On Friday morning when we got up in Seward we saw these two cruise ships docked.

Heading back to Wasilla for the night we had to pass the area where the truck stopped. We were pulled over behind the truck in the pic. As you can see this was a very busy highway and if you double click the pic you can see the entrance ramp. We were lucky not to get hit.

Matanuska Glacier heads in the Chugach Mountains and trends northwest 27 miles. The glacier's average width is 2 miles and at its end is 4 miles wide. This was viewed along the Glennallen highway.

Mountain covered with fresh snow. Always great views when driving.

Fresh snow on the trees and ground. Yes that happened today June 27th.

We have seen several moose but they are hard to get a picture of them. They either dart in front of the truck or run in the woods. Actually there were two of them but one ran away.

Sunday we drove from Tok to Haines Junction. There is only two roads in or out of Alaska. Neither are great. We came into Alaska on Top of the World highway and that wasn't much fun. We exited on this part of the Alaska Highway. This would not be good for people who get car sick. It was up and down all the way and some parts were gravel. The picture shows red flags which we saw on most of the road. This is to warn of Frost Heaves. We survived so much better than some we had talked to. They were people with motorhomes pulling a tow car and the tow car got damaged. All we got was a lot of dirt on the 5th wheel and truck.

If I were in charge of the country I would make sure that you could drive to Alaska without going to another country. So British Columbia and Yukon Territory should be part of the USA. Not all of it just the roads to Alaska. Oops I forgot Dawson Creek in Alberta so I would take that part too. It is called the Alaska Highway so it should encompass only Alaska. OK I got that off my chest...

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This is a view from our campground.

This is a 24 foot high sculpture nicknamed the muffin. It is located at the junction of Haines and Alaska highways. Area wildlife is depicted in close to life size on a sculpted mountain.

Haines Junction, YT. The wooden sign says the Alaska Highway. There have been awesome mountain views everywhere we go.

Erected by the government of the Yukon to commemorate the fifith anniversary of the construction of the Alaska highway.

Tomorrow we will travel to Skagway, Alaska by truck only. This is also another stop over for cruise ships.

We had a great 3 days in Seward. Our campground was next to Resurrection Bay. You could watch the barges and see the cruise ships come and go. Harbor seals were playing in the water. The weather even cooperated.

Iditarod Mile 'O"

In 1910 the start of the 928 mile race was from Seward to Nome. Today the race starts in Anchorage.

Benny Benson Memorial

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In 1926 as a seventh grader Benny Benson entered a contest to desgin the Alaska flag. His winning design-8 gold stars (representing the Big Dipper and the North Star on a field of blue-earned him a $1,000 scholarship.

Who won't want to eat here?

David at Exit Glacier

A short 1 mile hike and you can this close to the Glacier.

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Harbor Seal

These two little guys were running wild on the rocks at the campground.

We took an 8 1/2 tour. It was through the Kenai Fjords National Park. We stopped at Fox Island and had dinner. Baked salmon, prime rib, corn on the cob, rice, salad, rolls and dessert. It was really nice. We had a great time. Hope you enjoy the pics from the cruise.

This was our Seward Home. This is the view from our tour boat.

Holgate Glacier

I thought this looked like a Volcano

Humpback Whale

There she Blows

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The Fluke

Whales lift their tails out of the water when they are beginning a dive.

Most humpbacks spend June to September feeding in Alaska then migrate to Hawaii where they give birth and breed. Mandy and Steve saw them when they were in Hawaii in late Janaury.

Aialik Glacier was amazing. The ice appears to be blue because of the refraction of the light.

David and the Glacier

This is a piece of the Glacier. The crew needed more ice to chill the drinks so they just scooped some up.

Harbor porpoise

Horned Puffins

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Tufted Puffin

Stellar Sea Lions

Is the largest member of the eared seal family. An endangered species these animals have lost 80% of their population in the last 30 years.

Stellar Sea Lions

Orcas

Orca

Orca

Fox Island where we had dinner.

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View out our window of a Cruise Ship leaving port.

Tomorrow we will leave for Tok. Our last day in Alaska for 11 days.

Ninilchik, Alaska

We are about 40 miles north of Homer on Cook Inlet. The excitement in this area is clamming and fishing. Look closely at all the people in the water digging for clams. The clams are hugh.

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We read in the newspaper that a man from Scottsdale, Arizona caught a salmon shark last Monday here. The shark weight 575 pounds and was 8'7" long. They were fishing for halibut. It took 45 minutes to land the shark.

Clamming

Homer Alaska

End of the Road

Downtown Homer

BIG FISH!!!

Marina in Homer Spit

Notice the high posts at each dock. Tidal changes can approach 20 feet. As the tide comes in the posts get shorter and the water deeper.. It was low tide when we took this pic.

Historic Salty Dawg

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One of the most photographed sights on Homer Spit. Several buildings were spliced together to create this landmark. The lighthouse tower was once a water tower. The main part was once headquarters for the Cook Inlet Coal Fields Co. at the turn of the century. The third section was once a schoolhouse. Some say if you haven't walked through the Dawg, you haven't experienced Homer..

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Ferry in Kachemak Bay

A lone tenter on the beach at Homer Spit.

This is a REAL camper..

This was really neat to see the Bald Eagle. We happened to see about 5 or 6 souring together.