North to Alaska
May 30, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We loaded our luggage, as we always do, on the sofa to take a picture, then we were off to the Charlotte Airport. Martha took us, so we left our car at her house.
Flying Through Houston?
May 30, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
The ways of the airlines are like the ways of God. They are inscrutable to us mere mortals. So for some reason we will be flying to Alaska through Houston. The good news is that all of our flightsRead more
Breakfast in the Dark
May 31, 2014 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 39 °F
It is 9:45 am and we are at Hotel Captain Cook. We went to the Snow City Grill for breakfast. The line there was so long we decided to go elsewhere. Went to hotel restaurant for breakfast. High windsRead more
Alaska Cultural Center
May 31, 2014 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 41 °F
With time on our hands on the first day we decided to go to the Alaska Native Cultural Center. Our guide was a young lady named August. We had lunch at the snack bar. Glenda ordered for us a reindeerRead more
To Copper River
June 1, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
We boarded a bus and left the Hotel Captain Cook at 9:45 AM for Copper River. We stopped on the way to photograph the Matanuska Glacier. We had lunch at the Eureka Road House at mile marker 128 on theRead more
Flight Over Wrangell-St. Elias
June 1, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
At 5 PM Jared took us, along with a couple from Sumter, S.C., Rob and Courtney, to Copper River Aviation. Our pilot, Alex, packed us into an old Cessna 185 and showed us some wonderful sights during aRead more
Copper River Wilderness
June 2, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
We went on an ATV excursion from the Princes Copper River Lodge along the Klutina River with Carrie, our driver. The scenery was wonderful but the weather was horrible. As we started the rain began.Read more
On to Fairbanks
June 3, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
We split an omelet at the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. Because the clouds obscuring them had finally cleared, I photographed Drum, Stanford, and Wrangell Mounts. Our bus to Fairbanks, againRead more
Athabascan Introduction
June 4, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
At breakfast in the Princess Fairbanks River Lodge we were surprised to learn that until 8:30 AM one could not order from a menu, but only from the buffet, which cost $16 per person. Glenda's omeletRead more
Alaska Pipeline & Gold Dredge
June 4, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
In the afternoon we went to Goldstream Valley near the town of Fox, about 12 miles north of Fairbanks, to see the remains of the Fairbanks Exploration Company's Gold Dredge No. 8. First our guide TimRead more
Fox River Wilderness & Lance Mackey
June 4, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
After a quick supper of a hamburger and a glass of Kenwood Yulupa Zinfandel (almost as tannic as the Syrah I had the day before, but not bad with a hamburger) we met one Tom, our driver for our tourRead more
Back to Denali Princess Lodge
June 5, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We began this morning by boarding Michael's bus. The weather was cool and cloudy with occasional light showers. Because we had to board a bus for Denali we had a quick pizza with David and CarolRead more
Train to Talkeetna
June 6, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
We awoke about 5:30 AM to a breakfast of leftover pizza and coffee made in our hotel room at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. The Cooks, Wrinkles, and Friedmans met in the large common room andRead more
Trying to Catch Denali
June 6, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
The group left me on the riverbank to wait for the clouds to clear while they toured Talkeetna for another hour. I met them at the Twister Creek Restaurant and Denali Brewery, where they were alreadyRead more
Anchorage Street Market
June 7, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We went to the 20-320 Restaurant on the campus at McKinley Wilderness Lodge for a huge stack of Blueberry pancakes that were wonderfully delicious. Then we met with Mike and Chris Wrinkle and DavidRead more
Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center
June 7, 2014 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Before going through the tunnel to Whittier, we stopped at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and photographed grizzlies, moose, elk and bison. We arrived at the Coral Princess around 4:00 PM.Read more
Hubbard Glacier
June 8, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
We had breakfast in the Provence Dining Room on deck 7 with assorted messmates from India, Galveston, Florida, and Las Vegas. Then we walked about 2 miles on the promenade deck. Came back to room andRead more
Marjerie & Lamplugh Glaciers
June 9, 2014, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
At about 12:30 pm we arrived at the mouth of Glacier Bay with the white Margerie Glacier on our left, and the massive Grand Pacific Glacier on our right. Although the pretty white glacier was muchRead more
Yukon Trail to Carcross
June 10, 2014 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
We took a bus trip from Skagway to Caribou Crossing, Yukon Territory. Guide: Anna. At 9:10 am took photo in Tormented Valley, British Columbia. At 9:45 am photographed Tutshi Lake, about 30 mi. long.Read more
White Pass Railroad
June 10, 2014 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Our next stop was at Frazer, B.C. where we caught he White Pass Yukon Route Railroad for the return trip to Skagway. Taking photos along the way, we were transported by the majestic scenery, theRead more
Anniversary Dinner
June 10, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
About 10:15 pm we had already fallen asleep when we thought we heard a knock at the door. We ignored it, but the knock came again. Then again. Glenda went to the door in her night gown and said,Read more
Dog Sledding on Mendenhall Glacier
June 11, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
We awoke early for a quick breakfast so that we could catch the coach to the Juneau Airport. There we were fitted with big snow overshoes for our helicopter ride 12 miles up the Mendenhall Glacier toRead more
Whale Watching
June 11, 2014, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
We shed a couple of layers of clothing, then boarded another bus for the whale-watching excursion. The weather held fair, windy and mild as we went aboard a 70 foot, jet powered catamaran named theRead more
Misty Fjords
June 12, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
I had a sweet roll at International Cafe before breakfast in Provence Dining Room. We took a boat ride to Misty Fjord National Monument. On the way we saw orcas sea lions, seals, eagles. We decidedRead more
Sea Day
June 13, 2014, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Today is a sea day as we make our way down toward the south and the end of our cruise at Vancouver. Here are some shots from around the ship that show what a lovely vessel she is. We spent some timeRead more





























































































































































































































