July 25 – 26, 2004 From Talkeetna we headed to Denali National Park. We stayed at The Denali Princess. We were forewarned of the crowds in “Glitter Gulch” but it was perfect for us. Close to […]
Travellogged
Denali National Park and Talkeetna
After our cruise, Allan and I rented a car and drove to Denali National Park stopping in Talkeetna. We hoped that we would be able to see Mt. McKinley, the highest point on the North […]
Talkeetna and Denali Flightseeing
July 24, 2004 After our cruise, Allan and I rented a car in Anchorage and drove to Denali National Park stopping in Talkeetna. We hoped that we would be able to see Mt. McKinley, the […]
Hubbard Glacier
July 22, 2004 On our last day at sea, the ship sailed into Yakutat Bay for us to see the Hubbard Glacier. Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier in North America. The ship does […]
Icy Strait Point, Alaska
Our next port was Icy Straight Point. Icy Strait Point is Alaska Native owned-and-operated, with all profits directly supporting the community of Hoonah, Alaska’s largest Native Tlingit village. In 1912, the Hoonah Packing Co. built a large […]
Juneau, Alaska
7/20/2004. Juneau, Alaska’s remote capital reachable only by boat or seaplane, is home to the Mendenhall Glacier. We explored the glacier and the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Allan did a “Bike and Brew.” He biked […]
Skagway Glacier Landing
July 19, 2004 – Skagway, Alaska “Skagway, with a population of just around 1,000, is located at the northernmost point of the Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska, 103 air miles north of Juneau and 110 […]
Ketchikan, Alaska
July 18, 2004 Our first port of call was Ketchikan, known as the ‘Salmon Capital of the World’ and is also the ancestral home of the Tlingit people, who have carved the world’s largest collection […]
Alaska
July 2004 In July of 2004 Allan and I took a cruise to Alaska on The Celebrity Summit. We sailed the inside passage from Vancouver (7/15-16/2004) to Seward calling at ports in Ketchikan, Skagway, Juneau, Icy […]