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"Every day in the present -is a miracle"

Thursday, July 29, 2010

ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE June12th-19th,2010


                                               Whitter
The Gateway to Prince William Sound. According to 2000 census the population of Whitter is 182.



Tunnel leading in and out of Whitter



Diamond Princess



                                                     Glacier Bay National Park
"Great rivers of ice that stretch over and between mountain ridges until they meet the green tidewater, calving building-sized icebergs with thunderous cracks in the sea. The bay boasts 12 such tidewater glaciers, including famous Margerie Glacier".



Margerie Glacier in Tarr Inlet



                                            



















                                                               SKAGWAY
Population 862, according to the 2000 census. The number triples in the summer with tourists and seasonal workers.


















America meets Canada and Canada meets America











19-car passenger train


Hikers waiting on passenger train









Cruise ships at Skagway



An example of the reknowed Alaskan outhouse
HIKING THE LOWER DEWEY
Overlooking the town of Skaway from Lower Dewey Trail






Dandelion





Wild Iris
Raven- symbol of the Tlingit





JUNEAU
The capital of Alaska. Surrounded by intercostal waterways, lush rainforests, rugged mountainsides and accessible glaciers. The Mendenhall Glacier is one of the most famous ones there.
Population 32,000




Russian influence
















Iceberg from Mendenhall glacier





Mendenhall Glacier





The great red cedar









Shrine of St Theresa




Seal watching














                                                                      KETCHICAN
The southernmost port of call in Alaska. Located in the heart of the Tongass National Forest. Known as the salmon capital of the world. Population  7,368 and it rains almost 365 days of the year.



































Ketchikan Creek


























Spawning salmon








cranberry


salmon berry





Thimbleberry


Sea Blush




? Geranium


















Herrington Cove
Deadly waters that took the life of a fellow Jamaican



































                       VANCOUVER, BC





         












Robson Street
Stanley Park
































                                        Meal time at the Sante Fe

Vegetarian dish- something mushroom











coco loco

Mucho madness