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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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