États UnisResolution Park61°13’4” N 149°53’49” W
6 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
We flew from Charlotte and arrived at the airport in Anchorage. After a night's sleep at the Captain Cook Hotel, we set out the next day for Talkeetna.
États UnisTalkeetna Airport62°19’30” N 150°6’5” W
7 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Breakfast was at the Captain Cook Hotel before we boarded the bus for Talkeetna and the Princess McKinley Lodge. We checked into our room, then had time to wander through the lovely town. We saw aEn savoir plus
États UnisDenali Pass63°5’8” N 151°0’18” W
7 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 9 °F
We had scheduled a flight-seeing tour over Mount McKinley, but the weather was not cooperating. We went to the airport and were told to come back at two o'clock to see whether the weather improved. WeEn savoir plus
États UnisY Lake62°18’13” N 150°4’16” W
8 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 32 °F
In the morning we went to the Talkeetna training center of Jerry Sousa, a contender for the championship of the Iditerod dog sled race. We followed in a four-wheeler and the dogs led theirEn savoir plus
États UnisHealy63°52’13” N 149°3’6” W
8 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
That afternoon we took a bus up to the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. Besides the extravagantly glorious scenery, I found it especially interesting that there is a bush pilot airport which used toEn savoir plus
États UnisDenali Borough63°28’45” N 149°28’38” W
9 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
In the morning we were scheduled for a nature trip into Denali National Park, but an unexpected snow storm had closed the roads into the park. The scene in the lodge was pandemonium, as guests crowdedEn savoir plus
États UnisWhittier Creek60°46’42” N 148°41’60” W
10 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
The next morning, September 10 we boarded a train near the Denali Princess Lodge for the trip to Whittier, where we would meet our ship, the Coral Princess. It is amazing that we had already done soEn savoir plus
États UnisHaenke Island59°58’9” N 139°32’21” W
11 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Upon arriving at the ship, we went through the safety drill, then went to dinner. We found our dinner companions to be very interesting people, including two homosexual Roman Catholic priests, and aEn savoir plus
États UnisBoulder Island58°32’55” N 136°0’6” W
12 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
On September 12 we had a day at sea and a presentation by the ship’s naturalist, Kathy Slamp, before the ship sailed into Glacier Bay National Park to view Johns Hopkins, Margerie and Lamplugh andEn savoir plus
États UnisChilkoot River59°22’8” N 135°38’1” W
13 septembre 2012, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
On the morning of September 13 we docked at Scagway. I got a beautiful picture of the Star Princess tying up on the dock behind us. We had some time to tour the town before a ferry took us to Haines.En savoir plus
