Here is a recap of our trip.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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Parked at the Camperland RV Resort in Rosedale, BC
Spending the Night in McLeese Lake RV Resort, BC (Right on the Lake)
Hwy. 16 on the Way to Burns Lake, BC (Spent One Night)
Ferry Coming Into Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Parked at Clover Pass Marina in Ketchikan
Shipping Barge Carrying Supplies to Inaccessible Towns
Ferry Taking Us to Petersburg, Alaska
Icebergs Floating Away From the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau
Coming Into Juneau on the Ferry
A View of Portage Cove and Port Chilkoot Dock in Haines, Alaska
Now in Haines, Alaska
Cruise Ship Arriving In Skagway Harbor Early in the Morning
In Skagway, Alaska
Whitehorse, Alaska
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Looking Out of the RV While it is on the Ferry Crossing the Yukon in Dawson City, Alaska
Top of the World Highway
Back at Tok for One Night (Friday, August 21)
Santa Land RV Park in North Pole, Alaska
Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska
Taken on Road From Denali to Fairbanks
Riley Creek RV Park in Denali
Right on the River in Willow, Alaska
Back Again At Whittier, Alaska (Willawaw Park)
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So Sarah Palin Was Right! (Sign at the Alaska Sea Life Museum)
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Colorful Fish (Picture taken by Mary at the Alaska Sea Life Museum)
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Jelly Fish (Picture taken by Jerry at the Alaska Sea Life Museum)
Back in Seward, Alaska
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Bald Eagle
What Alaska is all about
Back in Seldovia
View Across the Bay at Anchor Point
Flying Over the Top of a Glacier
Now This is a Catch!!
Coffee Cup House in Homer
Lady Slippers at the Homer Pratt Museum Gardens
Elderberries At the Homer Pratt Museum Gardens
Sign on Door on the Boat "Discovery" Taking Us Over to Seldovia
Me Taking a Picture of the Fireweed in Seldovia (see larger pictures at the bottom of the blog)
No Fancy Beer Mugs Here - Just a Kerr Jar for Jerry's Beer at Seldovia
Moored in Seldovia - A Salty Old Shipping Vessel
Sea Otter Enjoying a Crab
Pile of Star Fish at Low Tide Seen While Clam Digging
American Eagle Near Our RV in Homer
Parked at Hope, Alaska
Still in Wasilla - At Bear RV Park
Puppies - Future Racing Dogs
Definition of the Word "Iditarod"
Flowers at Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska
Getting Back Into Nature at Lucille Lake Park, 2 miles From Wasilla, Alaska For Four Days
Hanging Out at the Community Fire Pit
Man Resting at Talkeetna Festival
Crowd at Festival Listening to Music
Funnel Cake Served at the Festival
Parked in Talkeetna, Alaska (Dorothy/Dave on the Left; We are on the Right)
We are Standing with the Clowns In Kenai
Seen at the Kenai 4th of July Celebration
Sunset at Captain Cook State Park at 11:30 pm (see more pictures below)
Beach at Captain Cook State Park
Jerry and Chanti in Kenai
Flower at RV Park in Kenai
Exit Glacier and Path Leading Up to It
Markers Showing Where the Exit Glacier Used to Be (Here 1951)
Jerry Walking Ahead of Me on Path to Exit Glacier
Water Running Off of Exit Glacier
Everyone Trying to Snag the Salmon in Seward
Looking Out of Our RV Window in Seward
Cruise Ship Going Past Our Window
Idarod Sign at Mile 0 (Start of the 938 Mile Route From Seward to Nome)
Dorothy Taking a Picture of Waterfall in Seward
Dorothy and Dave Parked in Williwaw Park (Whittier)
View From Ferry to Valdez
Another View From the Ferry
The Ferry After Arriving at Whittier
Jerry Goes Food Shopping in Valdez
RV Parked In Valdez, Alaska
Pancake Toss at Sourdough RV Park in Tok, Alaska
Check Out the Gravel Road
On Way to Beaver Creek, Yukon
Stopped Here for Lunch on Way to Beaver Creek
Red Flags Along Highway Try to Warn of Bumps in Road
Some of the Thousands of Signs Posted by Travelers in the Watson Lake Signpost Forest
Watson Lake, Yukon Territory
Driving on the Alaskan Highway Through the Smoke After the Fire
Being Escorted Through Fire Area on Alaskan Highway on Way to Watson Lake in The Yukon
More of the Walkway to the Liard Hot Springs (see more pictures below)
Tufa (minerals dissolved by hot springs and deposited as stone on surface)
Bear Warning Sign at Liard Hot Springs Walkway
Snow Capped Mountains Around Muncho Lake, BC
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Both RVs Parked at Muncho Lake, BC
Enjoying the Fire at "Night" (10:30 p.m.) in Muncho Lake, BC
Dorothy & David at Muncho Lake, BC
Buckinghorse River
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Woodlands Caribou Along Highway
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View of the Start of the Alaska Highway Sign Near the Visitor's Center in the Background
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Parked at Chetwynd, British Columbia
Parked at Prince George, British Columbia
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Jerry Trying to Start a Fire at Jasper Provincial Park
Parked at the Athabasca Glacier in Columbia Ice Fields
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Parked at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada
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Dorothy and Dave
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Parked at Banff Provincial Park, Alberta
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Approaching the Canadian Border
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Parked at Bridgeview RV Resort in Lethbridge, Alberta
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Parked at Deer Lodge RV Park
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See Snow on Mountains Driving to Deer Lodge, Montana
Driving to Deer Lodge, Montana
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RV in Kodachrome Basin
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Moon Over Campsite
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Inside Kodachrome Basin
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Jerry on Top of Hill in Petrified Forest
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Highway 12 Sign
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Highway 12
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Tunnel on Highway 12
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Red Rock along Highway 12
Kodachrome Basin
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In Front of XanGo Corporate Office
Jerry Dressed for Choir Performance
Flowers in Front of Mormon Church
Tullips on Mormon Church Grounds
Audience at Choir Performance
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mormon Church
Tunnel on Way to Bryce Canyon
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Entering Bryce Canyon, Utah
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Bryce Canyon
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Bryce Canyon
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Bryce Canyon
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Bryce Canyon
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Bryce Canyon
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Bryce Canyon
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Jerry - the Photographer!
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10,000 Foot Pass on Hwy. 14
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Dixie National Forest (on way to Bryce Canyon)
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XanGo Convention in Las Vegas
Founders of XanGo on Stage at Convention
Driving to The Rally in NM
One Lot of RVs at the Rally
Overview of One Parking Lot
Another View of RVs at The Rally
Tent for the Entertainment at The Rally
Rally Attendees in Line
More Lines at The Rally
Jerry Not Liking Standing in Line
More Attendees at The Rally
Balloon Museum at Albuquerque, NM
Ferry Trip From Petersburg to Kechikan (going through the Wrangell Narrows)
Glacier Seen From Ferry to Petersburg, Alaska
Lower Lake of Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls in Juneau
Passing the Yukon River on Our Way to Whitehorse, Alaska
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The Only Animal We Saw on the Top of the World Highway
Downtown Fairbanks, Alaska
Another Picture of Downtown Fairbanks
Taken Along George Parks Highway From Denali to Fairbanks
Seward Highway Leading Into Anchorage
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Whittier, Alaska
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Scene Along Seward Highway
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Scene Along Seward Highway
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Taken Along Seward Highway
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Moon Over Mountains in Seward, Alaska
Picture of Homer Spit Taken From the Airplane
Looking Over at Homer From the "Spit"
Rainbow Looking Out at the Bay at the Homer "Spit"
The Walkway into the City of Homer Taken on Our Walk From the "Spit" (Dorothy and Me)
Taken From the Restaurant in Seldovia
Taken in Seldovia
Scenery Along Way to Seldovia
Sea Gulls at Clam Digging Site in Cove at Homer
Picture Taken Behind Our RV at Hope, Alaska
Road into Hope, Alaska
Sign at Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska
The Alaskan Railroad Train Stops at Talkeetna
Standing Behind Train Car Experiencing the Outdoors
Taken From Talkeetna Train on Bridge 297 Feet High
Fireweed Flowers in Talkeetna
The Closest Thing We've Seen to a Moose in the Wild Recently (David's Dog Named "Moose")
Kenai River in Soldotna at the Edgewater RV Park
Sunset at Captain Cook State Park (11:30 pm)
Sunset at Captain Cook State Park (11:30 pm)
Mount Redoubt
In Cooper Landing Having Dinner
Close Up of Exit Glacier
Here We Are in Front of Exit Glacier
Icebergs Outside of Whittier, Alaska
Ferry Coming Into Whittier, Alaska
Glacier With "Blue Ice" Seen From Ferry
Valdez Harbor
Richardson Highway to Valdez, Alaska
"Blue Ice" in the Worthington Glacier
Beautiful Scenery on Way to Beaver Creek
Bridge at Johnson's Crossing
Jerry With "I Was Here" Signs
Sign at the Watson Lake Sign Forest Explaining How the Sign Forest Started
Path Leading Up to the Liard Hot Springs
Liard Hot Springs, BC
Muncho Lake, BC
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River in Buckinghorse Provincial Park Where We Parked
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"I'm so confused. Is it daytime or night? And, why did they put me here? Bears eat dandelions !!!"
We Are Standing in Front of the Mile "0" Sign Near the Visitor's Center in Dawson Creek, BC
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The Mile "0" Sign in the Center of Dawson Creek, BC
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Welcome to Chetwynd, British Columbia
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W.A.C. Bennett Dam in BC
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Lots of Snow on Both Banff and Lake Louise Parks Mountains
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Water Falls Near Lake Louise
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We Did See Turquoise Water in Lake Louise Area
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Both of Our RVs Parked at the Athabasca Glacier Parking Lot
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Banff, Alberta - Scene While Driving
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Banff, Alberta - Another Nice Scene
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Overview of Bridgeview RV Resort in Lethbridge, Alberta
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Deer Lodge, Montana
Entrance into Kodachrome Basin
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Road Going to Kodachrome Basin
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Called "Hoodoos" (Pillar of Rock)
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Bryce Canyon, Utah
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Highway Around Hoover Dam Under Construction (very high up in the air)
Hoover Dam Area
Our Spot (See snow on mountains.)
"Balloon Glow" Display at Night
5 comments:
I am Karlyn's Aunt Amy, Mike's sister. I happened to see you comment on her blog and trotted over to see your pictures. WOW! I have a friend that moved from Minnesota to Homer, AK and works at a restaurant there on Homer Spit. He has been telling me to come anytime, and your pictures make me want to come even sooner! BEAUTIFUL!! How fun for you and Jerry! My favorite is your comment at the end, to Live the Life you Love. So fitting. Safe travels to you!
I wish I could have followed your journey even closer this year -- I love the summary of pictures in the video. Very cool. And BEAUTIFUL!!!
Everyone I talk to has either been to Alaska or knows someone who has (or lives there) and there doesn't seem to be any other reports except that it's AMAZING up there.
Hmmmm....
Dad tells me you're getting rid of the ol' ball n' chain house and trading in the RV for a nicer model... WOW! I'm glad you'll be doing this and hope you keep on posting blogs about your journeys -- so much fun for the rest of us!
God bless, and drive safe!!!
Hi Guys, first, awesome pics of your trip.... I will read more as we are planning a trip late August... we are going to be travelling across Canada to go to Kelowna, BC for our Granddaughter who is flying in to compete in the Ponyclub National Competition... We then are planning to head out of there 17 Aug and head up to Alaska... I think it is too late to head up there as we were told you need to be out of there by the end of Sep so that only leaves us a few weeks to see it all. I would rather go in May and June and Jul but because of the competition being 14 Aug and can't go earlier because of a commitment to a competition in our home area 17 Jul... so kinda screws up the summer so to speak. If any of your followers have any comments about the time frame to visit Alaska, I would love to hear from them.... Our youngest daughter lives in Vancouver, so it will be a family reunion for most...
Anyway, love your pics, and now I will read on!!! Cheers, and happy camping....
Carol
Hi Carol. You will have plenty of time over 5-6 weeks to see a lot of Alaska. Map out your trip but make sure you go to Seward and Homer and you will see a lot along the way. Have a fun trip.
Jerry and Mary
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