Sunday 13 July 2014

Canada and Skagway Photos, Alaska 2014

 Vancouver rhododendron garden
 Seawall walk, Stanley Park, Vancouver
 Yukon River, Whitehorse
 Moose in wildlife park, near Whitehorse
Mountain Goats
 Downtown Whitehorse
 Carcross, Yukon, on the way to Skagway.
 Tourist train to Skagway
Valley down to Skagway
 Sojourn Hostel, Skagway
 Skagway Main Street
Cruiseships at Skagway
Farewell Skagway, night ferry to Sitka

Wrangell and Ketchikan Photos, Alaska 2014

 Humpbacks breaching close to the ferry
 Am I having fun or what?
 More marine mammals having a rest on a buoy at Petersburg
 Petersburg from the ferry on the way to Wrangell
 Wrangell from the ferry
 Ancient petroglyph at Wrangell
 Wrangell main street
 Wrangell from Mt Dewey lookout 400 metres up.
 One of the few times we had a shower of rain.
 Breakfast time at Wrangell B n B
 Inside Clan House at Ketchikan
 Outside the Clan House
 From a walk around Ward Lake, Ketchikan
 Evening view from our Ketchikan House 
 It's 11pm and still light 
 Creek Street, Ketchikan, part of the old town
 Cruise ship at Ketchikan
 There were five of these huge ships on one day. 
Nice to be staying 25 minutes out of town!
Last minute shopping
Each place has a very short roading system, and this is the sign seen at each end.

Sitka and Juneau Photos, Alaska 2014

 Bald eagles at the Raptor Centre, Sitka
 Totem Pole, Sitka.
This is the site of the battle between the Tlingit and the Russians in  1804
 Totem Pole, Sitka
 Library Window, Sitka
 Free kid's lifejackets, Juneau
 Downtown Juneau
 Bears next to the car, Juneau
 Mum and cubs enjoying fresh dandelions and grass

 A "brown" black bear cub

 Humpback whale from the balcony of our Juneau house
 Neil, Margreet and Lyn at the Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau
 John and Lyn at the Glacier
Alaskan ferry at Juneau