Photos From Alaska
Welcome to the photo pages for our Alaska trip. Please note that these
photos are not in the chronological order. Related geographies are put
together. Hope you enjoy them !!
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Photos from Anchorage
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Kind of fooled you :-) These two pics were actually taken in
California. But right on the day we were headed out to Alaska - the
land of grand sunsets !
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Deepa strikes a pose in the sunset
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The Inupiat Eskimos perform their traditional dance at the
Alaska Heritage Center in Anchorage, under a colourful map of their
state.
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Sun throws its golden glow into the sky ! This was the last
one we witnessed as we left Alaska.
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Another sunset at Anchorage.
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Photos from Barrow
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Barrow is a great Eskimo settlement. You kind of see whale
bones everywhere in the land. Ajay stands between the jaw bones of a
whale - kind of gives an idea how big a whale would be.
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Yet another set of whale jaw bones - the two of us are
dwarfed by their size.
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There are no paved roads in Barrow, Alaska but there are cars
!! Well you dont have to register them however - see no license
plates.
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Deepa strikes a pose in one of the traditional alaskan
dress - well it was a simple jacket :-)
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Deepa runs away from a cold arctic wave - it matters even
if it was 2 inches high :-)
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Is that a was replica of an eskimo ? Nope - she was as real
as the cigarette she was smoking before posing for the picture.
Interesting pose.
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Oh my my - that was a cute little baby eskimo. Very active
indeed !
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Look at how they build houses in Barrow. A house stands atop
pillars, the floor being about two feet above the ground. This is done
not to let the heat from the house un-freeze the ground below (which
by the way will set the house sinking.
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Huskies are the best friends of Eskimoes - heres one.
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Barrow is full of sign posts like this one. North pole is
only about 1250 miles from here !
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Another of the sign posts - interesting distances.
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A Totempole marks an event for the Alaskans. Guess what
event this one marks ? The arrival of the flush toilet in Barrow !
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Denali National Park - Photos
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The next set of pics are from Denali NP. This is Mt
McKinley the highest peak in N.America. No wonder its called Denali -
the tall one
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Another view of the tall one, Mt McKinley.
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The mountain range here is called the Alaska Range
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A snow fed river snakes its way through the mountains.
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The shuttle bus we travelled in, into the park.
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A large caribou made its way into our view.
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The Denali lodge sits on top of the mountain ledges.
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A Moose pose ! shows off its large white antlers.
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A glacier silt filled river is seen from our aerial view.
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This was a stupendous snow capped mountain range.
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Can see a glacier path way here... As the glacier moves it
cuts through the mountains and makes these path ways.
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More snow capped peaks and glaciers.
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Another glacial pathway. Cant say which is the best
picture, but this one is definitely up there.
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Photos of Eklutna
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The Eklutna lake - the far side mountains were snow
covered.
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Photos of Exit Glacier
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Berries grow on the path way to Exit Glacier.
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Deepa strikes a pose in front of the cold Exit Glacier.
This is one of the most accessble glaciers. You can walk up and eat
the ice that was probably formed thousands of years ago.
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Fall colours come out at Exit Glacier.
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Photos From Fairbanks
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Our Alaska Airlines flight is ready to leave from Fairbanks
to Barrow. It was parked on the tarmac and you board like you do a
bus back home :-).
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That evening just outside Fairbanks the sky was literally
on fire !! Here are the pics we got from there. It was an amazing
sight all right.
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We kept looking and clicking until the sun went down.
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A car on the road below...
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Kenai Peninsula Photos
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The serene Kenai lake glistens in the morning light.
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The Portage Glacier view on the way to the town of
Whittier.
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Snow capped peaks in the Prince William Sound.
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Food was good on our cruise boat. Deepa seems pretty
content with it :-).
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Prince William Sound is a place where the majestic
mountains rise tall right from the sea. Lots of the glaciers here flow
into the sea. Deepa poses in front of one of them.
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A solid wall of ice - this glacier.
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As it flows into the sea it glows.
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Ajay in front of those snow capped mountains...
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The ships moving at 50 mph - brrr it was cold.
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The Harriman glacier - one of the most beautiful of them
all.
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The cruise ship we travelled in - The Klondike Express. It
was actually a catamaran.
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And we buzz off at 50 mph away from the glacier.
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Yet another view of Prince William Sound.
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They take the boat so close to the glacier that you can
hear the ice crashing into the water. Then it floats in big chunks on
the water.
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Probably the best picture of Prince William Sound...
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A picture of both of us at the glaciers !
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Talkeetna Photos
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This building is on the highway on the way to the town
of Talkeetna. Probably it was built so that the visitors dont get sad
not seeing any Igloos in Alaska. Dont get mistaken - this one is a
rest stop with gas and snacks :-)
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What a name to give to a creek ! Troublesome creek. Wonder
what kind of troubles it has inflicted on the local population :-).
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