Alaska

In September 2001, we cruised on the Veendam from Vancouver to Alaska and back. The ship was excellent in all respects and our trip was terrific.
 

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This panorama was taken off the coast of British Columbia. I enjoy the moodiness of it.
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This was taken while passing north on the Inside Passage.
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In the still calmness of the morning, a Princess ship rests across the harbor in Juneau.
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Ladies of the evening are found everywhere. But not here in the former hookers' colony of Ketchican; these gals run a tourist attraction in the former home of the town's last madam.
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Texas, eat your heart out! Alaska's got big fish! :-)
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Downtown Skaqway was said to be the inspiration for the TV series, Northern Exposure. It certainly has the right feel and flavor to it.
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The Veendam enters Glacier Bay. Floating bits of ice have broken off the glaciers and melt as they float out to sea.
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The Veendam approaches the John Hopkins Glacier on a drizzly day.
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The deep, intense blue of the glacier comes through in this picture.
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A small group of helicopters took off from Skagway for a tour of the ice fields and glaciers. Here a little red copter looks almost lost against the mountain and glacier in the background. (Reflections from the copter canopy are evident in this picture.)
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Glacier view taken after we landed on a mountain peak.
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Some of us climbing around the mountain peak.
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Graciela and John on the peak.
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The size of the glaciers were so large that they were mind boggling.
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A second stop was made for us to experience the unique structure of this glacier.
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The intense blue is accurately displayed in this photo. This picture was taken from our copter from a distance of about 50 yards.
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A nice arial view of a glacier.

We hope that you enjoyed our photos.

email: jspreitz@comcast.net