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alaska Land & Sea 2011: Eagles and Salmon and Bears, Oh My! Skagway & Haines, Alaska by Phil & Carol Swartz Holiday Cruises of Tallahassee Big Momma bear in Haines river Today is the eighth day of our alaska adventure. We arrived in Skagway early this morning and after a hardy breakfast on board the ship, we set off to visit the 'big city' of Skagway. Not really, the biggest t... Read More
Phil & Carol Swartz's alaska Land & Sea 2011: Alaska's Glaciers Margerie Glacier Along with mountains and wildlife, glaciers are one of the main reasons so many people want to visit Alaska. On this trip to Alaska, we spend two days concentrating on glaciers. The first of the two days was in Yakutat Bay, home of Hubbard Glacier. The second day was spent in Glacier Bay. ... Read More
Phil & Carol Swartz alaska Land & Sea 2011: Whales, Sea Lions & Otters Phil & Carol ready to board the alaska Railroad One of the best ways to see the vastness of alaska is to travel by train. The alaska Railroad runs from Fairbanks in the North through Denali National Park, down to Anchorage and finally to Seward in the South - in all the travel time... Read More
Alaska Land & Sea 2011 Dall Sheep against the blue sky Of all the National Parks in the USA, alaska has the five largest including Denali National Park - one that is somewhat larger than the state of Massachusetts. This morning we divided into two groups - those that wanted high adventure and those wanting a more sedate morning. One of those wanting hi... Read More
Alaska Land & Sea 2011 with Phil & Carol Swartz White water rafting on the Nenana River The road from Fairbanks to Denali leads you from the interior of alaska into the mountains of the alaska range, from an arid climate (Fairbanks gets less rain per year than Phoenix) to an area that gets massive snowfall each year, from a city complete with red lights and everything to an area that completely shuts do... Read More
Alaska Land & Sea 2011 On this two week alaska adventure, Carol and I will be traveling with some very special people including my brother Dave, his son Matt and daughter Angie, and Angie's husband Josh. We'll fly to Fairbanks, alaska and work our way south through Denali National Park and Anchorage before boarding our ship, the Coral Princess, in the small port town of Whittier. From there we'll sail to Hubbard Glacier in Yakut... Read More
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