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Trips: Western Caribbean (2008) France, Austria and Russia (1984) Europe (1980) Peru (1989) South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia (2004) Bhutan and India (2006) Israel, Jordan and Egypt (2008) Around the World (1987) Australia (1990) Turkey and Greece (1996) Morocco (1991) Portugal (1995) Antarctica and South America (1992) Greece (1993) Spain (2001) Italy (2002) France, Belgium and London (2003) Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia Herzegovina (2013) Belize, Guatemala and Honduras (2009) Costa Rica (2011) All Around The Country (2011) Riviera Maya (2012) Art in Amsterdam (2012) Iceland (2013) Curacao (2010) Alaska (2005) Southeast Asia (2012) Berlin (2014) Cuba (2017) Northern European Captials (2017) Medellin (2017) Borneo and South Korea (2018) Central Mexico (2018 - 2019) Tanzania (2019) Panama (2021) Madrid and Valencia (2022) Paris and Western Europe (2021) The Caucuses (2022) Tunisia (2022) Dublin (2010) Camino de Santiago (2023) Bermuda (2015) Central Europe (2015) Ecuador (2016) Italy (2016) Shorthand link: http://blogabond.com/shoshtrvls

Welcome to my travels. On this site you'll find recent trips and some very old trips. You'll note that for some trips I wrote very detailed reports (at least in the beginning), for others, I didn't even take notes of where I was on what dates. Nevertheless, I've done my best to document, to the extent I can, all of my major trips.

Day 8 (continued)

Margerie Glacier, United States

Eventually we arrived at Margerie Glacier, and everyone came out to take pictures.

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shoshtrvls on August 22, 2005 from Margerie Glacier, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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Day 7

Yakutat, United States

OK, we didn't really go to Yakutat (it probably would have made the day much more interesting), but passed by it on our way to Glacier Bay.

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shoshtrvls on August 21, 2005 from Yakutat, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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Day 6

Whittier, United States

In the morning we headed for the departure point for the cruise, Whittier, passing a Glacier or two along the way.

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shoshtrvls on August 20, 2005 from Whittier, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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Day 5

Talkeetna, United States

Another train ride took us to Talkeetna, probably my favorite stop on the trip. A small town, geared for tourists but also very authentic in its own way.

I convinced Ellery to take a sightseeing plane around Mt. McKinley, which was really spectacular -- the pictures do not do it justice. That's too bad for Ellery, who missed the whole thing because she fell asleep on the plane!

From Talkeetna we returned to Anchorage for the evening.

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shoshtrvls on August 19, 2005 from Talkeetna, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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DAY 4

Healy, United States

Today the official "Princess" trip began, with a train ride up to Denali. In the afternoon we visited the Husky Homestead, Jeff King's musher camp. Although made for tourists, it was very interesting (Jeff King was actually there to give us the talk) and there were plenty of puppies to enjoy and dogs to see.

We stayed overnight at the Denali Princess Lodge.

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shoshtrvls on August 18, 2005 from Healy, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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Day 3

Chickaloon, United States

We passed through Chickaloon on our way to the Matanuska Glacier.

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shoshtrvls on August 17, 2005 from Chickaloon, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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Day 3 (continued)

Matanuska Glacier, United States

Day Three again too us north of Anchorage, heading toward Palmer, this time to the Matanuska Glacier and a float/rafting trip from its terminus. I have to admit, this was the first time I had ever rafted with warm weather gear on.

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shoshtrvls on August 17, 2005 from Matanuska Glacier, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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Day 2

Anchorage, United States

Today we started at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, with its wonderful exhibits and talks about the histoory and culture of various tribes native to Alaska.

Ellery had the opportunity to try her hand at several different traditional arts and crafts.

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shoshtrvls on August 16, 2005 from Anchorage, United States

from the travel blog: Alaska (2005)

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