After seeing all of the beautiful photos in the "recent AK photos" thread, I wanted to post some of my favorite shots of Alaska. However, mine are all from 2 or 3 years ago.
My husband and I went to Alaska over the summer solstice in 2005, when he ran the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon for Team in Training. We stayed for another week, and it was delightful. I loved our visit and can't wait to go back!
I hope you enjoy these shots of Alaska from the eyes of a tourist. I want to return over the winter solstice sometime, but I'm not sure my weak southern constitution can survive that much cold!
Heading into Anchorage, from the air:
Someone inquired about gardening in Alaska. This cabbage in an Anchorage public garden was as big as a freaking goat:
(I tried to take a photo of 2 foot tall Dandelions but the scale never really came through in the shot.)
From Seward:
We had to do a sled dog ride, and meet some of the puppies. I told you this was a tourist set of photos. This is me with a puppy:
The wildlife was fascinating:
A piece of driftwood on Homer Spit, around midnight:
Funny story... I went to take this photo and I said, "Honey tell me if a train is coming," as I had my camera up to my face. My husband said, "Honey... train." I said, like a kid, "Nuh-uh!" He said much more sternly, "HONEY.... TRAIN!" and sure enough you can see the headlight down the tracks in this photo.
Train outside of Girdwood:
Near Byron glacier I think? I took this on our way into Whittier.
And my crowning achievement, an eagle at the Girdwood wildlife center:
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