The
top picture on the right is the family in front of
the Cordova, Alaska Library. Directly below that is a picture of
the
"Million Dollar Bridge" which is 50 miles outside of Cordova crossing
the
Copper River. It was built in the early 1900's at the cost of
$1,000,000
- hence its catchy name. The Good Friday earthquake in 1964
caused
the far span to collapse into the river. There has been a hack
provided
to allow vehicles to cross (which we drove over twice) but it is not a
proper repair. The road itself ends a few more miles from here.
The picture below the bridge shows the three kids and Michael holding a chunk of glacier ice from the exit glacier, near Seward. The shot of the family in front of a glacier is taken on a tour boat at the Kenai Fjords National Park. (Michael was quite disappointed at not being able to find a hat to add to his collection from Kenai Fjords National Park.) The bear picture was taken from a bus while riding into Denali National Park. The picture to the left of the bear is the family with Mount McKinley in the background.
The picture below the bridge shows the three kids and Michael holding a chunk of glacier ice from the exit glacier, near Seward. The shot of the family in front of a glacier is taken on a tour boat at the Kenai Fjords National Park. (Michael was quite disappointed at not being able to find a hat to add to his collection from Kenai Fjords National Park.) The bear picture was taken from a bus while riding into Denali National Park. The picture to the left of the bear is the family with Mount McKinley in the background.
Some
of the pictures in this collage are duplicates from
the first collage. I was suppose to choose one to post, but put
them
both here. The Million Dollar Bridge's broken span is a bit
easier
to see in this collage.
The sign the kids are standing around reads "Danger Falling Ice Can Kill". The "Falling Ice" part is a bit difficult to read. This was at Exit Glacier outside of Seward.
The eagle was spotted by Lake Eyak which is on the edge of Cordova. There were two eagles and Kari got quite a few good pictures of them. The buffalo was one of a herd that was crossing the Alaska Highay by the Liard Hot Springs campground in Yukon, Canada. The caribou and hare were spotted in Denali National Park - the hare liked eating the mushrooms by our campsite. The sea lions were around the Seward Harbor. Kari took this picture on our way back to harbor after touring the Kenai Fjords National Park.
We were gone for a month on the Great Alaska trip of 2001. These pictures capture a few of the highlights. We drove over 5000 miles, plus flew into Cordova for several days around the Copper River Delta. It was a great trip and there are many more pictures, but not enough space to post them all.
The sign the kids are standing around reads "Danger Falling Ice Can Kill". The "Falling Ice" part is a bit difficult to read. This was at Exit Glacier outside of Seward.
The eagle was spotted by Lake Eyak which is on the edge of Cordova. There were two eagles and Kari got quite a few good pictures of them. The buffalo was one of a herd that was crossing the Alaska Highay by the Liard Hot Springs campground in Yukon, Canada. The caribou and hare were spotted in Denali National Park - the hare liked eating the mushrooms by our campsite. The sea lions were around the Seward Harbor. Kari took this picture on our way back to harbor after touring the Kenai Fjords National Park.
We were gone for a month on the Great Alaska trip of 2001. These pictures capture a few of the highlights. We drove over 5000 miles, plus flew into Cordova for several days around the Copper River Delta. It was a great trip and there are many more pictures, but not enough space to post them all.