Travel Day
2022年5月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 11 °CTravel Day- Uber to the airport. We flew First Class- only because our rescheduled & rescheduled cruise resulted in HAVING to use all our Alaska Airline credit by TODAY. So instead of a round trip, weもっと詳しく
Travel Day- Uber to the airport. We flew First Class- only because our rescheduled & rescheduled cruise resulted in HAVING to use all our Alaska Airline credit by TODAY. So instead of a round trip, weもっと詳しく
We had a foggy, drizzly day, but lovely
We drove a couple of hours to Mount Ranier National Park. Tall trees, snowy mountainsides, and a hiding 14,000 foot mountain.
We were able to see the areaもっと詳しく
We went to the Pike Place Market and saw all the things, including the fish-slinging. It was pretty busy- pleased to see so many handcrafted items. I picked up some lovely hand-dyed yarn.
We went toもっと詳しく
We had a drizzly day, but clear enough when it needed to be.
We had reservations through City Pass, so stood in line, and eventually made it to the top. There are great viewing spots inside andもっと詳しく
The Harbor Tour was well worth it. It was part of the City Pass package which also included options for the Space Needle, Chihuly Gardens, Aquarium, MoPop Museum, and the Zoo.
Our tour guide grew upもっと詳しく
Had a lovely flight from Seattle to Fairbanks. The mountains were quite impressive. We got settled into our hotel, and set off to explore.
We were a bit outside town, but across from a shoppingもっと詳しく
We did the Hampton Inn Breakfast thing, then got a taxi to the visitor Center. The Morris Thompson Visitor and Cultural Center is well worth the visit. There is good background on the different Nativeもっと詳しく
In the morning we dropped our bags at our new hotel (Bear Lodge) and headed out for the Running Reindeer Ranch. What a great experience. After getting bug-sprayed, we learned a lot about the lifeもっと詳しく
We took the Riverboat Discovery tour on the Chena River. Don't miss it! We got some history, saw a sled dog demonstration by Susan Butcher's daughter, Tekla.
We saw a demonstration of salmon prep forもっと詳しく
Luggage pickup was at 6, and we were transported to the train depot for our trip to Denali.
Have I mentioned that Alaska is breathtaking? All of it!
The Wilderness Express was a great way to get toもっと詳しく