Still cold!!! Despite the mass of cruise ship passengers overtaking the capitol, we figured out ways to see some sites and countryside. Goal? Goldpanning!
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| Good Alaska Bar! |
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| ceiling of bar!! |
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| anti Trump's want to annex Canada |
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| Russian Orthodox Church |
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| Turk: Zeynap's 2nd cousin - WHAAT? |
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| streets of Juneau |
We wandered thru town and met a shopkeeper from Turkey...from Selcuk to be specific...we find out he's 2nd cousin to Mark's Sis in Law!!! Small world.
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| gold panning site! |
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| getting some rocky dirt |
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| washing the dirt out -heavy gold stays on bottom |
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| yup - gold!!! |
Best halibut fish and chips we found was in Juneau at the Hangar on the Wharf.
Meanwhile we were figuring out the cruise ship eating thing. Apparently you can order whatever you want, as much as you want. All desserts? Sure. Several main courses? Yup. So, we decided to bulk up on....vegetables! What geeks we are.
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| cioppino, lamb and lots of veggies! |
Skagway was a cute town, and exists solely because of the gold rush. My love of cemeteries led us to their original. We got to ride the train to the Yukon, following the trail taken by the Stampeders. Scenic - even though there was lots of snow, and relaxing.
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| Skagway waterfall |
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| cemetery |
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| Turk conductor |
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| old customs office: Canada from USA |
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| marking the gold rush trail |
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| fallen down trestle bridge |
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| our train heading back to Skagway |
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| downtown Skagway driftwood building 1899 |
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| spruce tip beer!! |
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| snowplow engine |
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| passing by Haines on way out of Skagway |
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| Setting sun....sun!!! after all that rain in the rainforest inside passage |
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| Hoonah/Icy Pont hike warning! |
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| walking thru rain forest - no bears! |
Icy Point is a development, made by cruise lines and the native village, Hoonah, to create an activity-based location to be used by cruiseline customers. The setting is beautiful. The employees are both global college students and residents of Hoonah. We hiked, watched hump back whales from the shore, and went whale watching on a boat. All fun and relaxing!
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| original dock at Hoonah Salmon plant |
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| seals taking over the buoy! |
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| whale fluke! |
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| Whales blowing |
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| splash! |
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| dinner at Red Ginger on ship |
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| much to eat! select your tea flavor, chopsticks |
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| wow!! what a day! |
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| layers of Alaska coast for sunset |
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| precarious vehicle placement-Sitka |
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| my workout view! |
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| Turks twin in Sitka |
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| fishing is BIG in Sitka |
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| Edgecombe volcano last erupted in 2200 BCE |
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| Bald Eagle watching us from mast |
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| lots of totems in Sitka Nat'l Historical Park |
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| cruise ship invasion in Sitka |
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| bucolic view from our balcony |
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| fake anniversary surprise |
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| real birthday announcement |
Foggy Glacier Bay/Glacier National Park!
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| brrrrrrr!!! |
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| floating ice from Hubbard Glacier |
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| Turk birthday - 69! |
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| one of 3 desserts - choc mousse burger, almond bun |
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