| These are the four bear cubs seen along Prince Willliam Sound near Valdez/Alaska I'm grateful to the Gilmores for sharing this with us...they said they waited until 10:30 p.m. for them to show up! |
Thanks to the Gilmores for sharing this fun photo of the Valdez bear family! |
| This area boasts our nation's largest National Park (Wrangell) We saw lots of forest terrain on Tok Cutoff Highway/Alaska |
| Moose paradise/Tok Cutoff Highway/Alaska |
| Snow covered mountain peak/Wrangell Mountain Range/Tok Cutoff Highway/Alaska |
| Stucco fashioned Igloo for tourists at campground/Alaska |
| Typical scene of a plane stuck out in the middle of 'nowhere' usually with a small "runway" nearby. |
| Scenic view along the Tok Cutoff Highway/Alaska |
| We've all seen our share of this.... |
| Painting depicting the earthquake of 1964 Museum at Valdez/Alaska |
| Artwork commemorating Valdez citizens who died in the Good Friday Earthquake of 1964 Muesum at Valdez/Alaska |
| Tok Cutoff Highway/Alaska |
| Couple enjoying scenic over view along Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| The lighting was right to enjoy these mountain peaks today/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Red tinged snow along Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Stan on a small pier at Valdez/Alaska |
| Mountains over Valdez/Alaska |
| Yet another mountain seen from Valdez/Alaska |
| God's handiwork being shown off in some amazing lighting Valdez/Alaska |
| Check out the guy getting ready to jump into this icy water...and yes, he did jump in. Valdez/Alaska |
| Yet another salmon found in Valdez/Alaska |
| Where Alaska parks it's wheels. |
| Where Alaska parks it's wheels. |
| Valdez Port/Alaska |
| Seagulls are everywhere!/Valdez/Alaska |
| Local fish shop/Valdez/Alaska |
| Sidewalks have salmon impressions/Valdez/Alaska |
| A little street art/Valdez/Alaska |
| Salmon themed art on street signs/Valdez/Alaska |
| Salmon themed art on street signs/Valdez/Alaska |
| Salmon themed art on street signs/Valdez/Alaska |
| There is a salmon theme in Valdez/Alaska |
| More blue flowers around town/Valdez/Alaska |
| Campfire wood for sale/Bear Paw RV Park/Valdez/Alaska |
| Flowers planted in tin cans/Bear Paw RV Park/Valdez/Alaska |
| Location...Valdez/Alaska |
| Glacier seen along Richardson Highway (notice the vehicle for scale) Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Mountains and clouds/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| This area was amazing in person (our RV)...the photos just didn't capture the color and grandeur Keystone Canyon/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Waterfall/Keystone Canyon/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| One of three waterfalls in a row at Keystone Canyon/Along Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Amazing and beautiful to drive through...the photo doesn't begin to capture the beauty Keystone Canyon/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Stranded plane/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| I was amused at the dog's impatience....typical unavoidable roadwork going on. Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Unique mountain formation/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Glacier view/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Galcier/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| People hiking along glacier base/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Pathway to overview of glacier/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Close-up of a glacier/Along Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| People climbing the glacier/Along Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Biker and her husband 'chaser'/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| View on Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Mountain range near Valdez/Alaska |
| Independant Alaskan mentality/Valdez/Alaska |
| Coffee brake/Miss Peggy's Expresso/Valdez/Alaska |
| The end of the pipeline which begins at Prudoe Bay/Note the speed limit sign Valdez/Alaska |
| Salmon sandwich/Valdez/Alaska |
| Scenic view along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Motorcyclists at scenic overview/Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Scenic view along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Scenic view along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Mountains along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| View along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| View along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Alaskan wild flowers along Glenn Highway |
| Glacier view along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Stone words along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glacier viewed along Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Glenn Highway/Alaska |
| Rainy day view from Glacier Cruise Ship/Gulf of Alaska |
| Kenai Fjords Tours private island in the middle of Resurrection Bay Banquet at Fox Island/Alaska |
| Tour cruise ships docked at Fox Island/Resurrection Bay/Alaska |
| Beach at Fox Island/Resurrection Bay/Alaska |
| Sea lions/Gulf of Alaska/seen on Glacier cruise |
| Charter boat/Puffins/seen on Glacier cruise/Alaska |
| Sea otter with fish/taken from Glacier cruise/Alaska |
| Fishing boat/Seward/Alaska |
| Took pathway to view Exit Glacier/Exit Glacier National Park/Seward/Alaska |
| Parking lot of Exit Glacier National Park/Seward/Alaska |
| Stan looking for wildlife/Glacier CruiseAlaska |
| View from the cruise ship/Gulf of Alaska |
| Sleeping off that banquet/Glacier cruise/Seward/Alaska |
| Passengers caught napping after banquet on Glacier cruise/Seward/Alaska |
| Wood bison restoration. |
| Black bear....they love! dog food (dropped through a pvc pipe into their area) |
| Moose/Wildlife Conservation Center/Alaska |
| Grizzly bear/Wildlife Conservation Center/Alaska |
| Porcupine eating it's veggies/Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center/Alaska |
| Drive to Seward/Alaska |
| Before tunnel /Wittier/Alaska |
| Line forming for tunnel/Wittier/Alaska |
| Glacier with blue ice/near Wittier/Alaska |
| Drive to Wittier/Alaska |
| Our first glimpse of a small iceberg/near Wittier/Alaska |
| Alaskan flowers |
| Alaskan flowers |
| Anchorage/Alaska
Alaskan flowers
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| Anchorage/Alaska |
| Anchorage/Alaska You see so many blue flowers here.
They have a great growing season once it warms up here.
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| Lots of fishing going on here at our scenic overview Cooper's Landing/Alaska |
| Idyllic scene at overview where we dry camped Cooper's Landing/Alaska |
| Availability! Tow man will be there. |
| Tow man at work/Cooper's Landing/Alaska |
| "so...how much do you think this is gonna cost ?" Cooper's Landing/Alaska |
| Driver hooking up our RV for towing/Cooper's Landing/Alaska |
| Traveling on....being towed to Anchorage/Alaska |
10 foot grizzly in waiting room of Dean's Automotive (shot by local they say) /Anchorage/Alaska |
| Our heros...the team at Dean's Automotive/Anchorage/Alaska |
| RV broke.....call the tow man. |
| American flag complete with a place for Homer's eagles to perch if only one would co-operate. |
| Cleaning clams/Homer Spit/Alaska |
| Camping on the 4th of July at Homer, Alaska! |
| An American Eagle overlooking Homer,Alaska, on the 4th of July. |
| A man and his husky sitting on the bay on the 4th/Homer/Alaska |
| Baseball...hot dogs...apple pie and Chevrolet/Happy Fourth of July!!! |
| Local bakery/Homer/Alaska |
| Pleasant way to spend the 4th/Homer Spit/Alaska |
| Lots of art shops/Homer/Alaska |
| Fish cleaning crew and audience (notice tip cup)/Homer/Alaska |
| Gold is everywhere in Alaska! |
| View leaving Homer Spit/Alaska |
| Boat 'graveyard' out on Homer Spit/Alaska |
| Homer/Alaska |
| There's still some to be found/Homer/Alaska |
| Approach to Homer Spit/Alaska |
| White caps/Homer/Alaska |
| Mostly charters and tours/Homer/Alaska |
| View out of our RV window/Homer/Alaska |
| Fishing on the bay/Homer/Alaska |
| Fishing on the bay/Homer/Alaska |
| Eagle facing strong winds/Homer/Alaska |
| Down at the pier/Homer/Alaska |
| More shopping ops/Homer/Alaska |
| Discarded fishing floaters/Homer/Alaska |
| Lots of RVers here for the week of the 4th of July/Homer/Alaska |
| Homer local's sense of humor/Homer/Alaska |
| Typical laid back beach atmosphere...when's soon? |
| Tourist stuff/Homer/Alaska |
| View just down from our RV of the bay |
| Tenters and row houses along Alaskan beach |
| Alaskan beach terrain |
| Fishing boat heading out/Cook's Bay/Kenai/Alaska |
| Golden eagles flying over Beluga Lookout Lodge & RV Park/Kenai/Alaska |
| View on Seward Hwy/Alaska |
| Boats heading out as seen from whale watching overview/Kenai/Alaska |
| Calming overview as seen from RV park/Kenai/Alaska |
| Straight down/RV Park overview/Kenai/Alaska |
| Cook Bay from RV Park overview/good for whale watching/Kenai/Alaska |
| Called Rock Concretions and found on Cook Inlet beaches/KenaiVisitor Center/Alaska |
| Explaination of Rock Concretions found at Kenai Visitor Center/Kenai/Alaska |
| Interesting rock formation along Seward Highway/Alaska |
| Something akin to quick sand exposed at low tide along Seward Highway/Alaska |
| Views along Seward Highway/Alaska |
| View along Seward Highway/Alaska |
| Along Seward Highway/Alaska |
| Beautiful Seward Highway/Alaska |
| Rod Perry/An Iditarod Pioneer/Anchorage/Alaksa |
| Visiting husky showed up during the presentation/Anchorage/Alaska |
| Downtown Anchorage/Alaska |
| Anchorage subdivision overlooking Cook Bay in the background/Alaksa |
| Crack in the earth as tide is out at Cook Bay/Anchorage/Alaska |
| Cook Bay/Anchorage/Alaska |
| Photo of Anchorage's 1964 Earthquake |
| Data of Anchorage's 1964 Earthquake |
| Data of Anchorage's 1964 Earthquake |
| Stan ready for his Denali Grand Glacier Landing Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Photo taken of Denali from plane (otherwise called Mt. McKinley)/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Glacier/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Glacier/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Glacier/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denai Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Denali Grand Tour/Flightseeing/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Glacier Ice/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Glacier/Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Glacier/Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| Flightseeing/Denali Grand Tour/Alaska |
| The Flying Squirrel Bakery/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Chicken & wild rice soup/The Flying Squirrel Bakery/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Historic moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| The Flying Squirrel Bakery/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Blue moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Traveling moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Crazy moose/Alaska |
| Albino moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Mostly moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Welcome moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Leaning moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Silver moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Kissing moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Orange moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Flowery moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Confusing moose?/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Meandering moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Moose gone wrong/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Thai moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Spruce moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Flower power moose/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Can't splain them all/it's just how Alaska rolls |
| It's tough to find your car when they are all the same color. |
| How we roll with the punches in Alaska |
| How Alaska rolls |
| How Alaska rolls (on a very short and rough "runway". |
| yum...Roadhouse Restaurant/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Razzys/Roadhouse Restaurant/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| Search Party/Roadhouse Restaurant/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| View, waiting for our meal at Roadhouse Restaurant/Talkeetna/Alaska |
| No Dogs Allowed. Stray dogs roam the streets up north...just caught this little scene as we drove out of town. |
| Our route...so far |
| Moose twins (mother nearby) at visitor center (Photo donated by Harley and Regina Gilmore)Denali/Alaska |
| Moose twins (mother nearby) at visitor's center (Photo donated by Harley and Regina Gilmore)Denali/Alaska |
| Denali's sled dogs/Alaska |
| Good team/Sled dogs during demo/Denali/Alaska |
| Tephra/Sled dog for Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Kavik/Sled dog for Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Sled dog atop his house/Denali/Alaska |
| Sled dog soaking in the attention/Denali/Alaska |
| Mush/Sled dog team demo/Denali/Alaska |
| Sled dog demonstration put on by Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Relaxed sled dogs/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Part of Denali's sled dog team/Denali/Alaska |
| Amazing photo op taken from bus window/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Grizzly bear/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Carribou spotted in Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Rams taking it easy/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Mountain views/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Guarded mother moose and calf/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| These two rangers were just catching a ride but were good source of info for us/Denal/Alaska |
| Denali National Park/Alaska |
| From inside tour bus/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Bus on road in Denali National Park/Alaska |
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| Mother Moose and calf/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Carribou laying on ice to discourage pesty insects/Denali National Park/Alaska |
| We made it to Mt. McKinley/Denali National Park/Alaska!! |
| Mt. McKinley/Alaska |
| Another view of Mt. McKinley/Alaska |
| The bear were observed on the other side while we at lunch at a picnic table...but we missed it! At least we weren't lunch..ha. |
| Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Mountain view at Denali National Park/Alaska |
| Denali National Park and Preserve/Alaska |
| We saw no rain...just sunshine today/Denali/Alaska |
| Art at Visitor's Center/Denali/Alaska |
| At half mast in memory of those recently lost at Denali/Alaska |
| Gravel road/Denali/Alaska |
| Photo from bus window/Denali/Alaska |
| Stan "Holding the Rack"..traditional photo op at Denali/Alaska |
| Lower view of Denali National Park/Alaska |
| View of Polychrome/Denali/Alaska |
| Pre-drive into Denali Park the day before our tour/Alaska |
| Pre-drive into Denali Park the day before our tour/Alaska |
| Pre-drive into Denali Park/Alaska |
| Pre-drive into Denali Park/Alaska |
| Pre-drive into Denali Park the day before our tour/Alaska |
| Pre-drive into Denali Park/Alaska |
| Display in Visitor Center/Denali Park/Alaska |
| A couple of miles from our campsite....near Denali/Alaska |
| Drive into Denali Park/Alaska |
| Duct tape to the rescue! (notice red flag...ha) River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Our campsite/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Chena River/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Chena River/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| River's Edge Resort/Chena River/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Relaxing/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Girl's day out/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Getting wet/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Then...drying off/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Dad's cookin'/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Great day by the river/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Mud fight!!!/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| How Alaska rolls....seaplanes are commonly seen over River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Home across the Chena/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| River's Edge Resort/Good memories/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Sweet little cabins to rent/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Family enjoying Chena River/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| A man and his boat....Chena River/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Chena River/River's Edge Resort/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Farmer's Market humor....Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Caribou Sausage/Farmer's Market/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Farmer's Market near Fairbanks/Alaska |
| They were very professional!/They said they were earning money for new bikes/Farmer's Market/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Log cabin furniture/Farmer's Market /Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Tourist Paddlewheel Boat/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Husky pups not co-operating for photographer...Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Alaskan transportation/Not horse power but dog power |
| Heritage Museum on Alaskan University Campus |
| Sign for Art Gallery in Fairbanks/Alaska |
| 1930 era building housing the Alaska Art Gallery |
| Print of painting by Alaska Artist Peter Lucchetti |
| Neighbor's home/right across from our campground/Chena River/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Two eras of "Pigs"(explanation follows)/Alaska Pipeline/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Explanation of Pigs/Alska Pipeline/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Explanation of Retired Pig/Alaska Pipeline/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Another section of the Alaska Pipeline/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| "Super Stan"/Alaska Pipeline/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Vintage pullman train interior/Pioneer Park/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| History of Steam Operated Shovel/Pioneer Park/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Historical Steam Operated Shovel/Pioneer Park/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Pioneer Park train/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Stan under The Interior Alaska Antler Arch/Honoring a great Dad...Happy Father's Day Stan! |
| Mud flats/Richardson Hwy/Alaska |
| Terrain on Richardson Hwy/Alaska |
| Richardson Hwy/Alaska |
| Richardson Hwy/Alaska |
| Alaska Pipeline |
| Rules of the Pipeline |
| Alaska Pipeline |
| Alaska Highway |
| View along Alaska Highway |
| View along Alaska Highway |
| Even the local weld shop gets in on celebrating being at North Pole, Alaska |
| Pathway of Stan and Pat as they 'travel on'. |
| Fairbanks ,Alaska...different from the last few days of vast horizons. |
| Eielson Air Force Base/Fairbanks/Alaska |
| Today's mountians/Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Stopped at a river on our way to Fairbanks/Alaska |
| What looks like mud flats on Richardson Highway/Alaska |
| Dusty road warrior/Tok/Alaska |
| The northern hemisphere loves it's expresso shacks...this one's next door. |
| Looks like summer in Alaska |
| How Alaska rolls/Tok/Alaska |
| How Alaska rolls/Willard's RV Repair /Tok/Alaska |
| Willard's RV Repair/Tok/Alaska |
| Willard's RV Repair/Tok/Alaska |
| Kaput piece |
| Our rig in process of being repaired Our daughter, Heather, forwarded this one to us...so I had to share it...the fun just doesn't stop. |
| Willard's has friends in high places |
| Willard's RV Repair/Tok/Alaska |
| Lake Willard/Tok/Alaska |
| Klondike River at Dawson City/Ferry crossing/Yukon/Canada |
| Following the RV on gravel road (after the hitch broke)/Top of the World Highway/Alaska |
| Stuff around Bonanza RV Park/Chicken/Alaska |
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Bonanza RV Park/Chicken/Alaska |
| Lots of old machinery around/Bonanza RV Park/Chicken/Alaska |
| They encouraged their customers to pan for gold in the nearby stream/Bonanza Gold RV Park/Alaska |
| Sign at Bonanza Gold RV Park/Chicken/Alaska |
| Top of the World Highway/Alaska |
| Top of the World Highway/Alaska |
| Stan at overview along Top of the World Highway/Alaska |
| American border crossing/Top of the World Highway/Yukon to Alaska |
| Top of the World Highway/Alaska |
| Top of the World Highway/Alaska |
| Top of the World Hwy/Alaska |
