Pictures from my backpacking trip in Alaska Summer 2007:

Leaving from Bellingham

In the inside passage somewhere on the coast of Canada

Cruise ships in Ketchikan

Totem poles at Saxman in Ketchikan

Creek Street in Ketchikan

Totem poles at Totem Bight State Park

Navigating the Wrangell Narrows

Sons of Norway Hall in Petersburg

Rainbow Falls in Wrangell

The trail up to the Rainbow Falls

Chief Shakes Tribal House in Wrangell

"Downtown" Wrangell

Shipwreck near Wrangell

Petroglyphs in Wrangell

View of Wrangell

In the Wrangell Narrows again...lots of Bald Eagles

Mt. Edgecumbe near Sitka

Ferry terminal in Sitka

Bald eagle

Russian cemetery in Sitka

St. Michael's in Sitka

Pioneer Home in Sitka

Young bald eagles

A cove near Sitka

Skagway

Gold rush cemetery in Skagway

On the White Pass

Carcross in Yukon

Canyon near Whitehorse

Along the road from Carcross to Skagway

Along the road from Carcross to Skagway

On the White Pass

On the White Pass

Fort Seward in Haines

Fairgrounds in Haines

View of Juneau

View of Juneau from Mt. Roberts

Apparently one of Alaska's favorite pasttimes: Shooting street signs

Along Perseverance Trail near Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau

Sunset on the Gulf of Alaska

Arriving in Whittier after the gulf crossing

Old mining village

Reflection near Seward

Exit Glacier near Seward

Exit Glacier

Orca near Seward

Sealions near Seward

Sealions near Seward

Aialik Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park

Aialik Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park

View from the boat near the glacier

Aialik Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park

Seals near the glacier

Sea otter near Seward

Humpback whale near Seward

Kittiwake colony near Seward

My parents at a Salmon Bake on an island near Seward

Old Ninilchik

Church at Old Ninilchik

Orthodox church in Nikolaevsk

View of the Homer Spit

Orthodox church in Kenai

Athabascan spirit houses in Eklutna

I want that for my tombstone!

Spirit houses in Eklutna

Orthodox church in Eklutna

Muskox farm in the Matanuska Valley

Independence Gold Mine

Independence Gold Mine

Denali from more than 100 miles away

Denali from the plane

Alaska Range around Denali

The Great One

Flying in the Alaska Range

Basecamp for a climb of Denali

Above the clouds

Alaska Range

Glacier Landing near Denali

Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier

Ruth Glacier

Sled dogs in Denali National Park

Sled dogs in Denali National Park...it was a very hot day

Sled dogs in Denali National Park

Moose in Denali National Park

Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park

Caribou in Denali National Park

Bear in Denali National Park

Chenai Hot Springs near Fairbanks

Santa's House in North Pole

Bridge of the pipeline

The pipeline

End of the pipeline in Valdez

Bridge along the way to Kennicott

Old railroad bridge along the way to Kennicott

Kennecott Copper Mine

Kennecott Copper Mine

View of the Bagley Icefield in Wrangell-St. Elias NP from the plane

View of Hubbard Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias NP from the plane

 

 

 

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