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We flew up from San Diego to Anchorage. We then drove down to Seward where we stayed for two nights and then drove back up to Anchorage where we stayed at the Sleeping Lady Inn for one night. Sarah, one of our gracious hosts from the Discovery, drove the passengers down to Whittier via van from where the Discovery voyage began. The tour ended, as it began, at the Sleeping Lady Bed and Breakfast in Anchorage.
The Sleeping Lady Bed and Breakfast in Anchorage. Rick, our host was most gracious.
Anchorage has the most amazing sunsets and the sky is deepest blue and goes on forever. The only drawback: you need to stay up until 11:30pm to see the sunset (in the Summer anyhow).
June is essentially Spring time in Anchorage and all the flowers are blooming and the baby birds are hatching.
There were these incredibly fragrant trees all over town that reminded me of giant lilacs.
Captain Cook, known for getting himself killed by the natives in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, also explored Alaska and named the Turnagain Pass. His memorial is in walking distance of the Sleeping Lady B&B.
There is a nature trail along the water/mud flats that stretches the length of Anchorage. I found these lichens growing on a tree.
It took me a little while to dig up this guy in the bird book but he appears to be some sort of Longspur. He was singing up a storm along the nature path.
They have Black Beaked Magpies in Anchorage. They are not at all shy and his one was pretty curious about the cow and chicken who moved into the neighborhood.
This Mallard was resting on some very still water along the nature trail.
They say that, if you look real hard, you can see Denali over those low hills. If you look good, you can certainly see a snowy mountain range in the distance.
The mud flats stretch out quite a ways and have warning signs posted about. Apparently, the tide comes in quite fast and you don't want to be half way out on the flats when it does.
This red-breasted nuthatch was singing happily on a tree right outside the Sleeping Lady B&B.
Tugs at the pier. Denali is supposed to be right over that tuft of trees to the top left.
These poppies were sprouting up wild between the cracks in the rocks. I'm not sure if they are native or not but it seemed like they thought they were!
Anchorage seems like an appropriate place for a Wyland whale wall. There are others in San Diego and Hawaii. I think these are bowhead whales, the one species that eluded us on this trip so the wall will have to do.
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