, 02:20 PM   #18
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Beautiful photos, I'm glad that you had such a great time!
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Old 9 July 2008, 05:41 PM   #19
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That looks to be a fanastatic place...thanks for the great photojournalism, I almost feel like I was there...the second photo(waterfall) shows the massive scale of 'things Alaskan'. Great.
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