Alaska Pics

[gja1000]

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from Alaska

1. This is one of the Alaska huskies in Denali National Park. They have a working dog sled team as they use them to get around in the park in the winter. In the summer, they give demonstrations to the tourists (like me!)

2. Dog sled demonstration

3. Denali (Mt. McKinley) from the south

4. Denali (Mt. McKinley from the north

[gja1000]

Some more pix

1. Beaver dam pic that Gary took - I love the reflections!

2. Kenai river - I LOVE the blue color of the water. It is even bluer in person

3. ditto

4. me at that Alaska pipeline. That is one BIG pipeline!!!

[gja1000]

And yet some more

1. A mother eagle on the nest in Homer Alaska - oops, I put the wrong picture in - I'll put the right one below.

2. look in the upper left corner of the picture and you will see daddy eagle sitting in a tree watching out for mom

3. the GANG. Gary's sisters and two brothers in law.

[gja1000]

OK, last pics

1. NOW you can see mother eagle on the nest

2. and 3. Houses in Halibut Cove - an island off of Homer. Can't you just see us all sitting out on the deck drinking coffee?????

[Janet]

Oh Gayle....can you imagine living there? How beautiful. I want to see the sights before I leave this earth...such beauty.

[paula1961]

Great pix Gayle!! Beautiful country!! I especially loved the mountain and water pix. Thanks for sharing. I would love to go there someday!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Janet

Oh Gayle....can you imagine living there? How beautiful. I want to see the sights before I leave this earth...such beauty.

I just can't even imagine living in a place so beautiful!! The natives tell me though, to remember it is only this beautiful about 3-4 months out of the year. In the winter, everything is covered with snow and it is dark all but a few hours a day. Yet they say the winter beauty is magnificent too, and I can believe it.

[DianaB]

Ohhhh.......I just loved the pictures!!! The picture of the house was just........so beautiful!!!! Sigh.......I could see myself sitting on the porch reading or drinking coffee........it was such a restful and beautiful place!!!! The mountains were gorgeous as well!!! What a wonderful trip you had......it makes me want to go there as well!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

[Lindsey]

Great pictures Gayle! It reminds me of my trip to the Yukon and Alaska a few years ago. My aunt and uncle live in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory and it's so beautiful in the summer! My dad used to live up there too and he has always wanted to go back. Isn't it amazing how it's daylight amost all the time??? I remember arriving at about 1:00 am and it was still light out and it was so hard to sleep! I think I'd go a little crazy in the winter though!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Lindsey

Great pictures Gayle! It reminds me of my trip to the Yukon and Alaska a few years ago. My aunt and uncle live in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory and it's so beautiful in the summer! My dad used to live up there too and he has always wanted to go back. Isn't it amazing how it's daylight amost all the time??? I remember arriving at about 1:00 am and it was still light out and it was so hard to sleep! I think I'd go a little crazy in the winter though!

Lindsay! You have relatives all over the north country!!! We've been to Whitehorse a couple of times on our other trips. It is so beautiful up there!!!

[Blueyes]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!!

[JJJ]

Oh my goodness, thanks for sharing those pics. It is just too lovely up there, I'm glad you got to enjoy the scene for us.

[judy]

I just found these Gayle! What magnificent beauty! The mountains are so gorgeous they don't look real!