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July 29 - August 09, 2006 Alaska Trip: Ship, Motorcoach & Rail

Coordinator: Jim Habeck

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Seattle-Vancouver Bus Rest Stop Barb K & Jan C	Photos by Barb Kolbe	1st night aboard ship "Saphire Princess" Barb K, Jim H, Jan H, Dave L, Sally C, Jan C

Four lovely ladies Ship's deck Jan C, Sally C, Barb K, Jan H	All aboard! Dave L, Hal W, Gail W, Tom R, Berit R, Ginny S, Jim H, Jan H, Jim S, Jan C, Barb K	Formal dining Jan C, Jim S, Barb K, Ginny S, Jim H, Dave L

Formal dining Gail W, Tom R, Berit R, Jan H, Sally C, Hal W	Totem pole village Ketchican Barb K, Sally C, Jan C	"The Raven" totem pole Sally C, Jim H, Barb K, Jan C, Dave L

"Mooning" with the eagle Guess who?	Five "beers" in a bucket Top bar on the ship Jan H, Jim H, Jan C, Barb K, Dave L	Roasting marshmallows at a salmon bake in Juneau Jan C & Barb K

White Pass train to the Yukon Jan H, Barb K, Sally C, Dave L, Jan C	Suspension bridge Barb K, Jan C, Jan H	"Klondike Ladies" at Jewel Gardens in Skagway Barb K, Sally C, Jan C, Jan H

Leaving the ship at Whittier for a 9-hour train ride to Anchorage Jim H, Dave L, Jim S, Ginny S	On the train Jan H, Sally C, Jan C, Barb K	At the "Bridge" for lunch in Anchorage Jan C, Barb K, Sally C, Jan H, Dave L

Barb K & Jan C with the Captain	Photos by Jan Cady	Formal evening Jan H, Barb K, Jan C, Sally C

Red Dog Saloon Juneau Barb K & Jan C	Cocktails, Wheelhouse Bar Berit R, Jan H, Jim H, Jan C, Gail W, Hal W, Barb K, Sally C, Dave L, Tom R	Winners of 3 bottles of champagne Jan C, Barb K, Sally C, Jan H

Jan C & Barb K with Jeff King, 4-time winner Iditarod sled dog race	Hiking at Mt. McKinley lodge Sally C, Barb K, Dave L, Jan C, Jim H	Caught by "the bear"! Jan C & Barb K

Carriage ride to dinner Anchorage Barb K & Jan C		Waiting for the bus to the airport to fly home Jan H, Hal W, Gail W, Berit R, Jim H, Barb K

Ullrs go to Alaska

by Jim Habeck

On July 29, 12 Ullrs started a twelve-day trip to Alaska. We flew to Seattle, and then took a bus to Vancouver.

We boarded the Sapphire Princess. This boat is only two years old. It is 952 feet long, and holds 2,670 passengers. The food was great and so was the crew. The crew was from all over the world. The first part of the trip was through the Inland Passage. This part of trip was real smooth. On the ocean, the boat took the swells and waves real easy. No one got seasick.

Our first stop was Ketchikan. At this stop, as the other stops, the group kind of split up and took one of the tours of their own choice. Some went on whale watch trips, some flew over glaciers. Train trips. Village tours. Of course shopping. At Ketchikan while we were standing in line to get back on the boat it started to rain. This was the only major rain we had on the trip.

Our two other major stops were Juneau and Skagway. Skagway is a cute little town of only 750 people. At night we would go to one of the lounges on board and have a couple of cocktails and discuss the day’s adventures. Drinks were reasonably priced on the ship.

The ship cruised up Glacier Bay and College Fjord to look at glaciers. When we were at the end of College Fjord we hit our coldest weather. The temperature at the end was in the 30’s. Warm clothes were definitely needed.

At Whittier we got off the boat and took an all train trip to Denali. We had a short bus tour of Denali. We saw a couple of caribou off in the distance. Most of the other wildlife was hiding. When we got to the town of Talkeetna we could see Mt McKinley was pretty clear, so 7 of us took airplane tours around the mountain. The pilot said that this was only the fifth day the mountain was this clear this summer.

We finished out trip in Anchorage. Weather was sunny 74 degrees. Record for that day is 78. More good luck. Everyone had a great time.

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Updated 09/05/2006