Trip to Alaska

Trip to Alaska

A cruise to see the famous glaciers of Alaska shown above aboard the Ruby Princess from July 20-27, 2019 went up to the State’s capitol to Juneau, then to Skagway, the gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush territory and its rich and colorful history via a delightful recycled narrow gage railway. The White Pass and Klondike line ran through the beautiful Tongass National Forest to the Canadian border and beyond. Next a day was spent exploring Glacier Bay National Park and all its melting glaciers. It rained the next day in the scenic fishing port of Ketchikan, but was clear and sunny by the time we arrived the next day to tour beautiful Vancouver in Canada’s British Columbia province. Click the individual pictures below for a description and enlargement. CLICK for article in BLOG.

Sunset at sea on way to Juneau, Alaska.
Native owned tram that takes you to the top of Mt. Roberts.
Tram on way up Mt. Roberts in Juneau, Alaska.
Tram receiving station atop Mt. Roberts in Juneau, Alaska.
View from Tram of Juneau harbor.
Wolf at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center near Juneau, Alaska.
Handmade native ceremonial shawl at Native visitor center atop Mt. Roberts.
Native carving totem pole at visitor center atop Mt. Roberts.
Mendenhall Glacier from the visitor center near Juneau, Alaska.
Native drummer and storyteller welcoming visitors to center atop Mt. Roberts..
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White Pass & Yukon Route of narrow gage railroad to Yukon from Skaqway, Alaska.
Milky glacier runoff as seen from railroad car out of Skagway, Alaska.
View from our balcony over Glacier Bay National Park.
Glacier Bay as seen from the cruise ship.
Not much left of this glacier.
Sea planes docking at the port in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Even in the rain the flowers were dazzling in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Transportation around downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Another form of transportation around downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Our cruise ship, the Ruby Princess.
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