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Alaska Trip June 2010.

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Pictures from Alaska Trip June 2010
Anchorage, Denali Charter Flight.

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This article was posted on September 30, 2010.

Navigation
1) Anchorage and Denali Charter Flight
2) Wasilla, Seward Highway, Hubbard Glacier
3) Juneau, Skagway
4) Icy Strait Point, Ketchican
5) Vancouver, BC, Amtrak Cascade

Picture 1:
Floatplane taking off from Lake Spenard.

It was sunny and about 65 degrees when I arrived in Anchorage
Wednesday afternoon, so I decided to skip the shuttle and make the
1 mile walk along the shore of Lake Spenard to my hotel.





Here's a video (in full 1080p High Definition) of a floatplane crash that happened along the same road
the following week. Fortunately, all aboard (pilot, three passengers and two dogs) survived without injury.
(Note the cameraman diving to the ground as the plane passes overhead and clips the fence.)



Picture 2:
Lake Hood Seaplane Base.

Almost 200 flights per day operate from Lake Hood making it
the busiest seaplane base in the World.



Picture 3:
Knik Arm in the evening Sun.

By "evening" I mean about 11 PM.
The Knik Arm is a relatively shallow tidal basin
on the Western side of downtown Anchorage




Charter Flight to Mt. McKinley



Picture 4:
Climbers heading to Mt. McKinley Base Camp.



Picture 5:
Chulitna River



Picture 6:
Ruth Glacier



Picture 7:
Staying below the clouds...



Picture 8:
...and away from the canyon wall



Picture 9:
Mt. McKinley (Denali) Summit



Picture 10:
Final Approach to Glacier Landing.



Picture 11:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver landing on Ruth Glacier



Picture 12:
Me on Glacier.
(You can see the Don Sheldon Mountain House
on the mountaintop over my right shoulder.)



Panorama of Don Sheldon Amphitheater on Ruth Glacier
(from OakTreePhotography - click on link below)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2664337242_14dbe9146b_o.jpg



Picture 13:
Take off from Ruth Glacier.



Picture 14:
Kahlitna Glacier.



Picture 15:
Landing at Talkeetna.



Go to pictures of Wasilla, Seward Highway, Hubbard Glacier, click here

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