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Seward
Travel Blogs from Seward, United States
Moose Pass Gas....
... . Everyone here seems to have one and almost every story is in relation to "pre" or "post" Earthquake. We got into Seward at 11 yesterday morning and you immediately realize how small it is here. The first smell that hits you is of green ...
Around Seward
... then wandered along the waterfront which took us to the original beginning of the Iditarod. Afterward we went though the shops in downtown Seward, which is away from the tourist area. It was now dinner time and we had not eaten lunch, so back to the ...
Resurrection Bay Cruise
Well, we thought the weather couldn't get worse, but it did. We had scheduled a 6 hour trip on Resurrection Bay to Aialik Glacier with a different tour company than yesterday's trip giving us another day to see animals. When we checked in, we ...
Over to Seward
... nbsp; We did a little geocaching along the way. We did find what appeared to be the largest swing around. After arriving in Seward we made arrangements for two boat trips on Resurrection Bay and did a little window shopping. Later in the evening we ...
Alaska SeaLife Center and Kenai Fjords Trip
... nbsp; The harbor seals were lying on the ice floes from the glacier. The rain prevented any photography on the return to Seward. Tomorrow we are actually going out on Resurrection Bay again hoping to see more animals with better weather. The weather ...
Seward in the Rain
... Sausage. It was delicious. We stopped at Soldotna and saw the Kenai River and the Visitor Center. The drive to Seward is a very scenic drive and we saw some Dall Sheep on the Mountains. By the time we arrived in Seward it was ...
Kenai Fjords National Park
... be more than six feet high and travel at 15 miles per hour on high spring tides. Turnagain Arm sees the largest tidal range in United States, with an mean of 30 feet (9.2 m), and the fourth highest in the world We stopped for lunch in Girdwood and had ...
I see Seward
... 60 or so miles of our drive to Seward was beautiful, punctuated with photo ops of rushing streams and mountain encircled lakes. Seward, on the waterfront, proved to be gray and blustery. We backed into a bay side campsite with views of mountains and a ...
Fjord foray
Today we participated in a record 28th consecutive day of rain in Seward. The people here are growing webbed feet and smell kind of fishy. We were assured that today's weather was preferable for our Kenai Fjords National Park boat trip than tomorrow when ...
Movin' on takes too much time
... nbsp; The drive to Seward was only an hour and Porter kept Grandpa company in the front seat. We switched just before getting to Seward so we could find the couple campgrounds we had decided we'd check out before choosing one to stay at. The first was the ...
A good time was had by all
... Miami, FL. After they left Porter and I had breakfast and got ready to go to the Sea Life Center in Seward. At one point I wondered if it was worth going to but then saw they had built a multi-million dollar facility with money from ...
Mountains, lakes and whales
... . We stopped a couple of times along the way, as we only had about 75 miles to go. Unfortunately, by the time we got to Seward it was completely overcast again and threatening rain. Our plan was to go on a 4.5 hour cruise into the bay to catch some sea ...
Riding the train to Seward
... the train station in Anchorage. From there we boarded the train at 6:30 am. It was a really great ride down to Seward, taking about 4 hours. We were able to see areas of the Kenai Peninsula you are only able to see from the train ...
Travel woes, false start and then, fabulous
... car I started shivering. It's cold here! I had to whip out a sweater and coat! On the two hour drive from Anchorage to Seward (I was woozy I was so tired) Scott saw a moose. He was thrilled. He did his constantly-look-out-the-window thing but I ...
Seward and the coast
After more driving through gorgeous scenery, we arrived in Seward- still gray, cold and rainy. We checked into a Swan's Nest Inn, or Bed and Breakfast for the next few days. The place was actually an old historic building converted into an ...
Seward and Resurrection Bay
... a ways up the Kenai River. Took lots more flower pics and saw rafters on the river. On the way back toward the Seward Highway we spent quite a bit of time at Cooper Landing. The bridge crosses the point where Kenai Lake becomes Kenai River. The water ...
Alaska SeaLife Center
I went to the Alaska SeaLife Center today. It's a combination public aquarium, research facility and ocean wildlife rescue center. The facility was completed in 1998. A large part of their initial funding came from the Exxon Valdez oil ...
Aboard the railroad
... lakes. From here on we chilled and took in the view, Doozing a some points at it was so relaxing. We arrived in to Seward, fingers crossed our bags have arrived and will be delivered safely to our room aboard the ship. We could see the 13 storey ship in ...
Day 30 and 31
Hi Everybody, I am posting this from Seward Ak. but it will cover the last two days. Yesterday I left Denali in the usual poring Rain, fortunately it stopped about 30 miles south and was good weather all the way to Willow, Ak. I was traveling on the Parks ...
Day 1, Getting on the boat.
The drive around the Turnagain Arm took about 3 hours, it was all gorgeous. We boarded the boat around 6pm. ...
Fresh air!!!
... 's programme. About 4 times in total! If I make it onto the programme it will show me stuffing my face with ice cream... Nice! Seward and the surrounding area was definitely a highlight for us. Next time we will bring more dosh and go out on a day trip ...
Jul 26, 2010
Don't get left here !
Seward is the first stop in Alaska for the cruise ships. There is a rail link to Anchorage and the train has an observation car which means it would be interesting to make this rail trip in September when you have all of the leaves changing ...
Turn Again Arm turns into a beautiful day!
... . Seward has a mellow and laid back feel to it. The city was named for President Lincoln’s Secretary of State, William Henry Seward, who engineered the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. It was also the home of Benny Benson, who at age 13 won a ...
A rocky fishing trip
Well, Mike was up early and off to go fishing. Since he didn't come back by 7:30, I knew he made it onto the boat. He took a nice big lunch that included breakfast foods and snacks. I enjoyed a quiet, frustrating day alone. I got up around 7:30 and ...
Valdez to Seward and the Kenai-Fjords NP
... Center operated by the National Forest Service there. Apparently the glacier frequently calves ice into the lake. Drove on almost to Seward and took the road out to Kenai-Fjords National Park. Did the several short trails to view Exit Glacier ...
Seward
After spending the afternoon at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, we made our way down the Seward Highway to Seward. It's a beautiful drive and I imagine would be a fun train ride as well. We stopped over at the Exit Glacier ...
rainy kayaking in Seward
We woke up to a rather rainy day here in Seward. I had already talked to one of the kayak places in town about heading out for a little paddle, so I gave them a ring to see what they thought. Of course, they said it would be great no matter what...so ...