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On the ship Zaandam, departing from Vancouver, Canada.
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Skinny, untanned me went swimming on ship.
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The pool was midships.
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The stateroom hallways were very long.
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We were traveling with our friend Nancy. This was a formal evening.
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It was hard to get a picture of the whales we saw.
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As we went in to the Tracy Arm fjord, this was a cool-looking rock.
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This island in the middle had a number of kayak campers on it.
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There was a glacier at the end of the fjord. Another ship was sending boats in closer to the glacier.
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A vigorous stream along the way, with floes from the glacier.
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The fantastic blue color comes from glacier ice that has been compressed into a different molecular structure.
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When we stopped in Juneau, we went to see the Mendenhall Glacier. It is retreating fast.
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Chunky interlocking glacier ice.
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Alaska's capitol building - a short walk from the pier.
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At the town of Skagway, we went on a saddle & paddle outing into the Yukon.
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The horses posed for us. I think the ride was the high point of the whole trip for Melanie.
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The lake there was beautiful and transparent.
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This concentrator along the outing trip route is part of the remains of a gold mine.
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Our outing bus passed many lakes on the way. Some of them were 50 miles to 100 miles long.
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This stream feeds to both sides of the continent.
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Bridal Veil Falls: Locals have parked here and used the spray for car washing.
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All the ports were tourist traps selling mostly jewelry and T-shirts. This fossil wolly mammoth tusk was selling for over $1000 a foot.
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Seattle's defunct Rainier Beer was popular in Alaska. Notice the ship at the end of the street. Four ships brought about 6000 tourists to a town with 800 permanent residents.
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At Glacier National Park, the ship stayed a while in front of this glacier.
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We were finding places on the globe after the second formal dinner. The inside passage map (our route) was worn from fingers.
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Our friend Nancy and the ship.
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Ketchikan is famous for totem poles and 13 feet of rain annually. We lucked out with a hot sunny day.
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This creek through the middle of town had fish in it and fish ladder just beyond.
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The notorious Creek Street. Once a red-light district; it now sells jewelry and such.
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Sailing in the evening.
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The view from the top looking forward. Notice the two other cruise ships ahead.
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We brought our instruments and enjoyed some time playing together.
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