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the birds flying overhead gave away the whales location
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our captain was informed of whale activity just south of our course, so we headed down to check things out
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it cleared up to be a beautiful day
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salmon (look closely)
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another whale we saw later
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we stayed watching them for quite awhile
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they were cooperative feeding and putting on quite a show
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we figured out it was actually 3 humpback whales
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another mountain goat
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mountain goat
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horned puffins
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tufted puffin - reminded us of Jason
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Just an otter relaxing
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North to Alaska
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music in the park
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Me and Dad
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Mom and Ryan
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she liked the big daisies
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mom loved the flowers all around town - including cabbages in the landscaping
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mom made it to Humpy's (she saw it on Man v. Food)
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mom and dad exploring downtown Anchorage
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the ocean and the mountains
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cabin in the woods
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a nice day to view the beauty of the Kenai National Forest
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Father and Son - catching up
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Seward and Mt. Marathon
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Almost Schmidt family reunion - waiting for boat in Seward
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Seward Highway - one of 15 All-American Highways - pretty even with cloud cover
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To Ryan's last night in Anchorage (he left the day after our trek to Seward)
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It was raining when we picked up the folks at the airport, but we quickly warmed up with pizza and beer at Moose's Tooth
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willow ptarmingan - Alaskan state bird (it turns white in winter)
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this bear was zoomed in a lot, but still one of our 19 that day
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rainbow (is it Hawaii?)
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hoary marmot
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more scenic views around every bend in the road
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Alaskan Range
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we didn't see Denali itself (usually clouded in), but we saw lots of pretty stuff
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one road went into Denali Natl Park (and back out)
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this caribou was feeding
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running free (caribou are wild reindeer)
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who's in charge? (caribou)
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heading back south
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Jason on the train back to Anchorage - getting some fresh air
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now they get a treat
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here they come
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the enthusiastic park ranger
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ready to mush
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hitching them up (the dogs were so excited)
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mom enjoyed the sled dog demonstration
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this wolf got pretty close to us - he had a buddy on watch for the bears upwind of them
