Alaska - August, 2004

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Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge - Chena River	Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge - Notice electrical outlets in parking lot. Temperature gets to -60 degrees in the winter.	Notice time - 10:01pm. Notice daylight. Only 5 hours of darkness in summertime.	Fairbanks - Train ride to the El Dorado Gold Mine
Panning for gold. Found $14 worth.	Panning for gold works up an appetite.	Train at the El Dorado Gold Mine	Train at the El Dorado Gold Mine
El Dorado Gold Mine - Fairbanks	Alaska Pipeline - 800 miles of pipe to move oil from the north slope of Alaska to the northern most ice-free port in Valdez	Alaska Pipeline - partially above ground and partially below ground.	Riverboat Discovery Cruise on the Chena River - Susan Butcher's famous Iditarod sled dog team. This is where she breeds and trains the dogs.
Sled dogs are being harnessed for a test run. Notice the tractor that they will be pulling.	Sled dogs returning from pull around lake in background.	Reindeer at an authentic Athabascan village.	Reindeer at an authentic Athabascan village.
Reindeer at an authentic Athabascan village.	Boarding the Midnight Sun Express train from Fairbanks to Denali National Park.	View from inside the train.	Midnight Sun Express - 18 cars total
Midnight Sun Express	Midnight Sun Express - Observation Deck	Midnight Sun Express	Midnight Sun Express
Midnight Sun Express - Nenana River	Midnight Sun Express	Midnight Sun Express	View from the Midnight Sun Express
Train arriving in Denali	Train arriving in Denali	Nenana River	Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge
Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge	ATV tour, Denali National Park	ATV tour, Denali National Park	ATV tour, Denali National Park
ATV tour, Denali National Park	ATV tour, Denali National Park	Denali National Park	Denali National Bank
Denali National Park	Denali National Park - See if you can spot and identify 2 wild animals.	Zoom on Caribou - from previous picture	Denali National Park
View from Mt. McKinley Lodge - see Mt. McKinley in distance	Mt. McKinley - highpoint can be seen from 250 miles away	Dinner at Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge	Mt. McKinley - highest mountain in North America - 20,320 feet
Mt. McKinely - nearly 1000 people attempt to climb the mountain each year.	Mt. McKinely - 100MPH winds in the winter (along with the no sunlight days) can freeze you in seconds.	Mt. McKinley - average winter temperatures range from -30F to -70F	Beautiful downtown Talkeetna
Nenana River in Talkeetna	Nenana River in Talkeetna	Midnight Sun Express arriving in Talkeetna	Boarding the train to travel from Talkeetna to Anchorage
Sunset view from Captain Cook hotel in Anchorage	Sunset view from Captain Cook hotel in Anchorage	Sunset view in Anchorage	Island Princess - our cabin
Island Princess - our cabin	Island Princess - our cabin balcony	Glacier Bay - a view of Margerie Glacier. Current temp is 59F.	Margerie Glacier - 21 miles long, 1 mile wide
Glacier Bay	Glacier Bay	Glacier Bay	Margerie Glacier - movement is 6 feet a day
Margerie Glacier - 250 feet above water line	Margerie Glacier - 100 feet below waterline	Margerie Glacier	Margerie Glacier
Margerie Glacier	Glacier Bay Mountains	Glacier Bay Mountains	Glacier Bay Mountains and whale watching
White Pass Scenic Railway / Yukon Route - Skagway	Skagway - Holland America & Royal Carribean Ships	Klondike Rock Climbing - Skagway	Rock Climbing
Kathleen climbing first rock - 5.6 rating (scale is from 5.1 to 5.15)	Total height is 75 ft.	Almost there.	Made It!
Coming Down.	Eric starting first climb - 5.7 rating	1/4 of the way there.	Don't look down.
3/4 of the way there.	Made it!	Remove the rope.	2nd climb for Kathleen. 5.7 rating.
2nd climb for Eric. 5.8 rating.	Still going.	Success!	Coming Down.
Eric attempting 3rd climb - 5.10 rating.	Getting tough.	Eric aborting 3rd climb.	Rappeling - 75 FT (starting at the top and sliding down)
Kathleen rapelling.	What is she smiling about?	Again, someone suspended in the air by a flimsy rope and smiling.	A view from the bottom.
Island Princess	Float plane getting ready for take off.	Float plane on the "runway".	Lift off.
Alaska scenery.	Alaska scenery.	Alaska scenery.	Alaska scenery.
Clover Pass 11 mile bike ride - Ketchikan	Clover Pass 11 mile bike ride - Ketchikan	Clover Pass 11 mile bike ride - Ketchikan	Clover Pass 11 mile bike ride - Ketchikan