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Day 10

In Juneau, our next stop, Mendenhall Glacier was the thing to see.

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shoshtrvls on August 24, 2005 from Juneau, United States

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Day 9

Our first port was Skagway. Ellery found salmon swimming upstream.

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shoshtrvls on August 23, 2005 from Skagway, United States

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Day 9 (continued)

We took a side excursion to Haines to visit the eagle preserve, where we saw swans and nests and eventually even a few bald eagles.

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shoshtrvls on August 23, 2005 from Haines, United States

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Day 8

Today we cruised through Glacier Bay and it was finally somewhat warm enough for Ellery to swim in the ship's pool.

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shoshtrvls on August 22, 2005 from Glacier Bay, United States

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Day 8 (continued)

Eventually we arrived at Margerie Glacier, and everyone came out to take pictures.

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shoshtrvls on August 22, 2005 from Margerie Glacier, United States

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Day 7

OK, we didn't really go to Yakutat (it probably would have made the day much more interesting), but passed by it on our way to Glacier Bay.

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shoshtrvls on August 21, 2005 from Yakutat, United States

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Day 6

In the morning we headed for the departure point for the cruise, Whittier, passing a Glacier or two along the way.

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shoshtrvls on August 20, 2005 from Whittier, United States

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Another train ride took us to Talkeetna, probably my favorite stop on the trip. A small town, geared for tourists but also very authentic in its own way. I convinced Ellery to take a sightseeing plane around Mt. McKinley, which was really spectacular -- the pictures do not do it justice. ...

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shoshtrvls on August 19, 2005 from Talkeetna, United States

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DAY 4

Today the official "Princess" trip began, with a train ride up to Denali. In the afternoon we visited the Husky Homestead, Jeff King's musher camp. Although made for tourists, it was very interesting (Jeff King was actually there to give us the talk) and there were plenty of puppies to enjoy...

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shoshtrvls on August 18, 2005 from Healy, United States

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