Mount Ranier from the plane
Seattle from the air
Me and Mom
Our first look at the cruise ship ... with Seattle skyline in the background
Mount Ranier as seen from the deck of the cruise ship.
And we're off! Cruising the waterway between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
Walking around promenade deck in awe of the beauty of the Inland passage.
A toast to travel!
Debbie, Jim, and Jim Sr. - the original Gulds. On the Alaska cruise.
The girls' room. I like the top bunk. I had a good view out the porthole.
Mom in our room
The girls' room.
A cold and rainy day in Ketchikan as we leave on the excursion
Mom and Me on the Alaska cruise excursion to Misty Fjords Nat'l Monument - out of Ketchikan
Island in Misty Fjords
Misty Fjords
Misty Fjords near Ketchikan
Misty Fjords National Monument
So many waterfalls!
A comfortable boat for the Misty Fjords tour
Misty Fjords boat tour
Mom, Jim, and Me in Misty Fjords
Our tour boat to Misty Fjords
Harbor Seals in Misty Fjords
Rocky shore wiht drawings
Narrows in Misty Fjords
Getting stormy
The ride was a bit rocky on the way back to the ship.
Back from Misty Fjords, safe and sound.
Norwegian Star in Ketchikan. The ship is bigger than the town!
Ketchikan
Octopus sculpture in Ketchikan
Barnacle sculpture in Ketchikan
Cruise ship in Ketchikan
He looks like he needs a hug!
A Bear hug.
Cruise ship exercise class with gorgeous view
Glacier from the cruise ship
Me, Mom, and Jo Ellen at the Sawyer glacier
Jim and Chris at glacier
Glacier ice close up
Everywhere you look ... more massive rock walls, peeks of glaciers and rushing streams and waterfalls
Icebergs from the Sawyer glacier.
View of glacial valleys from the cruise ship
Waterfall near Sawyer glacier
How to take pictures on a cruise ship!
Jim, me, Mom, at Sawyer glacier
I got my Jimmy to keep me warm!
Juneau ... see tram car gondola starting up the mountain. Photo taken from the cruise ship.
Girls braving the elements to go up the tram in Juneau
Jo Ellen in the Tram high above Juneau
Mt. Roberts Tramway sign
Wilderness as far as the eye can see
Juneau from top of the tram
Sasquatch sighting?
Alaskan rainforest
Red Dog Saloon - Juneau
Red Dog Saloon
Jo Ellen at Red Dog Saloon
Moose at Red Dog Saloon
Red Dog Saloon in Juneau
Me, Mom, and Jo at the Red Dog saloon in Juneau, Alaska
All aboard the White Pass narrow-guage train
Skagway, Alaska. Marilyn, Chris and Jim getting ready to take the White Pass Yukon Route railway.
Skagway cemetery
Standing outside of the train car on the platform was best for taking pictures
White Pass Yukon Route train
White Pass Yukon Route narrow-guage railway
Dreaming on the White Pass railway train
Along the train route
White Pass summit - where the train switches directions and the engine goes to the other end
Narrow guage railway
White Pass summit
Headed towards a tunnel on the White Pass Railway
Inside the train
White Pass railway
Railroad sign on back of train
We were the last cruise ship to stop in Skagway ... here's why!
Skagway, population 800
Skagway
Maybe we'll come back sometime and stay here?!
Mountain Ash
Alaska Flag
Internet 'cafe' on board ship - we didn't use it ourselves :-)
Pricing for the Internet on board Norwegian Star
On board seminars ... Parkinsons Research Foundation, Ask the Doctors
mmm mmm good!
Lots of great sitting places around the ship
Norwegian Star in Prince Rupert Terminal
Flowers in Prince Rupert
Sunken gardens in Prince Rupert ... see cruise ship in background
What a beautiful day we had in Prince Rupert!
I just loved this sculpture.
Mom at Prince Rupert with our cruise ship in background
More flowers in Prince Rupert
Totem pole in Prince Rupert
Whale sculpture in Prince Rupert on Alaska Cruise
Jo Ellen, Mom, Me, and Jim in Prince Rupert with our cruise ship, Norwegian Star
Suset time in Prince Rupert
Sunset at Prince Rupert with Float plane flying by
Chris, Jo Ellen, Marilyn at the last dinner on board
The boys
Jo Ellen and Jim Sr.
Mom and Me
View from the dining room
Last night on Alaska Cruise.
Jim and Jim. The downside to cruising ... long lines. Just keep smiling.
Tour boat to Misty Fjords