Alaska 2009 - Day 11

Alaska 2009

Denali - Fairbanks / Day 11 

The whole crew with Janelle and Jeremy at the train station 

The bus breaks down - Kim keeps them all in line 

Here comes the train!

Our last adventure - the luxury train trip to Fairbanks 

Enjoying our dining car

In the dining car 

Balcony with a waterfront view! You'd never know it is 9:30 PM! 

Alaska 2009 - Day 10

Alaska 2009

Denali National Park / Day 10 

Flightseeing - Glacier Landing

In the snow on Ruth Glacier

Ready for takeoff

Denali National Park

Mountains surrounding Mt. McKinley

View from the landed plane - what a landscape

More beautiful scenery

(Pretty mountains & snow also)

"D-E-N-A-L-I !"

We all yelled at the same time and caused this avalanche! 

Throwing a snowball! 

Mt. McKinley with tops covered by clouds (7,000 feet) 

Twin peaks of Mt. McKinley visible above the clouds (from 11,000 feet)

We made it back to the ground

Alaska 2009 - Day 9

Alaska 2009

Denali National Park - 1 / Day 9

In Dinali National Park - Hiking 

Long day on the bus - 5 1/2 hours \

We've arrived! 

View out our window

Panamoramic view of Denali National Park from inside the park

Kim surrounded by Aspen tree - ALL one tree! All the white, yes....it's all ONE tree with one set of roots! 

I, yes ME, I am hiking....I think I can, I think I can 

Rock Creek - on the Rock Creek Trail Hike 

Note narrowness of trail and the steep drop (doesn't do it justice, trust me) 

Alaska 2009 - Day 8

Alaska 2009

Alyeska / Day 8 

Seward / Bus Tour / Alyeska Resort 

At the Seven Glaciers Resort - on top of the mountain at Alyeska Resort 

To our surprise our first stop (for 2 hours!) is IN Seward! 

Janelle, our tour director, gives us directions on the tour bus 

Kim gets her cappuccino (finally) and a reindeer hot dog to share 

The twins check out the view

View from the cable car - 2300 feet above the ground 

The Alyeska Resort from the Cable Car (can you see our window?)

The whole crew having dessert up in the clouds 

Alaska 2009 - Day 7

Alaska 2009

Hubbard Glacier / Day 7 
Cruising Amid The Glacier 

We are 0.4 miles from the Hubbard Glacier!

Making our way through the ice field

The ship turns 180 degrees to give us a better view of Hubbard Glacier

Karrie gets a good shot

Checking it out from out balcony

Spectacular view of the face of the Glacier from our balcony

Peggy & Edwin enjoy the view

WOW - this huge ship is less than 1/2 mile from the face of the Glacier

They said "ROUTINELY" chunks of ice the size of 10 story buildings fall off.....
We heard several, and the thunderous sound was impressive!

Alaska 2009 - Day 6

Alaska 2009

Icy Strait / Day 6 

Whale Watching 

Radiance of the Sea in Icy Strait 

Peggy on the lookout 

Our first whale sighting

On the dock 

Waiting for the whales 

This picture of whale was the best of the day, taken by Peggy!