Alaska Jun 16-30, 2023

One week on land starting in Anchorage and into Denali, followed by a week cruise from Valdez through the Inside Passage to Vancouver
Alaska-002 Arrival in Anchorage for a two night stay at the Hotel Captain Cook 🛌
1 Arrival in Anchorage for a two night stay at the Hotel Captain Cook 🛌
Alaska-004 Good morning Anchorage! Actually could be any time of day since the sun barely sets this time of year. Technically 11:30pm to 2am is
2 Good morning Anchorage! Actually could be any time of day since the sun barely sets this time of year. Technically 11:30pm to 2am is "night time", but with the sun just below the horizon the sky still glows at 1am like it's dusk. Really disorienting, but the blackout shades in the room did their job. Official tour starts with a reception tonight and then on to Wasilla, Talkeetna, and Denali tomorrow.
Alaska-008 Good morning Anchorage! Actually could be any time of day since the sun barely sets this time of year. Technically 11:30pm to 2am is
3 Good morning Anchorage! Actually could be any time of day since the sun barely sets this time of year. Technically 11:30pm to 2am is "night time", but with the sun just below the horizon the sky still glows at 1am like it's dusk. Really disorienting, but the blackout shades in the room did their job. Official tour starts with a reception tonight and then on to Wasilla, Talkeetna, and Denali tomorrow.
Alaska-009 Good morning Anchorage! Actually could be any time of day since the sun barely sets this time of year. Technically 11:30pm to 2am is
4 Good morning Anchorage! Actually could be any time of day since the sun barely sets this time of year. Technically 11:30pm to 2am is "night time", but with the sun just below the horizon the sky still glows at 1am like it's dusk. Really disorienting, but the blackout shades in the room did their job. Official tour starts with a reception tonight and then on to Wasilla, Talkeetna, and Denali tomorrow.
Alaska-010 Saturday was free for us to wander around downtown Anchorage and right across the street from the hotel was the intriguing Arctic Sushi 🍣 However, a quick yelp...
5 Saturday was free for us to wander around downtown Anchorage and right across the street from the hotel was the intriguing Arctic Sushi 🍣 However, a quick yelp and google search revealed it to be pretty mediocre, backed up by the fact that we didn't see any one eating inside.
Alaska-011 The Anchorage Veterans Memorial in Delaney Park
6 The Anchorage Veterans Memorial in Delaney Park
Alaska-012 No yoga on Saturday in Delaney Park, but there is a canine obedience class and a farmer's market in progress
7 No yoga on Saturday in Delaney Park, but there is a canine obedience class and a farmer's market in progress
Alaska-015 Star the Reindeer lives in a pen in the front yard of a residential home in downtown Anchorage
8 Star the Reindeer lives in a pen in the front yard of a residential home in downtown Anchorage
Alaska-018 The summer season is so short in Alaska that the crabapple trees were just reaching peak bloom 🌸
9 The summer season is so short in Alaska that the crabapple trees were just reaching peak bloom 🌸
Alaska-021 We had bought Max a qiviut (musk ox) scarf during our Canadian Rockies trip the previous year and she loved it so much we stopped by the indigenous co-op in...
10 We had bought Max a qiviut (musk ox) scarf during our Canadian Rockies trip the previous year and she loved it so much we stopped by the indigenous co-op in Anchorage to buy her a hat.
Alaska-024 Best bet for a quick lunch in Anchorage is International House of Hotdogs- a food truck on blocks that serves up some amazing eats 🌭🌭😋
11 Best bet for a quick lunch in Anchorage is International House of Hotdogs- a food truck on blocks that serves up some amazing eats 🌭🌭😋
Alaska-026 Best bet for a quick lunch in Anchorage is International House of Hotdogs- a food truck on blocks that serves up some amazing eats 🌭🌭😋
12 Best bet for a quick lunch in Anchorage is International House of Hotdogs- a food truck on blocks that serves up some amazing eats 🌭🌭😋
Alaska-029 Max got the Alaskan Buffalo dog with grilled onions and chipotle sauce sans bun, and an order of the garlic cilantro fries that were to die for 🍟
13 Max got the Alaskan Buffalo dog with grilled onions and chipotle sauce sans bun, and an order of the garlic cilantro fries that were to die for 🍟
Alaska-030 After talking with the owner at length, I got his variation on a Chicago Polish dog with jalapeño relish instead of sport peppers
14 After talking with the owner at length, I got his variation on a Chicago Polish dog with jalapeño relish instead of sport peppers
Alaska-032 Captain Cook statue overlooking Cook Inlet into Anchorage harbor
15 Captain Cook statue overlooking Cook Inlet into Anchorage harbor
Alaska-033 Captain Cook statue overlooking Cook Inlet into Anchorage harbor
16 Captain Cook statue overlooking Cook Inlet into Anchorage harbor
Alaska-034 Cook Inlet, but unfortunately most of the mountains in the signage were obscured by clouds
17 Cook Inlet, but unfortunately most of the mountains in the signage were obscured by clouds
Alaska-037 In 1915, Oscar Anderson was the 18th person to arrive in Anchorage which was then just a tent city.. He rose to prominence as a business leader in the town and...
18 In 1915, Oscar Anderson was the 18th person to arrive in Anchorage which was then just a tent city.. He rose to prominence as a business leader in the town and his house is now a museum overlooking the bay.
Alaska-040 In 1915, Oscar Anderson was the 18th person to arrive in Anchorage which was then just a tent city.. He rose to prominence as a business leader in the town and...
19 In 1915, Oscar Anderson was the 18th person to arrive in Anchorage which was then just a tent city.. He rose to prominence as a business leader in the town and his house is now a museum overlooking the bay.
Alaska-045 Barge pulling out of the Port of Anchorage and heading down the Cook Inlet
20 Barge pulling out of the Port of Anchorage and heading down the Cook Inlet