Monday, May 16, 2005


And of course, this one. Posted by Hello

Hard to say - what I will remember most about this trip. This is one of my favorite views. Posted by Hello

Anchorage airport - and time to say goodbye to Alaska as I begin the long journey home. Posted by Hello

About a hour and one-half - the trip to Anchorage goes by really fast. Posted by Hello

The 'new' road runs right along the waterway. Posted by Hello

A very pleasant drive - all the way to Anchorage. Posted by Hello

Exiting Whitter to Anchorage is not easy - this is a one way tunnel - shared by cars and a train. Each taking turns ! Posted by Hello

And some interesting things to enjoy - that you just don't get at home in Texas. Posted by Hello

We have fun sailing her. Posted by Hello

A pretty ship - well, for a ship. Posted by Hello

Before saying goodbye - here are few enjoyable pictures of the Island Princess. A 15 story vessel - small by some terms but plenty big for me. Posted by Hello

The break off ice makes so much noise - it is like alka seltzer in the water - fizzing away. Posted by Hello

Plenty of iceburgs for seals and sea otters to ride on. Posted by Hello

Burrrr! Posted by Hello

These glaciers are very active - dropping lots of ice into the waters. Posted by Hello

College Fjord - home to numerous tidewater glaciers named after US ivy league schools - Vassar, Smith, Harvard and Yale to name a few. Posted by Hello

These walls are over 250 feet tall.  Posted by Hello

The Park's tidewater glaciers are beautiful. Posted by Hello

Glacier Bay National Park - as the world turns dark and cold! Posted by Hello

And another Posted by Hello

More Posted by Hello

A few enjoyable pictures from the railroad trip. Posted by Hello

Next - off on the White Pass railroad to return to Skayway. Posted by Hello

And yet another. Posted by Hello

Some fun photos of native live in the Yukon. Posted by Hello