Safari Explorer, June 6 - 13, 2008, Alaska
In Seward, summer or winter, grab a seat on a dog sled and mush a two-mile trail through the Alaskan wilderness to the base of Resurrection Mountain and along Box Canyon Creek with Ididaride Sled Dog Tours.
Hikers, Exit Glacier, Seward, Alaska.
Hiker, Exit Glacier, Seward, Alaska.
Orca whales, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska.
Glacier Express tour boat and orca whale tail, wildlife viewing cruise, Resurrection Bay, out of Seward, Alaska.
Seldovia crest, stained glass artwork on display at Seldovia Visitor Center, Kenai Peninsula.
Grizzly, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Anchorage environs, Alaska.
Marina, Seward, Alaska.
Sea otter, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska.
Kenai River as viewed from the Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, Alaska.
Soldotna pioneers swing by the Kenai River Brewing Company where Breakfast Beer is on tap and local tradition dictates: “get some for dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow.” Soldotna, Alaska.
In Kenai, drop by Veronica’s Old Town Cafe as much for the delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, quiches and desserts as its cozy, cheerful ambiance. Kenai, Alaska. 8
Lithograph, "The Four Saints of Alaska," by Byron Birdsall, on display in the Kenai Visitors and Culture Center, Kenai, Alaska.
Black Water Bend Espresso, a local favorite, Anchor Point, Homer, Alaska.
View of Kachemak Bay as viewed from the Bear's Den Lodge, Alaska Adventure Cabins, Homer, Alaska.
A solitary boat in Kachemak Bay as viewed from the Bear's Den Lodge, Alaska Adventure Cabins, Homer, Alaska.
Main Street Mercantile, Homer, Alaska.
At the remote tip of the Kenai Peninsula is Seldovia - a picture-perfect Native village (pop. 282). Colorful boardwalk. Homer environs.
One of the best ways to see the Big Picture in Alaska is to get above it all on a scenic flight. Kachemak Bay, Kenai Mountains, Homer Alaska.
Emerald green rainforest, Ft. Abercrombie State Historical Park, Kodiak Island, Alaska.
An ideal place for kids, Kodiak Raspberry Island Remote Lodge, Southwestern Alaska.
Window view, Kodiak Raspberry Island Remote Lodge, Southwestern Alaska.
Brewer, Kodiak Island Brewing Company, Kodiak, Alaska.
The beer that put Kodiak Island Brewing Company on the map in the lower 48 - the Sarah Pale Ale, with a buxom depiction of the infamous former governor and the cheeky moniker “You Betcha It’s Good.”
Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska.
Spring skiing, Alyeska Resort, Girdwood, Alaska. Anchorage environs.
Aleyska Resort, Girdwood, Alaska.
InnerSea Discoveries passenger, Linda Logan_Condon, photographs from the skiff in Endicott Arm at the entrance to Ford's Terror.
Misty mountain scenic, Bay of Pillars on Kuiu Island, Tongass National Forest, southeast Alaska, USA.
Swamp forest, Kuiu Island, Tongass National Forest, southeast Alaska, USA.
A happy sea kayaker enjoys a nip. Sea kayaking, Inside Passage, southeast Alaska, USA.
Hikers photograph at a scenic overlook, waterfall and fishery pipes (part of NSRAA Deer Lake Station project) in Mist Cove, Chatham Strait, Inside Passage, southeast Alaska, USA.
Captain Dan Blanchard, Big Port Walter, southern end of Baranof Island, southeast Alaska, USA.
Cruise passenger, photographing waterfall, Big Port Walter, Baranof Island, southeast Alaska, USA.
Little Port Walter, turn of the century herring saltery ruins, Baranof Island, southeast Alaska, USA.
Innersea Discoveries Cruise passengers, spelunking, El Capitan Cave, the largest known cave in North America, Prince of Wales Island, Inside Passage, Alaska, USA
Scenic, Bay of Pillars, Kuiu Island, Tongass National Forest, Inside Passage, southeast Alaska, USA.