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Chugach Mountains, as seen from my hotel room. |
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Midnight sun in Anchorage (from my hotel room). The Sun set around midnight, stayed about
like this for a few hours, then rose again around 4:00 am. I could see sunset and sunrise from
the same window. This view is looking out over the bay (Knik Arm). |
Alaska Railroad Terminal, as seen from hotel room. |
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Native dances at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
I spent a whole day here, and still didn't see everything. |
Native dances at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. |
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Totem pole at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. |
A moose trots through downtown, across the street from my hotel. He wandered farther
into the downtown area and got his picture in the newspaper the next day. |
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Dusk/dawn in Anchorage, 2:30 am. |
I made a side-trip to Barrow on June 15-16. These are sod house mounds in Barrow, dating from about A.D. 1200.
These houses were part of the ancient village of Ukpiagvik, where Barrow now stands. |
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The Arctic Ocean, seen from Barrow. There is an ice pack close to shore; the water is farther out. |
The tour bus parked in front of Arctic Pizza, in Barrow. I had a pizza for dinner here later. |
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Closeup of sod house mound in Barrow. |