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The day after the wedding, Jeff and I drove to Dayton to fly to Anchorage Alaska. We spent 9 hours traveling before land

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On the plane, after 9 hours of travel.

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This is the view from the Airport terminal in Alaska. See the mountains in the distance?

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Jeffrey on the trail

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At the beginning of the Trail. We didnt walk the whole thing, just a small piece.

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Jeffrey and I with the inlet behind us

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The tide was out so there was alot of mud, including a lot of there

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Some alaskan birds

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On our walk on the Tony Knowles coastal trail

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Plane from the base just outside Anchorage

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Jeffrey and I during our stop on our walk

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Sun reflecting on the mudd and water on the Cook Inlet

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Mountains in the background

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With our Alaska Rental car

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On our second day, we drove south to Seward Alaska. The drive was on a two lane highway with water on one side and mount

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This is a bubble building... that has mountains painted on it so it blends in.. very random, but pretty cool

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On our drive to Seward

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Mountains on one side, water on the other

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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Snow on the top of the mountain

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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We stopped at a pull off.... it was VERY windy

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At a pull off on the way to Seward

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So windy!

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our way to Seward, we stopped at the Alyeska resort. It is a ski resort in Girdwood, about 45 minutes south of Anchor

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On the way to Alyeska

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First view of the Alyeska Resort

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Alyeska has a year round tram which we took up the mountain... this is the tram station

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Tram Station

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In the tram car, about to begin the ascent

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On our way up. You can see the ski lifts for the ski slopes

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Beautiful views out the tram car on the way up

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On the way up in the tram at Alyeska

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This is the trail you can walk up/down the mountain. It is also the largest un-groomed double black diamond ski slope in

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At the top... more ski lifts!

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A river running down the middle... looks small, but it was very loud!

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View of the inlet from the top

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Views from the top of the mountain at Alyeska

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The resort

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This is where the tram docks and also a hang out for skiiers

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Tram car coming up

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The top of one of the ski lifts... you can see how far off the ground it is!

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Views from the top of the mountain at Alyeska

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Jeffrey and I on the top of the mountain at Alyeska

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Eating lunch on top of the mountain... a pretty nice view for lunch

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Views from the top of the mountain at Alyeska

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Views from the top of the mountain at Alyeska

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Jeffrey and I on the top of the mountain at Alyeska

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In the tram on the way down

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:-)

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View from the tram on the way down

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In the tram on the way down

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In the tram on the way down

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View from the tram on the way down

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Resort with lots of pretty plants.... everything in Alaska is so green and pretty during the summer!

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There was a large bear stuffed animal... we took fun pictures...

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Me with the big bear

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Jeffrey and I in front of the Alyeska Resort

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On the road again...

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The highway we took to get from Anchorage to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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The Chugach National Forest is where we spent a lot of our time

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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Big glacier in the mountains on our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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Welcome to the Kenai Fjords Peninsula!

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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At a stop on our way to Seward

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Stopped at a bust of a "scenic" rest stop

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At a stop on our way to Seward

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At a stop on our way to Seward

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The tall winding bridges we went on

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At a stop on our way to Seward

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Yeah... we had to do the traditional rings shot... and such a beautiful background :-)

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It started to rain on the way down

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Because its a two lane winding highway, when they have to do raod work, they have pilot cars.... basically you wait for

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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There are so many pretty lakes

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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On our drive to Seward

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There was some crazy fog... you can see it looming in the distance

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Fog

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Our first night in Seward, we went to the Alaska Sea Life center. It was a research center where they had a lot of the a

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At the Sea Life center

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At the Sea Life center

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At the Sea Life center

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Puffins at the Sea Life center

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Lots of rain while we were at the sea life center... and so much fog!

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At the Sea Life center

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At the Sea Life center

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Fog looming in the mountains behind the sea life center

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We could hardly see the mountains because there was so much fog

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Rain on the way home from the Sea Life center

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The main "attraction" in Seward is the harbor, there are so many fishing boats and people coming in and out all the time

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View of the Seward Harbor from the stairs of the hotel... there is someone weighing their big catch of fish while people

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For dinner, we went to a little local restaurant called Chinooks. It was right on the harbor and served all local fresh

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Chinooks

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For dinner, I had the sea food sautee.... fresh clams, salmon, halibut, sea bass, prawns, and crab with rice and vegetab

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Jeffrey had a variety of sea foods... fried version. And it was a huge pile of food!

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Our first wildlife spotting! An otter in the harbor while we were eating dinner!

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View from our room in Seward!

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Another shot of the harbor with the mountains in the distance

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On our second day is Seward, we took a 5 hour boat tour of Ressurrection Bay

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Our tour boat

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There was so much fog on our way out of the harbor you couldn't even tell there were huge mountains all around

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Fog in the mountains with a glacier

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The bay looked amazing with all of the fog from the rain the day before. Thankfully, the rain let up about 10 minutes in

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Lots of green trees with fog

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Mountains being swallowed by fog

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We saw a lot of bald eagles on the trip

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Patches of fog

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View from the cabin of the boat while waiting in line for our lunch :-)

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This is a large coal processing boat we saw on our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Large glacier in the background on our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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An ice cave on our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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An old cavern from World War 2 on our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Waterfall on our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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They pulled the boat up right under the waterfall so it splashed on to the deck... it was cold!

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Jeffrey and I in the front of the boat

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Fog covering the mountains

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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A little cabin,m at the base of a waterfall, that you can only get to by boat or float plane

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A huge waterfall running through the mountain

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A huge waterfall running through the mountain... the tour guide called this little inlet "Gods Pocket"

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Amazing sky

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Amazing sky again

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Looking out to the ocean

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A rock covered in birds

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Sea Lions!

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Sea Lions!

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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You can see all the birds and sea lions

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Puffin!

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If you look real close near the center of the picture, you can see a mountain goat

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Puffins in the cracks in the rocks

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Another Sea Lion Rookery

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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So many sea lions!

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Bear Glacier

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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An otter carrying her baby!

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Two more otters

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Harbor seals

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Closer to Bear Glacier

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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We had a "whale spotting"... but it was really just the wake of this boat...

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Bear glacier with a big line if silt down the middle

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Our boat, the Star of the Northwest

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Jeffrey and I on the boat :-)

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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The inside of the boat

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Alaskan flag

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Huge glacier in the mountains

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There were so many beautiful waterfalls!

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Seward with the mountains behind it

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Our boarding picture

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The fog made the light look so incredible

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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The little town of Seward

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Amazing!

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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The coal boat docked at the loading station

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Coming back in to the harbor

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Haha. Made me laugh

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On our boat tour of Resurrection Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park

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Jeffrey and I with the Seward sign

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On our way out of Seward, headed back to Anchorage

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On the way, we went to see Exit Glacier

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Kenai Fjords National Park - Exit Glacier

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Driving to Exit Glacier

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Exit glacier

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The river fed by Exit Glacier.... it is grey because of the Glacial silt... all rivers fed by glaciers have this grey co

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Exit glacier river

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Exit Glacier and the river

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Jeffrey and I at Exit glacier

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Exit glacier river

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Exit glacier

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Exit glacier

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Exit glacier

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Jeffrey and I with Exit Glacier in the background

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Exit glacier

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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On the way back from Seward, there was a really bad accident on the highway which had the whole highway shut down... for

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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An Suv, with special wheels, on the railroad tracks

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This is where we went to hang out and go to the bathroom while we waited for the highway to re-open

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If you have to be stopped on the highway for 5 hours... it helps to have this incredible view

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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At this point, we have been sitting in the car for way too long...

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I am up walking around in the middle of the road... Jeffrey is sitting in the parked car with his foot out the window...

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Just hanging out... waiting...

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Finally! The first car we saw coming from the other way!

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The 5 mile backup...

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On the drive back to Anchorage

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After a day of rest in Anchorage, we took a train from Anchorage to a little town north of Anchorage called Talkeetna. F

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About to board the train

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On the train.... it was early...

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Elmendorf Air Force base, just outside Anchorage

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On the train to Talkeetna

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On the train to Talkeetna

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Views from the train car

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Views from the train car

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Welcome to Wasilla.... home of Sarah Palin

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On the train to Talkeetna

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On the train to Talkeetna

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On the train to Talkeetna

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On the train to Talkeetna

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On the train to Talkeetna

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On the train to Talkeetna

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We passed so many lakes on the train ride

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View of the inside of the glass dome train car, with another beautiful lake out the windows

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The whole inside of our car... so cool! And we had a table all to our selves!

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Jeffrey on the train

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Getting off the train in Talkeetna!

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After we got off the train, we took the shuttle 45 minutes north to our lodge. Again, the drive was beautiful

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On the train to Talkeetna

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On the train to Talkeetna

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Our little room was cute and mountainy with alaskan details

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Alaska-esk room furnishings

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Awesome painting in our room

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Moose and bear on the lamp :-)

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After dropping off our luggage at the lodge and an hours rest, we took the shuttle back to Talkeetna for dinner and a fl

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Park in Talkeetna

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We had dinner at Twister Creek in downtown Talkeetna before our flight

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Jeffrey being a goob while waiting on our dinner at Twister Creek

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Me, waiting on our dinner at twister creek. It was a beautiful day...clear, crisp, and sunny

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This is the plane we took for our flight seeing tour. It was so small and light weight, he just easily pushed it around.

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Jeffrey and I in the middle seats on our little 5 person plane... it was the pilot, another couple, and us!

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Getting ready to take off!

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On our way up

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The one road in and out of Talkeetna... the Talkeetna Spur Rd.

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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Rivers from the air

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You can see where the glacier water and the fresh water come together... they dark grey water is the glacier water... pr

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Rivers and mountains

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The plane window

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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River snaking across the landscape

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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Reflection off the water

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Glacier running through the mountains

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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Our first look at Mt. McKinley! The mountain is so tall it has its own weather patterns, making it almost impossible to

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McKinley in the distance, surrounded by clouds

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McKinley - 20,320 feet tall

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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Not only did we get to see McKinley, we also got to see its "wife" Mount Foraker, and "son" Mount Hunter. Denali, the ta

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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The mountain "family" again - so awesome we got to see all three!

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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The peak of. Mt. McKinley - also called Denali, which means "the great one"

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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We went into the mountains where there were tons of glaciers

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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We were so close to the mountains!

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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Cracking glaciers!

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View out of the front of the plane

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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See the other plane?

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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We landed on a glacier!!

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View while standing on Kahiltna Glacier

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The "runway" on the glacier

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour of Denali National Park

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Another plane on the glacier

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Snow! in August!

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Yay snow!

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Jeffrey was as tall as the little plane

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Close up with the plane

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On a glacier in Denali National Park

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On a glacier in Denali National Park

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On a glacier in Denali National Park

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Me with the vastness!

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Jeffrey and the mountains

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Our special glacier boots we had to wear over our shoes

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Jeffrey's were size XXL.... and too small.

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Our plane... Mighty Mouse!

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There were two other planes on the glacier with us

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One of the other planes getting ready to take off from the glacier

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Off he goes

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On the way back, Jeffrey sat in the front and I sat in the single seat in the back... this is Jeffrey getting strapped i

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He's ready to go!

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Getting ready to take off! It was a little crazy taking off on ice!

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View from the back seat

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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Hillside covered in Fireweed

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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All the snaking rivers were amazing

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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On our flight seeing tour on Denali National Park

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Putting the wing flaps down for landing!

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Our little planes reflection

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Safely back on the ground!

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On the way back to the lodge on the shuttle

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Talkeetnas version of "WalMart"....Wal-Mikes... it had a reindeer out front...

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Eating lunch outside at the lodge in the sunshine... a beautiful 68 degrees

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View while eating lunch

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From the porch at the lodge

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We went for a walk on some of the trails around the lodge campus... I took pictures of the beautiful plant life... every

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This is fireweed, which was all over the place

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The campus of the Mt. McKinley Princess Lodge, where we stayed

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On our walk around the lodge

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The main lodge

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The one road leading to the lodge

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Jeffrey on a large rock...

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The windy road up the mountain to the lodge

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On our walk around the lodge

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Where we ate while staying at the lodge

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Jeffrey playing with some fireweed

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On our walk around the lodge

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These berries were everywhere along the trail

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On our walk around the lodge

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We also saw a lot of these berries

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So much fireweed!

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On our walk around the lodge

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The bridge we crossed on the way to the lodge

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On our walk around the lodge

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On our walk around the lodge

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The back porch of the lodge, which faced Mt. McKinley.... unfortunately we never got to see him from there because of th

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On our walk around the lodge

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On our walk around the lodge

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On our walk around the lodge

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On our walk around the lodge

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For dinner one night, I had some reindeer lasagna.... yes, it was made of reindeer meat instead of ground beef

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My reindeer lasagna, it was tasty

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The big fireplace in the main lodge

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Huge windows on the back of the lodge

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Moose on the mirror

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We went to the West Rib restaraunt in Talkeetna before taking the train back. Jeffrey had a HUGE hamburger, with fried c

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Look at the size of that thing!

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Caribou tacos for me!

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Nagleys... the genreal store in downtown Talkeetna

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Painted map of Talkeetna

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Where we had lunch

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West Rib in Talkeetna

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Downtown Talkeetna... its just one street

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Waiting for the train back to Anchorage

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Train pulling in to the station

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On the train back

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Lots of fisherman, it was salmon season

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We went out on the outdoor platform on the train... Jeff being a goob

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Me on the outdoor platform

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Outside on the train... pretty cool

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On the train back to Anchorage

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The front of the train coming around a bend

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It was very windy

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On the train back to Anchorage

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On the train back to Anchorage

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Iditarod restart in Wasilla

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The house with the green roof is Sarah Palins old house where her kids grew up

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On the train back to Anchorage

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Amazing house...

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Another incredible house...

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On the train back to Anchorage

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On the train back to Anchorage

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On the train back to Anchorage

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On the train back to Anchorage

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On the train back to Anchorage

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Anchorage Rail Road Depot

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It was my birthday the day we took the train back to Anchorage. We got in late and had a late dinner at the Applebees ac

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Jeffs mom decided to send me a birthday cake to the hotel.... but we switched hotel at the last minute and didnt inform

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On our way back after the awkward cake pick up

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With my birthday cake!

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Me with a large bear stuffed animal in downtown Anchorage

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Jeffrey walking downtown

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For dinner, we went to the Mooses Tooth... a local pizza place in Anchorage

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Me at the Mooses tooth, waiting for our pizza

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Jeffrey at the mooses tooth

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Moose on the plates

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We got a huge pizza... with crazy toppings!
One half was called Santa's Little Helper and had: Pepperoni, Blackened Chi

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It was a little overwhelming at first!

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Some chicken Ranch pizza... it was very good

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Jeffrey diving in to some "Santas Little Helper"

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Chicken Bacon Ranch

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On our last day, we went to the Alaska Zoo. This is the view on the way there. amazing.

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Flower at the zoo

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Wolf at the zoo

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Jeffrey with two wolves

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Tiger at the zoo

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Me with the Tiger.. Go Clemson! woo!

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Jeffrey with the tiger in the background

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The poor guy kept doing this.... it was very funny though

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Unfortunately, the only bears we saw in Alaska were at the zoo. BUT, we were lucky enough to see them all up walking aro

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Me with the black bear.

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The little one

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These dudes made me chuckle

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This is also the only moose we saw in Alaska :-(.... Yes, he is holding his leg up in the air itching... it was funny.

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Our only moose spotting

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Polar bear

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Tiger again... he sat up for a minute when we came back

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Brown bear at the zoo

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Hooray for the zoo!

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Jeffrey with the polar bear figure at the airport... those things are huge

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A view of Anchorage as the plane took off... it was 10:00 at night...

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Sun just starting to set at 10 pm

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Anchorage from the air

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska

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Last views of Alaska