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North America » United States » Alaska » Seward August 22nd 2007

Our first trip to Alaska July 15-25th 2007, We have always loved Colorado the best of all places we've been, but Alaska has Co. beat!!!!! It's alot like Co. going to see Mt. Mckinley, but the coastal part is the best. Mt. Mckinley can only be seen 20% of the time, and we got to see it going and leaving Denali National Park. The two boat tours we took were great, we even saw some whales !! one out of Seward and the other out of Whittier......Thay both had wild life, the one out of whittier was a glacier cruise. Hope u enjoy these pics........ read more

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward August 22nd 2007

Howdee folks howyal doin, the last entry made was from Southsea which seems a million miles away, in fact it probably is, since then we have made some considerable adjustments to our lifestyle. We have down sized from the relative luxury of our beloved van to carrying all our wordly goods in a couple of rucksacs and sleeping in the equivalent of a crisp packet. The transition from luxury to poverty, from UK to USA ,from pounds to dollars was fairly uneventful. The outward flight was delayed by 5 hours so added to a 10 hour flight made hard going. Eventually after reading everything to hand including guidebooks,newspapers,spanish dictionaries and flight safety cards together with games of eye spy and 'guess which air hostess I would most like to sit on my face' we arrived at ... read more
Happy Campers
Getting Horny
Mt McKinley

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward August 15th 2007

Wednesday August 15, 2007 We woke up to a rainy day, but we didn’t let it dampen our spirits. Today we were scheduled for the boat tour of Kenai Fjords National Park. There were only 8 people on the boat (it was a small one) and there was some question as to whether it would go out, but it did. The further we got from town, the better the weather. By the time we reached the Gulf of Alaska the sun was out! The highlight of the tour was the sea birds and mammals. The captain was a woman and she did a good job finding wildlife and narrating the trip. Frank loved it because she knew a lot about birds and geology. The temperature was comfortable and the seas were fairly smooth. I’ve read that ... read more
Clearing Weather
Sun on the Mountain Top
Male Orca

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward August 14th 2007

Tuesday August 14, 2007 Tuesday morning was a cloudy morning that turned into a rainy afternoon. We really couldn’t complain since we haven’t had rain for a week. We spent most of the day at the Sea Life Center. It’s similar to a small aquarium. It showcases marine life of Alaska and the Bering Sea and does research on the mammals and fish. We really enjoyed the sea bird aviary. You can watch the birds above and below water. The puffins have a lot of personality. There are also tanks with sea lions and harbor seals. We watched a movie on birds that migrate to Alaska and heard a presentation on archeology of the Kenai Fjords National Park. It was a nice slow paced day. Since we’ve been in Alaska we haven’t eaten in a restaurant ... read more
Birds from the Alaska Sealife Center
Alaska Sea Life Center

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward August 13th 2007

Monday August 13, 2007 We got up to another sunny morning. We noticed that the River had risen quite a bit during the night. We were still on dry land, but two other campers weren’t as fortunate. They were now parked in several inches of water! We took off for Seward, another big fishing mecca on Resurrection Bay that goes out into the Gulf of Alaska. It is the port town for Kenai Fjords National Park. On our way we stopped at Exit Glacier. We have seen a lot of glaciers in Alaska and this one is not very impressive, but it is easy to get to. After a hike to the viewing platform, we ate lunch and moved on. We chose a campsite operated by the city overlooking Resurrection Bay. This one has water and ... read more
Exit Glacier
Exit Glacier
Exit Glacier

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward July 14th 2007

WOW!!! I LOKED BACK AND IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I DID AN UPDATE. WHERE HAVE I BEEN? HOPE I CAN REMEMBER.!! WE HAVE HAD VISITORS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE. CHRISTINA CAN OUT FOR A VISIT AND WE TRAVELED AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE. CALDER CAME OUT AROUND THE SAME TIME AND HE TRAVELED WITH US. HE WANTED TO SEE DENALI BUT IT WAS NOT A VERY CLEAR DAY. COULD NOT SEE IT AT ALL. CALDER AND DWIGHT WENT FISHING AT WILLOW AND DWIGHT CAUGHT A SALMON. THEY HAD WALKED A FEW MILES DOWN THE CREEK AND OF COURSE CALDER CARRIED THE FISH. WHEN YOU CATCH A KING SALMON YOU HAVE TO WRITE DOWN THE DATE AND TIME OF YOUR CATCH. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE MOTORHOME A PERSON ASKED WHO CAUGHT THE ... read more
RECOVERED

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward June 15th 2007

June 10th: Boarded the "American Eagle" flight to Los Angeles. Nothing to mention except that we had no complaints. That was the first time I saw LAX & immediately understood that it is as fast paced as the city itself. After a 3 hr walking in the airport, we boarded DL 816 to Anchorage. LA was blanketed in fog. Once the airplane took off, we came out of the fog & there was this Sun as if it was there all the time! For most of the journey, I fell asleep(or at least tried to). Ganesh was immersed in a movie. A sudden turbulence made the seat belt mandatory. Most of us got up, looked down & never went back to sleep at all. 30000 ft below us were these huge glaciers, glacier-carved mountains, hundreds of ... read more
Jewel Lake
Jewel Lake
A fishing pier, Jewel Lake

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward June 11th 2007

The rain continued to slowly fall in Seward on Saturday. This did not stop us from getting out and seeing a little more of the town. The town has an Alaska sea life center where we were able to see sea lions, seals, puffins, and other critters that roam the ocean floor. We made our way out to see Exit Glacier. Mom and dad had visited earlier on thier trip and were one of two families that were there at the time. It was about a 1/2 mile walk from the visiters center. Well worth it! We left for Homer Sunday (6/10). Another pretty ride. We stopped briefly at another place mom and had already visited along the way called Ninilchik. We were amazed at how they take boats in and out of the water...with ... read more
Exit Glacier
Exit Glacier
Exit Glacier

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward June 7th 2007

Travels continue with a trip up to Fairbanks. The night we arrived, we went to a museum at UAF that was very interesting. The kids for the most part enjoyed thierselves. The museum had wildlife and Alaska history. The next day started out by visiting North Pole, AK. Santa takes Monday and Tuesday off to rest so we were not able to see him. We took pictures in his chair anyway! That day we were determined to make it to a gold mine. We woke up to rainy weather but made a reservation at El Dorado Gold Mine anyway for that afternoon. It turned out to be wonderful. They took us on a small train ride and then demonstrated how to pan for gold. Breann ended up with about $22 worth and the rest of ... read more
North Pole, AK
North Pole, AK
El Dorado

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward June 5th 2007

Week #1 North America » United States » Alaska » Seward By UnemployedJune 5th 2007 Well, we arrived in Seward on Sunday night and had Memorial day to unpack the truck into our little rustic cabin. We arrived in rainy weather and it hasn't stopped since, though we did see sunshine for several hours yesterday. Other than being soggy and a little chilly (it is between 45 and 50 degrees and there is no source of heat in the cabin) we are doing pretty well. Sam is just starting to apply for some work this week, but I got a job on Tuesday taking reservations for a booking/fishing charter/kayak touring... read more
Mi Casa
Cozy Cabin
Harbor




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