Alaska (Finally!)...



Welcome to Alaska!

After travelling through British Columbia and just a bit of the Yukon Territory in Canada, we finally made our way to Alaska in time to spend the 4th of July in Skagway, Alaska!  Skagway was once the "Gateway to the Yukon" where thousands and thousands of prospectors started their journey during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896. 

Prospectors ascending the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush

From Skagway we took the ferry to Haines, Alaska where we spent a day chasing whales on our way to and from the state capital of Juneau.  Leaving Haines, we'll be travelling back into British Columbia and then the Yukon Territory as we make our way toward Valdez, Alaska.



Shonah in front of one of the thousands of waterfalls we have seen so far



Scenery along the Lynn Canal from Haines, Alaska to Juneau, Alaska



Sea Gull in the Lynn Canal, Alaska



Sea Birds in the Lynn Canal, Alaska



Sea Lions in the Lynn Canal, Alaska



A Sea Lion pup



What are you looking at...



The poor little guy just kept sliding back into the water



Humpback Whales (a pair) in the Lynn Canal, Alaska



Look at that blow and the size of that tail...



Eldred Rock Lighthouse in the Lynn Canal, Alaska (currently for sale by the US Coast Guard)



One of several vessels that are part of the Alaska Marine Highway, serving many of the towns along the coast of Alaska that are not connected by roads



The view of Stephens Passage from high atop Juneau, Alaska



Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska



Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls near Juneau, Alaska



Icebergs in Mendenhall Lake



Shonah in front of the Nugget Falls near Mendenhall Glacier



One of Thousands of waterfalls descending from the Glacial Peaks



Eldred Rock Lighthouse in the Lynn Canal, Alaska



Harbor Seals in the Lynn Canal, Alaska



Humpback Whale breaching the surface of Lynn Canal, Alaska



Getting that tail ready to come out...



Humpback Whale tail



Humpback Whale mouth above the surface





Humpback Whale mouth above the surface



A pair of Humpback Whales in the Lynn Canal, Alaska



Humpback Whale "blows"



Mountain Glacier scenery along the Lynn Canal, Alaska



A view of Haines, Alaska