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Alaska Trip

  Now here was a trip of a lifetime; We start with a drive and dinner at the Seattle Space Needle and then stepped aboard a Royal Caribbean Cruise to Alaska (up the inside passage) and back.

Alaska Trip

Alaska Trip

The clouds gave me an early morning sneak PEAK.

Seattle

  Driving to Seattle.
 Aproaching Seattle SpaceNeedle in Distance Seattle Skyline The Tall Buildings

Seattle

  The Seattle Space Needle with selected views inside and out.
 Seattle Skyline from the Space Needle Lake Washington SeaPlane Takeoff Freedom Park from above A View from the Space Needle Space Needle Sunset 1 Space Needle Sunset 2 Dangerous Desert Space Needle at Night Space Needle Fountain Monorail

Seattle

  The Port of Seattle from the stern of the ship.
 The Port of Seattle Bye-bye Space Needle

Royal Caribbean

  Cruise to Alaska. Seven days with 4 stopovers in Juneau, Skagway, Icy Straits, and Victoria, BC.
 Vision of the Seas At anchor in Icy Straits The flying Bridge The Compass A view of the Balcony deck Lowering the boats Our ship-to-shore transportation Top Deck Top Deck Top Deck The Rock Wall Outside view of the Greatroom Inside view of the Greatroom A fellow Cruise Ship Captains Welcome A View for Dinner Ice Carving Mellon Carving Food Art 1 Food Art 2 A ton of food A ton of fruit Towel-O-phant Fishing Boat Pilot Boat Pilot Boat Pilot Boat Inside Passage View Inside Passage Mountains Inside Passage View Inside Passage Waterfall Inside Passage View Royal Caribbean Flag Olympic Mountains Late Sun Dolphin Clouds Dolphin Clouds Late Sun over the Bow Orange Sky

Juneau

  The state capital of Alaska. Juneau has a population of about 30K and no road access. We took a Cable Tram to the 1,000ft mark for some really nice views.
 Juneau, Capital of Alaska Tram view of Juneau Halfway point Tram view of Juneau Almost at the top Tram view of the Inland Passage

Wildlife

  The wildlife of Alaska can be downright scary, but it is still something to see.
 Prowling the Streets of Skagway Trowling the Inlet of Juneau Hungary for Tourist Defending the Den Poseing for Prosperity Padding the shoreline Hanging out on the Mountainside

Helicoptor Ride

  The Helicopter ride was awesome. We departed Juneau and went over the east pass. The mountain views were spectacular and the glacier was something else. If you ever get the chance, take this trip.
 Juneau Airport View Juneau Heliport View Juneau City View Juneau City View Flying south down the Inlet Up the mountain valley Over the ridge Down the other side Across winding rivers Across a reflecting pond Mountain Views Mountain Views Mountain Views View of a distant Glacier View of a distant Glacier From he mountains to the Sea Glacier side passage Glacier side passage Closeup View Closeup View Heli on the Ice Heli on the Ice Glacier View Glacier View Climbing up the Glacier Climbing up the Glacier Upper Glacier View Upper Glacier View The Glacier road The Glacier road Upper Glacier View Upper Glacier Mountains Micro-melting Ice Melt Ice Hole Water Passage Ice Cave Waterfall Waterfall

Skagway

  Skagway is the gateway to the Yukon. They have a population of about 800, which swells to about 5,000 when the tourist ships come in.
 Skagway, Alaska Skagway Sign Snow removal train Skagway Mountain Sign Skagway House Skagway City Skagway City Skagway City

Narrow Gauge Train

  The Skagway to Frazier narrow gauge train trip was a blast. The train ran up through the pass on a narrow gauge rail that allowed sharper turns and was cheaper to construct.
 Train Engine Train Car Over the bridge Along the edge Cliff and Mountain Still climbing The old Gulch bridge Inspiration Point Inspiration View Raging streams Distant waterfall Mountain top lake

Icy Strait

  Icy Strait was an anchor stop were we got to ride the ship's boats into Hoonah. This place used to be a cannery for fish. We also did the Nature tram ride through the forest and along part of the coastline.
 Icy Strait Icy Strait Icy Strait Icy Strait Cannery Icy Strait Cannery Icy Strait Cannery Icy Strait Cannery Icy Strait Cannery Icy Strait Nature Icy Strait Nature Icy Strait Nature Icy Strait Nature Icy Strait Nature Icy Strait Nature

victoria, BC

  Our last stop over was Victoria, BC. I didn't get any city details but it is a mix of historic and new buildings. The city has grown up in the past two decades and was very busy place. We didn't do any excursions here and spent a lot of the time shopping - so not too many pictures.
 victoria, BC The Port at victoria, BC Automated Lighthouse and Tourist Seaplane Visitor Center The Port Authority Building Parliament The Empress The Empress Corner of the Shopping District Goodbye to victoria, BC