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pole at governor's pad
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Alaska Governor's Mansion
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Welcome to Alaska - our new home
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story in previous picture
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all totems tell a story
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totem pole
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non-descript state capital (architects revolt!)
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the seal of Alaska - inside the legislative building
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orthodox church in Juneau
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Alaska state museum
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Jason was racing the glacier
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we were there
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Mendenhall Glacier
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more ships and planes
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taking a break at "The Hangar" - not a bad day to watch sea planes go in and out
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Juneau = population 30,000 - accessible by water or air
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Juneau is the captial city and big port for the cruise ships - it's pretty
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a look at Juneau from the top
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he doesn't understand why I wanted him to take a picture in this doorway?
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while hanging out at Ketchican we saw lots of seaplanes land and take off
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pulling up to Ketchikan - first port in Alaska
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Talking and enjoying the coast
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The experienced guy (Doug) brought a collapsible bike to get around in ports
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The Guys: Ash, Tim, and Jason
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Petersburg just before sunset
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Our home for the next three days. At least the top sun deck
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too late for the northern lights this season (doesn't get dark enough), so we'll stick to Salsa for now
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nighfall as we pull away from Petersburg
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sunset from the ferry
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small fishing town of Petersburg near sunset
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looking for wildlife
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native art in Wrangell
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small town of Wrangell, no roads in - arrive by boat or plane
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funny sign in Wrangell (a quick stop on the ferry)
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we slept up in the Solarium (not in tents - under a heated clear roof)
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it was pretty naturific
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we worked our way up the coast - this might be Canada (it was cloudy that day)
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native lodge from the ferry
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AV Matanuska - our ferry up the intercoastal waterway
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pioneers going west (and then we'll turn north)
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his new nickname for me
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beers at Bitter Creek
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lunch break - Bitter Creek Brewing
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made out of old car parts
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We hit snow for about an hour in the mountains in Wyoming
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Jason and sheep/goats - nothing new
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yard art
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taps at the brewpub
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more roadside attractions