08/04/06.…….got up at 3:30AM, drove to McCarren Airport, boarded Alaska Airlines, with no problems, flew to Seattle, connected to Bellingham. 6PM shoved off on Alaska Ferry. Went to sleep right away after only 3 hours sleep the day before.
08/05/06.…….enroute, between Vancouver Island and BC. Cruising Inside Passage.
08/06/06.…….3 hour layover in Ketchikan, Alaska. Photos of Totem Pole park, Bald Eagle with nest, and Dolly’s House. Quick stops in Wrangel and Petersburg.
08/07/06.……..Arrive in Juneau at 0400. Photos Mt Roberts, tram, bald eagle. Check into Prospector Hotel. Stream next to hotel loaded with salmon.
08/08/06.……morning photos at Mendenhall Glacier , afternoon photos whale watching.
08/09/06.…….photos Tracy Arm Fjord cruise.
08/10/06.……leave Juneau, fly to Anchorage. Rent car at airport, drive to Seward. Check into Marina Motel.
08/11/06.…..cruise Kenai Fjords, photo Sea Otter.
08/12/06.…..drive all the way to Valdez.
08/13/04.…..cruise Prince William Sound, photos Steller Sea Lions, puffins, glaciers. Drive back to Anchorage, checkin to Days Inn Anchorage.
08/14/06.…visit Alaska Zoo, photos bears, downtown park.
08/15/06.….board Alaska Railroad, travel to Denali, check-in McKinley Creekside Cabins.
08/16/06.…visit Denali in AM, reboard Alaska Railroad, travel to Fairbanks
08/17/06.….Discovery paddle-wheeler boat, pics along the way.
08/18/06.….visit Pioneer Park, gold panning
08/19/06......fly home at 1:00 AM from Fairbanks to Seattle, to Las Vegas.