In June of 2005 I ventured to
After the marathon I took some time off to explore
The view from the hotel, the Captain Cook.
This is one of a series of stylized Salmon that have been decorated and
displayed in and around
The
train ride from
Anchorage to the middle of nowhere...
This was a cruise ship in the port of Whittier preparing to leave on a
cruise.
These trees were killed when the surrounding land fell 10-12 feet
during the
great 1964 earthquake. When the land fell, the salt water killed
them,
yet preserved them. The area is now a huge marsh.
These are icebergs that have broken away from a glacier and are now
floating
downstream.
The proverbial end of the line.
Actually, it should read "If you can read this, you're screwed."
Alaskan bear hunting rifle. Actually
it’s
for controlling avalanches. They also have a 155mm recoilless
rifle.
Wild Moose.
Back
in town...
The photo on the left above was taken at 1:30am. The photo on the
right
was taken at 3:30am.
The bear was at the zoo. The sheep however, were wild.
The
cruise to the
glaciers...
Wild bald eagle. This was a young one who doesn't have the white
head
feathers just yet.
There were dozens of them in this particular cove. Unbelievable.
That's a
bear if you can't tell.
And that's
a sea otter just hanging out.
The blue color is caused by the ice being so densely packed that only
high
energy light from the blue part of the spectrum can escape!
The photo on the right is the tail end of the glacier calving, or part
of it
breaking away. It takes patience and luck to capture it.
The