Jason's International Youth Hostel - Midtown
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North to Alaska!
... been decorated with hanging baskets filled with colourful flowers, and they look really lovely. I also saw one of the biggest dahlias I have ever seen.
I have put tomorrow aside to look at the museums and the culture centre, which looks really interesting.I also want to check out Lake Hood, which hundreds of float planes use as an 'airport'.
Did I tell you that I saw a moose?
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Valdez Glacier Park to Anchorage
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Not a lot to see in the town but this is glacier country so we did a day trip out on the water to see the Meares Glacier, we were going to see the Columbia Glacier as well but there were too many icebergs in our path and we couldn't get through. It was a nine hour trip there and back and the sea life we saw was amazing. Lots of sea otters floating around on their backs, humpback whales, puffin birds, lots ...
A Long and Winding Road
... There were a number of tiny little pools just inches across. These are formed by something dark on the surface (like a rock, a leaf or a bug) that absorbs heat and melts the small amount of ice in that area. We also saw fissures and other formations (whirlpools of water from very small holes to ones you could easily fall into). There were beautiful waterfalls and lakes formed by the melting ice. We came very close to the edge of the high portion of ...
The waiting game...
Wed 9/14 Anchorage-
We landed in Anchorage at about midnight and snagged some Mc'Ds at the Ted Steven's Airport before grabbing our shuttle (van) to a little motel nearby. It was a welcome relief to be able to lay down in a bed and watch some HBO for a bit, even if we did have to be back at the airport at 8am for our flight to Dutch Harbor. We watched the last bit of Shamalan's "Devil" as ...
The return to Anchorage
... surely things must improve. We were blessed for the next few days. We were but only for 2 days.
The drive from Whitehorse to Seward was just stunning.
I took us 3 days to drive there via some wonderful camp sites especially the one at Red Eagle the photos tell the story. The property was purchased only a short while ago and been transformed to a fantastic old world charm RV park and home stay. The home stay ...
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