Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier

This was taken at the end of our drive way. I had to airbrush out the power lines.

Jayden

Our first day over 75 F this year. That is a new record for how late in the year it took to get to 75 degrees.

Jayden

Sammy is working on her BA and needs a baby sitter Monday thru Thursday 8 to 10 am. So we get Jayden then. Jayden has more energy than both of us put together but we have fun most days.

Train to Faibanks

We took the train to Fairbanks for the night. We then fly home the next morning.

We saw these from the train. The United States Air Force Ballistic Missile Early Warning System was the first operational ballistic missile detection radar. The original system was built in 1959 and could provide long-range warning of a ballistic missile attack over the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere. The facilities operated their original 1950s vintage radars for more than four decades. The fence antennas each 165 feet (50 m) tall and 400 feet (120 m) wide,but all have been upgraded with more modern phased array radars.

We took the train to Denali National Park

Holland America Line Inc. is running ten new bi-level dome dining-lounge cars for its Fairbanks-Anchorage rail service on the Alaska Railroad's passenger trains.

I was told that less than 20% of the people who visit here see the mountain. We were lucky.

Denali (The High One) is the Native (Athabascan) American word for North America's highest peak, Mount McKinley in the mountain chain called the Alaska Range. Denali was renamed Mount McKinley for William McKinley,

In 1980, the name Mount McKinley National Park was officially changed to Denali National Park and Preserve. The State of Alaska Board of Geographic Names has also officially changed the mountain's name back to Denali. Negotiations continue today to officially return the original native name to this magnificent mountain

We than went to Anchorage

Anchorage(officially called the Municipality of Anchorage [MOA]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated 279,243 municipal residents in 2008

We rode a Horse-Drawn Carriage.

It was cold and the day was long.

Lake Hood Seaplane Base off International Airport Road in Anchorage Alaska is the largest and busiest floatplane bases in the world. Daily flights depart to fishing lodges and remote fishing and hunting trips

Portage Lake

Portage Glacier is a glacier on the Kenai Peninsula It is located south of Portage Lake

Length	6 miles (9.6 km)

Jo wanted to see an Iceberg. These were in Portage Lake.

Alyeska Resort

For our 40th wedding aneversy we ate at the top of Mount Alyeska.

Alyeska Resort is a ski resort that is located in Girdwood, Alaska, approximately50 miles (80 km) from the city of Anchorage. Mount Alyeska is part of the Chugach mountain range. It is the biggest ski mountain in the state of Alaska.

Seward

Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Is where mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles (1,868 km) in around fifteen day. The race starts on the first Saturday in March

College Fjord

College Fjord is a fjord located in the northern sector of Prince William Sound in Alaska. The fjord contains five tidewater glaciers (glaciers that terminate in water), five large valley glaciers, and dozens of smaller glaciers, most named after renowned East Coast colleges (women's colleges for the NW side, and men's colleges for the SE side). College Fjord was discovered in 1899 during the Harriman Expedition, at which time the glaciers were named.

Of course there was always the Ship’s buffet.

The Margerie Glacier in Glacier bay.

The Margerie Glacier's height is 250 feet. The glacier also extends another 100 feet below the water line.

Red Dog Saloon - Juneau, AK Brewery

Skagway train from White Pass

Yukon

We took a buss from Skagway to Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake. There we went to a dog sled Kennel and museum. From there we took a train back to the boat.

This eagle was in a bird sanctuary in Ketchikan. It flew into a powerline and ruined its wing. They have been taking care of it for 10 years.

Ketchikan

Dolly's House Museum-Gift Shop24 Creek Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901-6508

Dinner with a view

Sam Kee Building - World's Narrowest Building

Sam Kee Building - World's Narrowest Building - Vancouver, BC

in Guinness World Records

Posted by: Hikenutty

N 49° 16.840 W 123° 06.264

10U E 492406 N 5458662

Quick Description: The Sam Kee building is considered the World's narrowest building by both the Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believ It or Not. It is 4'11" at its base and 6' wide on the second floor.

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