Cruising Alaska #2 - 2019
September 5 to September 14
Fairbanks → Denali → Anchorage → Hubbard Glacier → Glacier Bay → Skagway → Juneau → Ketchikan → Vancouver
The steam sternwheeler riverboat Discovery III. We cruised on the rivers Chena and Tanana in Fairbanks on this riverboat.
Alaska Bush Pilot in Fairbanks, demonstrating his aircraft's ability for the passengers on board our riverboat.
Drying salmon to store it for use in winter.
A scenic view of an old riverboat on the Tanana river bank.
Having dinner at a BBQ restaurant in downtown Fairbanks.
Exploring Fairbanks by rail.
Panning for gold in Fairbanks. There is a good change you will find some.
A very small portion of the Alaskan pipeline as it passes through Fairbanks. Its total length is 800 miles and it has a 48-inch diameter.
Decorative steam vents that are needed for the functioning of the underground hot water system. Artists paint them to beautify the area.
Bridge over the Tatlanika River. We were on our way by coach from Fairbanks to Denali, and made a short stop in the area.
A sign to be taken seriously. Bears are really around the area.
A female moose (cow) being guarded.
A male moose (bull) nearby.
The Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. We overnighted there.
A new day at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge.
On the way from Denali to Anchorage (Whittier) on a nine hour journey on a glass-domed train.
Our train is very close to Whittier now.
Whittier Alaska. The train in the background is similar to the one that brought us to whitter.
Glacier Bay. Possibly John Hopkins Glacier
Portion of the Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay
Margerie Glacier.
Skagway
Panning for gold in Skagway.
I think i found something.
Woolly Bear - The larva of the Isabella Tiger Moth.
The thing speaks for itself.
Vegetation in Mendenhall Park. The Mendenhall Glacier is in the background.
Juneau Harbor Alaska
Party onboard the Royal Princess
Ketchikan Harbor Alaska
Residences near the Ketchikan Harbor.
Lumberjack show in Ketchikan.
Totem Bight State Historical Park in Ketchikan Alaska. The house is the clan house of the Tlingit and Haida Native Alaskan people.
Canada House as we approach the Vancouver Harbor.
Coal Harbor marina in Vancouver Canada
Gastown steam clock, Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia. It was a rainy day when I saw this.