Fairbanks - we stayed in Pike's Waterfront Lodge
Lane - our tour leader extraordinaire
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Above the Arctic Circle - beautiful weather today
Some of our A&K group
How to live off the grid
Wiseman, AK
No flush toilets here
Our van driver & his dogs
Portrait of a sled dog
Scott & Patti
A safe landing!
One of our planes
A dome railcar ride through Denali National Park
Our train taking a bend in the tracks
A view from our train
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge - our next accommodations
From the beautiful flower beds at Talkeetna Lodge
From the beautiful flower beds at Talkeetna lodge
A group of us took a hike in the woods
Mushrooms on the trail
On the trail
Many types of berries on trail
Beautiful Fireweed
Another Alaskan wildflower
A Common Loon
A Pacific Loon
A panorama from our walk in the woods
Our group before plane ride over glaciers
A view from the plane
View from the plane
View from the plane
Having a great time!
Flying low over glacier-cut canyons
A glacier canyon just after two glacier canyons merged
The two peaks of Mt. Denali
One of Denali's peaks
Another safe landing
Martin Buser and his dogs
One of Martin's dogs
Martin Buser - four-time Iditarod champion
Seward, Alaska, harbor
Cruising along Turnagain Arm in Kenai Fjords National Park
The scenery on the cruise was amazing
We came across this group of jellyfish
We passed a sea otter taking a nap
I was thrilled to capture a Puffin in flight
I love Puffins!
A bald eagle on a cliff (photo by Scott Smith)
Scott, Patti, Dawn, Morris
Snow-capped mountains
Glacier at the end of the fjord
We saw many sea lions on the rocks
More sea lions
Sea lions
Sea lion climbing slowly up to the top of a rock
We spotted a Killer Whale (Orca)
A Bowhead Whale
Bowhead Whale's tail
More beautiful scenery
Hotel Alyeska in Girdwood from tram
We took a hike from the top of the tram
The scenery on the mountain top
Five of the six walked all the way down (not me!)
Wildflower on mount top
We visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Finally saw some bears!
Porcupine
Muskox
Muskox
Magpie
Raven
Female Elk
Female Elk
Bull Elk
Reindeer (or Caribou?)
Arctic Wolf
Moose
Anchorage statue
The day after the tour ended we took a float plane to Brooks Camp
Arriving at Brooks Camp, Katmai National Park
We walked several miles and the views were lovely
Arriving at Brooks Falls we were blown away!
At first we thought they were fighting
But then decided they were romancing
A salmon about to become an ex-salmon
(Photo by Scott Smith)
(Photo by Scott Smith)
Seagull seems unfazed
Salmon tries to slip between two bears
No doubt where this one is going
Taking catch to "picnic" area
Watching the action
