ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE

The train brings us to Anchorage to Simon and Seaforth restaurant and a celebration of Bob and Dorothy's 53rd wedding anniversary
Behind the bartender is our best view of Mt. Denali, done in liquor bottles.  He prepared a toast to Bob and Dorothy.  From the windows we enjoyed a sunset over Turnagain Arm Inlet
Whalen's whale mural in Anchorage.  He also painted the whale mural at the convention center at South Padre Island.
Alyeska Resort entrance
Alyeska ski resort owned by Japanese investors
Lookout from above and a view of Turnagain Arm
Gondola ride to the top of the ski run and resturant
Scenic view of Turnagain Arm.  Capt. Cook sailed in here looking for the northwest passage around North America
City of Portage sank 20 feet in earth quake in 1964
Explorer Glacier
Portage glacier and lake
Glacier prepares to calve
Glacier calving
Resulting iceberg
Glacier pinnacles
Glacier and ground up mountain carried down under the ice
Glenn at glacier front and enjoying being away from the South Texas 100 degree weather in July
Life Preserver of the Ptarmigan boat.  Natives could use Turnagain Arm and Portage Lake to move to the pass in the Chugach Mountains and into the interior.
Begich Boggs Visitor's Center theatre with glorious view.
Glenn in Center's ice cave
Native hand crafted kayak
Tlinget Clan house
Anchorage street scene and hanging flower baskets
Glenn with cigar store Eskimo
Lawrance Sheakley native craftsman and totem carver with two of his creations
Kiki in Hilton Hotel with attacking polar bear.  Move back honey so I can take the picture.
We leave Anchorage late at night and fly to Seattle.  Then we leave the organized tour group and visit Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Street art honoring all sled dogs
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