Alaska 2008: Day 10 (Train to Anchorage)
After ten days in Alaska, it was time to head south to prepare for our trip home. We rode the Alaska Railroad back to Anchorage, sitting in Holland America's fancy McKinley Explorer cars. The ride was incredibly scenic, but very slow (8 hours). After two days in a row sitting in buses for 7+ hours, I wasn't interested in sitting around again, so I spent most of the trip on the platform downstairs, watching the scenery go by.
This is the final installment of my trip photos, as we fly home to SFO today (Wednesday). I hope you enjoyed the trip as much as I did!
Here comes the train! The Alaska RR cars are in front, followed by Royal Caribbean/Celebrity,
Holland America, and Princess. It's a long train!
Our super-swanky train car
Every gets a great view in these cars
View from my seat
Picture-taking in the platform area was popular
All the blue cars are Alaska RR
With all the standing water around, it's no wonder that Alaska has a mosquito
problem
Glacier-fed rivers aren't particularly clear
I've said it before, but everything is so green in Alaska
Lots of big mountains near Anchorage
And lakes too
I took this photo from our hotel in Anchorage at 11pm! You need good curtains
here!
That's all from Alaska!
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Loved your trip blog, Jeff. Thanks for sharing! I've tried to comment several times but for some reason they are not posting. This one will probably get lost, too. lol
Sandi
Well, what do you know? Third time really is the charm. lol
I wanted to say that I have been looking forward to my first cruise experience in November, and it will be on the Norwegian Sun. I got a kick out of seeing "my" ship following yours around in Alaska. It will be sailing around the coast of South America with me, though. I can hardly wait!
Also, wanted to give you kudos for volunteering at ARF. I'm a fan of Tony LaRussa on the ballfield, and his animal rescue efforts just add to his good qualities in my mind. Say hello to him for me if you see him in the off-season.
I always love your trip photos. I feel like I've tagged along.
Jeff,
This was a beatiful trip. Great pictures of a great country Alaska!
Go on with your good reviews, ok I know this is not the place, but I am waiting for the dslr review of the pentax k20d.
Thanx for all the interesting ones you did already.
Koop