Yes, ALASKA is WONDERFUL

The Fairbanks to Anchorage part by train, included DENALI National Park.
Go here for the TRAIN ROUTE (Alaskan RR map. with great graphics)
And here for our train just arrived in Anchorage.

This is THE WILDERNESS DISCOVERER our ship (sailed from Juneau)

At one point there were also some great whale photos by another passenger (dfas) taken on a trip 2 weeks before ours. But NO longer up. Note: A storm kept us in port the first night, so we missed Skagway, Haines, Lynn Canal and sailed to Tracy Arm to see glaciers instead. BTW, ours was a small ship; only 56 passengers when we sailed it.
Here for a view of Juneau ships (eportreviews.com)
You can go here for a MAP of Alaska (image size 21k) {NO longer works}
Here's a big MAP of Alaska (74k)

Now... Some of OUR Alaska PHOTOS!

3 Aug 2011 edited
NOTE to page visitors: A few images are still large in size, but most have been down-sized.
Click here for Susan Butcher's husband w. sled dogs along the river near Fairbanks
Click here for Richie's Iditarod adventure with Ms. Butcher (of course)
Click here for riverboat view outside of Fairbanks
Click here for me on the McKinley Explorer (25k) bound for Denali
Click here for one view of Denali Park (25k) (Mt.McKinley is mostly hidden)
Click here for Denali: the Wildlife we saw (bears and more) (60k total)
Click here for river view from the train (going to Anchorage, 38k image)
Click here for the McKinley Explorer, our train (in Anchorage, after Denali (32k)
Click here for our Golden airport surprise (!) Linda S welcomed us to Juneau
Click here for a big ship in port. This was waiting for Bill Gates in Juneau (his 40th bday) The really big cruise ships have room for 2000 passengers. Ours only 85 maximum
Click here for first day out from Juneau (81k image)
Click her for blue bergie floats (Tracy Arm, southeast Alaska)(26k)

Click here for map of Glacier Bay Park, (north of Icy Strait/Pt Adolphus)
Click here for me, happy & warm at Glacier Bay (Hopkins Glcr,48k)
Click here for view, Glacier Bay Lodge start of the Loop Trail(64k)
Click here for pond view on the trail (gorgeous, a rain forest)

Click here for one of Sitka totems we saw, with tour friends
Click here for a bald eagle, up close (Raptor Center in Sitka)(30k)
Click here for us, last night on ship (great food).

(Note on graphics, for the curious: some of the real-life background detail in this photo was taken out, to 'improve' it; can you tell where? Also, wine glass shadow.)
End of cruise, folks: here's our boat docked in Juneau (a foggy day, among the big ones, September) We took a rafting trip and up Mt. Roberts: great view of Juneau from tram (this is Don's photo, from an earlier GBT trip>.
(The photos here are mainly jpeg images from my photo CD-ROMs
Click here to see our SEATTLE and GRCA PHOTOS (Space Needle, Donna, Snoqualmie, dogs)
Go here for OTHER Alaska photos (prof'l photos from GB Tours and other sites, NOT ours)
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