On Thursday we said goodbye to Denali, hopped aboard the Alaska Railroad and enjoyed our 7.5 hour ride to Anchorage. We had another overcast day, so again we didn't see Denali Mountain. We were bummed but Denali Mountain is only one of millions of sites about Alaska that's beautiful. I'll quit gabbing & let the photos speak for themselves.
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| Sorry, no oceanfront property in Honolulu, AK. |
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| Our first glacier-spotting! |
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| Osprey nest |
On Friday, we had one of the highlights of our trip. My dear friend from my travels in Up with People, Wendy Emond, and her family live just outside Anchorage. We got treated to a locals' view of her fair city. We skipped the touristy museums in exchange for Beluga Point, Kincaid Park, International House of Hot Dogs (reindeer hot dog with bison chili, anyone?) & Moose's Tooth Pizza (quite possibly the best pizza I've ever had). It was wonderful seeing Wendy & meeting her awesome family! Not to mention, it was the sunniest & warmest day we'd had thus far, a sweltering 70 degrees. Many thanks for playing tour guide to us, Wendy, Chris, Wyatt & Toby!
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| Beluga Point - named for the Beluga whales often spotted here (no such luck for us). |
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| Outside Kincaid Park, Wendy pulled the truck alongside this behemoth. |
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| No zoom required - this guy was right on the side of the road! |
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| Inside Kincaid Park, we spotted moose tracks... (mmm... my favorite ice cream) |
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| ...and bear tracks. |
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| Waiting to get into Moose's Tooth with Wendy & Wyatt. |
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