About me

So, I've been gone awhile. 

Six of us took a vacation of a life time to Alaska.

I took lots of pictures. 

Some of the high lights are to follow.

This one in Ketchikan is self explanatory.

In Juneau at the Mendenhall  Glacier.

This is a view of our ship. Nice ya?

Here we have a Bald Eagle flying around the water front.

The curvature of the trunks of these mountain hemlocks is called snowcrook. On steep slopes, snowcrook is caused by the gradual creep of snow downhill, bending the trees as saplings and causing them to develop a down-slope curve.

Nothing comes in or out of Juneau unless by boat or plane.

Nice view. Beautiful country.

Can't go to Alaska without seeing a whale. 

This big one came up right beside the ship.

We pulled up beside a glacier that was "calving". 

That means pieces of ice were breaking off.

Actually some were rather large.

Another nice view as we head up to Denali National Park.

The clouds were particularly beautiful.

Another view with a winding stream in the foreground.

Trees and vegetation were very different here. 

These reminded me of the Bob Ross happy trees.

This is the "Big One".

Mount McKinley as some call it or

"Denali". We are still about 70 miles away.

Here we have a rather elusive wolf walking around on the snow.

This is me and my friend at the Denali Wilderness lodge.

He's rather harmless.

Wow, it's not all that hot up here,

but it sure feels good. Come on in!

That's about it.

Time to fly our way home.

What an awesome land.

It took some hardy adventurous people to settle there.

Bye now!