When we went north to Alaska a couple of weeks ago, it was for gold of a
different sort than the historic kind.
It was our 50th - Golden - wedding anniversary. We always wanted to see Alaska, so in preparation to celebrate, we planned "our kind" of trip. It was to be the whole month of August. We had tickets for Alaska's Marine Highway: the sleek ferry, and routes to remote places all mapped out, with breathing room for being flexible; just us and our SUV.
Family schedules and events changed all that. We joyfully celebrated those things, and opted for getting to Alaska "anyway" via a cruise ship with the time we had left. The "herd mentality" we call it, is not our way of doing things, but eventually we got excited.
Our port was home: Seattle!
Our cabin was one of these, on level 9, with a balcony to starboard:
Fair weather and good-bye to our fair city:
After "moving in", I looked for unusual photo ops as we got acquainted with our vessel:
My favorite peak, Mt. Shuksan, from a new perspective:
First night out. A very good omen!
Two hours later than moon-rise, and that much further north, it was still
this light.
Low-lying fog settled in a phenomenal fashion:
(There are 4 more blog entries following this, of our Alaska trip)
2 comments:
First of all, congrats on getting these posted in chronological order! I don't even know where to begin---I feel as if I had been alongside you. Great job at chronicling the trip, and your eye caught some wonders. Love the shot of the Space Needle and whatever-that-is on the boat...perfect example of seeing a possiblity and waiting for it! Love the bears---although I never would've been able to do that--I'd've been shaking in my rain-soaked boots. The waterfalls and glacier shots are wonderful--even from a moving, tossing boat. Love the waterfall through the mist, and the color of the ice in the final shot. And the color details you caught on the buildings---that was what caught my eye when Rick and I were there. You have some nice, nice images. What a great reminder of your trip!
In this section, I especially loved that you had a full moon to watch over you. Just beautiful and so natural.
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