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PICTURES FROM ALASKA 2003
Those of you who followed us on our
trip will recall that when we added photos, the new photos were placed at
the "top" of the photo gallery. We have rearranged the photos to show
the first ones taken at the "top" of the gallery and the last pictures taken
will be at the very "bottom" of the gallery. We thought that would
probably make more sense to a new viewer.
(Click on a thumbnail for a larger view)
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Sculpture outside of Cabela's in Owatonna, MN |
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Cabela's is an outfitter's store with everything you need for any outdoor activities. We even purchased some clothing and had it hemmed as we waited. |
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Arctic Fox |
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Cabela's has a wonderful taxidermy display of animals in their natural habitat. This is one of them. |
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The Forks Market in Winnipeg |
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The Forks is an interesting shopping and entertainment area in downtown Winnipeg. Lots of different cuisines and wonderful aromas. |
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Milepost Zero of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, B.C. |
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Alaska Highway Cairn |
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This stone cairn marks the actual beginning of the Alaska Highway. |
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We made it to Dawson Creek!!! |
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We're at the start of the Alaska Highway. |
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Entering British Columbia 05/27/2003 |
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Our first view of the Canadian Rockies 05/27/2003 |
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Black bear 05/28/2003 |
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Saw this guy along side the road to Fort Liard, Northwest Territories. |
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Entering the Northwest Territories 05/28/2003 |
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Wood Bison 05/28/2003 |
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These guys were along side the Liard Highway on our way to Fort Liard, NWT |
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Mr. Bull 05/28/2003 |
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This guy was along side the Liard Highway on our way to Fort Liard, NWT
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Find the hidden animals - 05/29/2003 |
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Stone sheep come for a visit - 05/29/2003 |
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Muncho Lake, BC - 05/29/2003 |
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Unpaved section of Alaska Highway - 05/29/2003 |
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On Yukon Time - 05/29/2003 |
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Sign Post Forest, Watson Lake, Yukon - 05/30/2003 |
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Sign Post Forest was started in 1942 by a homesick US soldier working on the Alaska Highway. Today there are over 50,000 signs. |
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Sign Post Forest - 05/30/2003 |
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Who left this sign from Shadowbrook? - 05/30/2003 |
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Artist at work - 05/30/2003 |
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We planted our "tree" in the forest - 05/30/2003 |
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Final product - 05/30/2003 |
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Look for our sign when you get here. |
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Unpaved section between Watson Lake and Whitehorse - 05/31/2003 |
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Cassiar Mountains - 05/31/2003 |
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World's Largest Weathervane - 06/01/2003 |
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This restored DC3 is located in front of Whitehorse International Airport and is mounted on a swivel pedestal that allows it to always point into the wind. |
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Grey Mountains Across the Yukon River - 06/01/2003 |
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Yukon River Flowing Through Miles Canyon - 06/01/2003 |
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Suspension Foot Bridge Over Miles Canyon - 06/01/2003 |
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Gold Dredge No. 4, Dawson City, Yukon - 06/04/2003 |
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Jack London's Cabin, Dawson City, Yukon - 06/04/2003 |
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Jack London's Food Cache, Dawson City, Yukon - 06/04/2003 |
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Jack London Interpretive Expert - 06/04/2003 |
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Poet Robert Service's Cabin, Dawson City, Yukon - 06/04/2003 |
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Robert Service Interpretive Expert - 06/04/2003 |
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Ferry Across the Yukon River - 06/05/2003 |
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Our coach and one other RV filled up this "raft". |
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Near the Top of Top of the World Highway in Yukon - 06/05/2003 |
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More Top of the World - 06/05/2003 |
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Snowball Fighe Anyone? - 06/05/2003 |
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Taking This Picture Almost Landed Me in the Pokey - 06/05/2003 |
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Welcome to Alaska - 06/05/2003 |
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Beautiful Downtown Chicken, AK - 06/05/2003 |
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Mount Fairplay, AK - 06/05/2003 |
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Elevation 5,541 feet |
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Alaska Range Approaching Delta Junction, AK - 06/06/2003 |
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Alaska Highway Terminus in Delta Junction, AK - 06/06/2003 |
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Alaska Pipeline Crossing the Tanana River - 06/06/2003 |
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More Pipeline - 06/06/2003 |
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Our Float Taxi for our Northern Pike Fishing Fly-In - 06/10/2003 |
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Marlene's Largest Fish Ever - 06/10/2003 |
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A nice 24 inch Northern Pike |
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Paul's 27 Inch Northern - 06/10/2003 |
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Marlene's New Largest Fish Ever - 06/10/2003 |
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The last record didn't last long. This was a fighting 28 incher. |
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Yukon Yonda - 06/09/2003 |
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Our guide at the El Dorado Gold Mine showed us how to pan and we found enough to make Marlene a necklace. |
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Alaska Pipeline Outside Fairbanks - 06/10/2003 |
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Riverboat Discovery - 06/11/2003 |
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Susan Butcher - 06/11/2003 |
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Four time Iditarod Champion. |
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Chena Indian Village Trading Post - 06/11/2003 |
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Reconstructed Athabascan Indian Village at Confluance of Chena and Tanana Rivers. |
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Native Food Cache - 06/11/2003 |
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Dixie Alexander Designed and "Built" Parka - 06/11/2003 |
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Summer Sled Dog Training - 06/11/2003 |
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Brooks Range - 06/12/2003 |
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Taken from the plane on our way to Barrow |
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Mush You Huskies - 06/12/2003 |
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Marlene is getting ready for the Iditarod. |
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Taking a Dip in the Arctic Ocean - 06/12/2003 |
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I wanted to take a dip in the Arctic Ocean, but, except for an occasional lead like this, it still has three to five feet of ice. Temperature today never got out of the 20s with a 25-35 mph Arctic wind. |
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Downtown Barrow, AK - 06/12/2003 |
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Inupiat Eskimo Blanket Toss - 06/12/2003 |
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I participate in the "blanket toss". The blanket was made of Caribou skins. |
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Barrow Jawbone Arch - 06/12/2003 |
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This arch is made from two jawbones of a bowhead whale. Bowheads average 40-50 feet in length and weigh about a thousand pounds per foot. |
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Mary Shields and Marlene - 06/13/2003 |
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Mary Shields was the first woman to complete the Iditarod and also competed in a sled dog race from Alaska to Siberia. |
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Paul and One of Mary's Sled Dogs - 06/13/2003 |
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Marlene and One of Mary's Sled Dogs - 06/13/2003 |
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Mary Shields - 06/13/2003 |
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Notice the log dog houses. |
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Muskoxen Pair - 06/14/2003 |
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Muskoxen & Sandhill Crane - 06/14/2003 |
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Young Caribou Bull - 06/14/2003 |
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Yukon River - 06/15/2003 |
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Taken from the copilot seat in the Piper Navajo. |
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Artic Circle - 06/15/2003 |
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This was our fourth crossing of the Arctic Circle, but the first on the ground. |
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Yukon River - 06/15/2003 |
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Taken from the Dalton Highway |
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Angela Carlson - 06/15/2003 |
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Angela was our tour guide for our tour of the Carlson Homestead. |
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Marlene and Otto - 06/17/2003 |
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Taken at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum |
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Polar Bear - 06/17/2003 |
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Taken at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum |
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Welcome to Denali - 06/19/2003 |
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Denali in the Smoke - 06/18/2003 |
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They Even Pull in the Gravel - 06/19/2003 |
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Denali National Park working sled dog demonstration. |
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Nenana River Behind Campground - 06/19/2003 |
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Nenana River and Train Behind Campground - 06/19/2003 |
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Alpenglow Restaurant - 06/19/2003 |
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Marlene hopes this doesn't slide off the mountain before we eat there. |
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From Alpenglow - 06/20/2003 |
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Overlooking Denali NP Visitor Center |
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Three Caribou Bulls - 06/20/2003 |
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Along Savage River in Denali NP |
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At Polychrome - 06/20/2003 |
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A Couple Dall Sheep - 06/20/2003 |
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Just Pretty Country - 06/20/2003 |
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From along Denali NP road |
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Our First Glimpse of Denali - 06/20/2003 |
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Mt. McKinley - 20,320 feet |
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Our Plane for the McKinley Summit Flight - 06/21/2003 |
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On Our Way to the Summit - 06/21/2003 |
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This was the only picture we got that wasn't all clouds. No pictures of the McKinley summit. Will try again on 06/23/2003. |
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Train On Trestle Behind Campground - 06/21/2003 |
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Train Entering Tunnel On Tracks Behind Campground - 06/21/2003 |
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Three Caribou In Denali National Park - 06/22/2003 |
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Besides the caribou and grizzly bears shown here we saw: Dall sheep, Golden eagle, Gyr falcon, Cross fox, Snowshoe hare |
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Typical Bull Caribou Antlers - 06/22/2003 |
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Mt. McKinley South Summit and North Peak - 06/22/2003 |
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What with the clouds, this is the best we could do. |
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Some of Many Wildflowers Now Blooming in the Park - 06/22/2003 |
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Mama Grizzly and Cub - 06/22/2003 |
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Caribou Eating Tundra Willow Shrub - 06/22/2003 |
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Moose Calf - 06/22/2003 |
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We saw this calf with his sibling and mom. |
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Carl of Talkeetna Aero Services - 06/23/2003 |
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All of the folks at TAS were just fantastic: Carl, Doug, Erica, Trent, Mark, Greg and Chris! |
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Our Pilot & Copilot: Doug and Erica - 06/23/2003 |
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This was our second attempt to see Mt. McKinley. |
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On the Way to Denali - 06/23/2003 |
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More On Our Way To Denali - 06/23/2003 |
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McKinley (Denali) South Summit and North Peak - 06/23/2003 |
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South Face On Denali - 06/23/2003 |
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Denali South Summit (20,320 feet) - 06/23/2003 |
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Denali North Peak - 06/23/2003 |
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On The Way Back From a Successful Denali Flight - 06/23/2003 |
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The Alpenglow, Where We Had Dinner After Our Denali Flight - 06/23/2003 |
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Putyuk (pinch on cheek), Our Kotzebue Tour Guide - 06/26/2003 |
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From Kotzebue Across the Bering Sea To Some Far Off Mountains - 06/26/2003 |
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Blanket Toss at Native Cultural Center - 06/26/2003 |
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One of the Native Performers - 06/26/2003 |
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Welcome to Nome - 06/26/2003 |
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They Really Do Love To Run And Pull - 06/27/2003 |
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Marlene Checking Out the Dogs After Their Run - 06/27/2003 |
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Kim Waldrupt, Our Musher and Future Iditarod Musher - 06/27/2003 |
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One Of Many Parks In Downtown Anchorage - 06/24/2003 |
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Some The Many Flowers In Downtown Anchorage - 06/24/2003 |
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More Flowers In Downtown Anchorage - 06/24/2003 |
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Polar Bears In Downtown Anchorage - 06/25/2003 |
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Just a picture, not real. |
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Thunderbirds At Elmendorf AFB - 06/29/2003 |
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More Thunderbirds At Elmendorf AFB - 06/29/2003 |
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Homer Is All About Halibut Fishing - 07/02/2003 |
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Our Charter Boat - 07/04/2003 |
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Paul Watches As The Captain Unhooks One Of His Halibut - 07/04/2003 |
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Our Captain (Chad) Unhooks My Halibut - 07/04/2003 |
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Chad Hoists One Of The Catch - 07/04/2003 |
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The Entire Catch - 07/04/2003 |
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The halibut daily limit is two fish per person. The other members of our party were not available for this picture. |
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Mt. Redoubt As Seen From The Sterling Highway On Kenai Peninsula - 07/02/2003 |
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Elevation 10,197 feet. |
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Western Most Highway Point In North America - 07/02/2003 |
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View From Homer Spit Across Kachemak Bay - 07/02/2003 |
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Bald Eagle Off Homer Spit - 07/02/2003 |
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Marlene Caught Her Sockeye Limit - 07/07/2003 |
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Our Guide Prepares Grilled Salmon For Lunch - 07/07/2003 |
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Can't get much fresher than this. |
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Lunch Anyone? - 07/07/2003 |
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We fished with the grizzlies. |
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How Many Grizzlies Can You Count? - 07/07/2003 |
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Now Where Did That Salmon Go? - 07/07/2003 |
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Just Floating Away The Day - 07/08/2003 |
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Sea Otter. |
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Nap Time - 07/08/2003 |
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Steller sea lions. |
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.jpg "\"Penguins Of The North\" - 07/08/2003")
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"Penguins Of The North" - 07/08/2003 |
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Murres - deepest diving of Alaska's seabirds. Sometimes go "fishing" as deep as 300 feet. |
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Aialik Glacier - 07/08/2003 |
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Mr. Bald Eagle - 07/08/2003 |
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Exit Glacier - 07/09/2003 |
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Exit Glacier From Near The Top - 07/09/2003 |
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Exit Glacier goes back three miles where it joins (and is fed by) the Harding Icefield, 1,500 sq. miles of glacier ice. |
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Exit Glacier From Near The Toe - 07/09/2003 |
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Back In The Saddle Again - 07/09/2003 |
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Riding Near Seward Surrounded By Beautiful Scenery - 07/09/2003 |
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This Guy Sat There While We Watered Our Horses - 07/09/2003 |
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It is unbeliveable how difficult it is taking digital photos from on top of a horse. He is moving all the time and for every decent photo there are ten lousy photos. |
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Marlene Takes Charge Of The Ride - 07/09/2003 |
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One Of Several River Crossings - 07/09/2003 |
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Moose - Big Game Alaska - 07/11/2003 |
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Big Game Alaska Wildlife Center....dedicated to the rehabilitation of orphaned and injured Alaska big game animals. |
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Sitka Deer (Black Tail) - Big Game Alaska - 07/11/2003 |
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Elk - Big Game Alaska - 07/11/2003 |
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Musk Ox - Big Game Alaska - 07/11/2003 |
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Caribou Bull - Big Game Alaska - 07/11/2003 |
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Black Bear Cub - Big Game Alaska - 07/11/2003 |
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View From Glenn Highway - 07/13/2003 |
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Matanuska Glacier Along Glenn Highway - 07/13/2003 |
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On The Way To Valdez - 07/14/2003 |
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Worthington Glacier - 07/14/2003 |
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Bridal Veil Falls - 07/14/2003 |
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Horsetail Falls - 07/14/2003 |
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Look At All Those Salmon - 07/14/2003 |
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Peek A Boo Moose - 07/14/2003 |
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Haines, Alaska - 07/18/2003 |
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Haines Small Boat Harbor - 07/18/2003 |
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Lake Chilkat - 07/18/2003 |
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Haines Bald Eagle - 07/18/2003 |
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Fish Wheel - 07/19/2003 |
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These are used by Native Alaskans for subsistance fishing. |
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Fireweed, Chilkat River and Chilkat Mountains - 07/19/2003 |
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Flowers In Downtown Haines - 07/19/2003 |
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More Flowers In Downtown Haines - 07/19/2003 |
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Dinner - 07/19/2003 |
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Dungeness crabs. |
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Ready For The Pot - 07/19/2003 |
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The Columbia, Our Ferry To Skagway - 07/21/2003 |
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Loading The Coach Onto The Columbia - 07/21/2003 |
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Rotary Snow Plow For Yukon & White Pass RR - 07/21/2003 |
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The World, Condo Cruise Ship - 07/21/2003 |
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This ship, along with three other cruise ships, was docked in Skagway when we arrived. |
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Private Garden In Skagway - 07/21/2003 |
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View From Highway Just NE Of Skagway - 07/21/2003 |
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White Pass & Yukon Route RR - 07/22/2003 |
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This was taken from one of the rear most cars going around a very sharp curve. |
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You Can Still See The White Pass Trail From 1897-1899 - 07/22/2003 |
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When Built (1899), This Was The Tallest Trestle Of Its Kind In The World - 07/22/2003 |
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Skagway From High On The White Pass & Yukon Route RR - 07/22/2003 |
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MV Fjordland - 07/23/2003 |
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Our "fast ferry" from Skagway to Juneau and back. |
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Stellar Sea Lions - 07/23/2003 |
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Whale's Tail - 07/23/2003 |
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Humpback whale fluke. |
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We Had Lunch Here - 07/23/2003 |
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....to the tunes of a fantastic honky-tonk pianist. |
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Mendenhall Glacier - 07/23/2003 |
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Sentinel Island Lighthouse - 07/23/2003 |
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Herbert Glacier - 07/23/2003 |
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Eldred Rock Lighthouse - 07/23/2003 |
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Us On The Ride Back From Juneau - 07/23/2003 |
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Lynn Canel On The Way Back From Juneau - 07/23/2003 |
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North America's longest and deepest fjord. |
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Blue Lakes - 07/24/2003 |
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This is taken from the side of our coach - we stayed here on the night of 07/24. |
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Meziadin Lake - 07/25/2003 |
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This was taken from our campsite - we stayed here on the night of 07/25. |
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Bear Glacier On The Road To Stewart, BC / Hyder, AK - 07/26/2003 |
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Young Grizzly Trying To Catch A Salmon - 07/26/2003 |
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He failed, he left hungry. |
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Black Bear Trying His Hand At Fishing - 07/26/2003 |
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He left hungry too. |
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View From Bear Viewing Area In Hyder - 07/26/2003 |
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Bear Viewing Platform At Hyder, AK - 07/27/2003 |
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Salmon Glacier - 07/27/2003 |
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Salmon Glacier is the fifth largest glacier in Canada. |
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Summit Lake At North End Of Salmon Glacier - 07/27/2003 |
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Summit Lake is unique for its annual Jokulhlaups. |
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Off The Beaten Path - 07/27/2003 |
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John & Paul Launch John's Sailboat - 08/02/2003 |
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Jasper And Paul - 08/03/2003 |
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Jasper belongs to Enid and Gene. |
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Rochelle, Enid, Paul & Marlene - 08/03/2003 |
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Our annual picture. |
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John, Rochelle, Enid & Gene - 08/03/2003 |
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Mark McKenna and Dotty Grimes - 08/08/2003 |
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Dr. Lora Grimes, River and Mark Williams - 08/09/2003 |
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Pat & Marc Powell - 08/11/2003 |
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Pat and Marc standing in front of their corporate Disability Claim Services office suite in Odessa, TX. |
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Nancy & Gordon Wagner - 08/19/2003 |
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Gordon retired from his Foretravel job on August 29th and they are returning to their home in Ohio. |
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.jpg "\"Penguins Of The North\" - 07/08/2003")
