Muir Woods National Park
These are redwoods that stand nearly 370 feet tall
Me and my friend Jerald traveled to San Francisco for a couple days. This pic was taken in Muir Woods.
Golden Gate Bridge with the San Francisco skyline in the background.
Legion of Honor - Art Museum. Here I'm standing in the courtyard in front of another piece by Dale Chihuly.
The Thinker by Rodin. This museum paired Chihuly and Rodin's works.
Chihuly
Rodin - The Tree Shadows
nice chandelier huh?
Serat
Monet
Relaxin on the lawn of the Legion of Honor
North Windmill inside the Golden Gate Park
Inside the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park
Chinatown with the Transamerica Pyramid in the background
stupid tourists... hehe
The Palace of Fine Arts
In the Exploritorium - a mirrored kolidaskope
My friend from Theater West Virginia was on tour and came to see Urinetown with a few of her cast mates. Paul (Sen. Fipp) of Urinetown is second from the left.
Closing night party of Urinetown
The journey begins... 4/8/08 I stop in Ashland, OR for two nights and crash with former Mill Mountain Theater cast mate Daniel.
4/10/08 - Portland, OR - this is outside of the art museum.
Melanie of Cabin Nite Dinner Theater - she lets me crash at her place for night. Here she's playing a gig at a really cool coffee shop
Mel and me
4/11/08 - Bellingham, WA - I get on the ferry for the next 3 nights
Bellingham, WA
The Matanuska
Traveling up the west coast of Canada
4/13/08 - Ketchikan, AK - 1st stop since Friday when I left Bellinham
me, totem pole
back on the ferry...
finally, the sun come out, but just for a little bit. It rained the entire day on Saturday
There was one brave soul that kept their tent up even through all the rain
This is the most narrow part of the channel. A crew member has to communicate with the captain as he guides the ship through the bouyes.
Bald eagles
Petersburg, AK
Petersburg Mountain
4/14/08 - I arrive in Juneau at 4AM. This is the Mendenhall Glacier.
Woods near the glacier
St. Theresa Chapel - a retreat along the coast in the middle of nowhere... quaint.
Inside the state museum. This statue was placed on a totem pole and is called Lincoln.
Totem pole inside the federal building
Totem pole at the Museum of Juneau
Mendenhall Glacier
I take a several hour hike on Wed. to the glacier.
Standing under the glacier
Ice cave
stream running through the ice cave
close up of the roof of the cave
Have poles, will hike!
Thursday morning I woke to 12 inches of snow.
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Downtown Juneau - finally, the skies are clear... and very cold!
free tours... AND free beer!
A clear view of Mendenhall Glacier
Douglas, AK - across the bay from Juneau. It was a major mining town at the turn of the century. Mining relics litter the shoreline.
Sat. 4/12 - I arrive in Haines, AK. The ferry that I rode is in the foreground.
Welcome to Haines, AK!
I took a hike up the side of a mountain, but had to stop at the snowline because I was not wearing snow shoes
Where I stayed for the night... there were not very many choices and believe it or not, this was one of the cheapest - $75.00
Sunset with the cannery
Sunday 4/12 - taken at the Bald Eagle Preserve. This is the beginning of a 650 mile drive to Fairbanks today
I drive through Canada for a while to get to Alaska - Here you can clearly see the "International Border"
Welcome to AK - version 2008 with Saturn still running fine!
Delta Junction - almost done driving for the day
View of the the Alaska Pipeline going over the Tananna River
The room of sound and light - inside the Museem of the North.
The Museum of the North
Mike standing near the gold dredge about 25 miles outside of Fairbanks
Gold dredge
Standing on the front of the dredge
Large buckets were attached to the metal arm and scooped the earth into the dredge
Below Mike is the tumbler that seperated the dirt from the stones
the waste came out the end of the tumbler and sent on a conveyer belt to the back of the dredge
Me inside the tumbler
Mike in the tumbler
Mike climbing up to the perch
Looking at the back of the dredge. You can clearly see how destructive these machines were to the earth. Years later, trees and bushes are just beginning to take over the land again.
Outside of Fox, AK with Carlene, a friend and tour director in AK. Quick stop for a pic at the ice tower.
Cheena Hot Springs!
