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2019 Ultimate Alaska Caravan (61 day)

Seward, AK to Haines, AK

15-Aug to 30-Aug-2019

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 15-Aug-2019, Seward, AK

- Drive to Seward, AK.
- Stop for one phots.
- Visit the Kenal Fjouds Visitors Center.
- Walked around Downtown Seward, AK.

 16-Aug-2019, Seward, AK

Visited the Alaska Sealife Center.
    - They provided a Puffin presentation.

- Visited the Seward Meseum:
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    - Nice Seward History Museum
    - Iditarod Nistoric Trail movie
    - 1964 Earthquake movie

 17-Aug-2019, Resurrection Bay,AK

Resurrection Bay Cruise and Dinner
      - Cruise Seward Docks to Fox Island
      - Dinner at the FOX Island Buffet
      - 3 hr Resurrection Bay Wildlife Cruise

Dock and shore line of Fox Island
Resurrection Bay Steller Sea Lions Sunny
Resurrection Bay Harbor Seals taking it eash
Resurrection Bay

 18-Aug-2019, Seward, AK Day 3

Kenai Fjords National Park
      - "Exit Glacier" Nature Center
      - Ranger walk to the "Exit Glacier"

This photo shows "Exit Glacier" receeding thru the years.
Markers were placed along the trail for some of the years
Our Ranger first vidited "Exit Glacier" in 1961 and where he is standing was the terminal of the glacier.
View of the "Exit Glacier" from the upper viewing area.

 19-Aug-2019, Travel to Palmer, AK

- Photo stop at Summit Lake Lodge

- Revisited the Begich, Boggs Visitor
Center Area. (Portage Glacier)

 20-Aug-2019, Palmer, AK

- Musk Ox Farm Tour
- Palmer Visitors Center
- Wash Car, it needed it.

During the mating season one Bull is given a group of three sows and a common area for mating .
This male charged the fence when we neared his mating area. after charging for about 25 yards he stopped his 800#'s just short of the fence.
The two oldest sows on the farm, 25 yr old. Avg life expectancy is 18 yr.
a fox walked by to see what the tour was doing

The Palmer Visitors Center had an interesting garden.

 21-Aug-2019, Travel to Valdez, AK

- Two stop for contest Photos
- Photo of Worthington Clacier
- Photo of Bridal Veil Falls
- Photo of Horsetail Falls
We passed the clear view of a glacier so I had to walk badk.

 22-Aug-2019, Day 1, Valdez, AK

- All day Wildlife & Mears Glacier cruise

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 23-Aug-2019, Day 2, Valdez, AK

- "Valdez Museum & Historical Archive".
- "Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit"
- "Old Valdez"

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View from town toward the docks that had sunk.
View from near the docks to the town.

 24-Aug-2019, Valdez Day 3

- Drive RV from Tok to Distruction Bay
- Stopped at Wrangell - Elias National Park Visitors Center

 25-Aug-2019, Location

- Drive RV from Valdez to Tok
- Stopped at Wrangell - Elias National Park Visitors Center.

This looks like a great National Park lots to see and do.
Native river fish tool. Automated - Trap, lift, place in bin using river power.
To keep food safe from bears an elevated food storage room is used.
At road pullout we found this information sign.

 28-Aug-2019, Juneau

- All day boat trip to Juneau, AK
      On-Board the Fjord Express to Juneau.
- This included a tour of DIPAC
      (Macaulay Salmon Hatchery)
- Finished the day riding the boat to Haines,

 29 Aug-2019, Skagway

All day boat and Train trip to Skagway, AK
    - It Started with a Fast Ferry ride.
        45 min, ride to Skagway.
    - Next was a 3 hr. train ride.
        On the White Pass & Yukon Route.
    - Returned to Haines on the Fast Ferry.

 30-Aug-2019, Haines, AK

  Day Off
    - Haircuts in the morning for both of us.
    - Short visit to Radio Shack
    - After Dinner out to see the bears.

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