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#1645537 - 07/29/15 10:29 AM My bucket list....Alaska trip
Major Woods Offline

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Starting to take those once in a lifetime trip while I can biggrin Planned a 15 day Alaskan trip last year and just came back Monday. Below is a short description with a couple pictures.

On July 12th departed Vancouver BC on Holland America Zaandam North bound Alaska cruise.
First stop was Ketchikan, did a zip line tour in the mountains and walked around town for the day. Couple odd characters walking downtown dressed in nothing but wolf furs.


In Juneau hiked the Mendenhall glacier and falls, beautiful area, pictures don’t do it justice.


In Skagway took the gold rush train over the pass into Canada.


The ship spent the day at Glacier Bay.


Ship drop off at Seward, bus to Anchorage to pick up the RV, one day in town.


Denali for 2 day.

5 hour jeep tour thru the back country, my jeep pictured for the day


Jeff King Iditarod kennel tour.



Fairbanks for 2 days.
Gold dredge.


Alaskan pipeline


Moose everywhere



Panned for gold, found 48 dollars worth.


Chena Hot Springs resort for the day.
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#1645541 - 07/29/15 10:45 AM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Wow, that is some beautiful country.

Thanks for sharing!
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#1645562 - 07/29/15 11:43 AM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Awesome report! Where are the fishing pics?

Please tell me you went fishing.

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#1645574 - 07/29/15 12:55 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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No time for fishing on the trip, schedule was full.
I did see a bunch of salmon swimming up stream along the coast and grayling in the streams inland.
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#1645576 - 07/29/15 12:58 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Well Done ! Thanks for posting

Did Alaska with my family in 2010 - a trip I will never forget.

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#1645585 - 07/29/15 01:16 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Originally Posted By: Major Woods
No time for fishing on the trip, schedule was full.
I did see a bunch of salmon swimming up stream along the coast and grayling in the streams inland.


Any plans on returning to fish?

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#1645595 - 07/29/15 02:04 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Not in the near future, cost prohibitive.
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#1645599 - 07/29/15 02:24 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Nice trip Jeff
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#1645604 - 07/29/15 02:36 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Awesome experience!!!
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#1645622 - 07/29/15 04:15 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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not even one fish??!!!?!?

what da' fish?!?
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#1645631 - 07/29/15 04:54 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Awesome country! Thanks for sharing the trip and the pictures with those of us that may never make it up there!

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#1645662 - 07/29/15 08:14 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: FarmerJay]
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Awesome place, was there in late May. Many of the same places you went. You're pics are beautiful, but you're right, they don't do the place justice...

Gary
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#1645688 - 07/30/15 02:25 AM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

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#1645761 - 07/30/15 05:05 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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You just brought back some great memories!! Those blue glaciers are insane. Good job crossing that one off the list.

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#1645762 - 07/30/15 05:12 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: JohnS]
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Thanks for sharing Jeff.

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#1645769 - 07/30/15 07:29 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Awesome trip and pics. goodpost

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#1645782 - 07/30/15 08:55 PM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Winston Ortega]
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Great pics. I have only been there once, I can't believe you didn't wet a line!

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#1645799 - 07/31/15 05:47 AM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Nice bucket list vaca...great pics, thanks for sharing.
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#1646315 - 08/04/15 10:02 AM Re: My bucket list....Alaska trip [Re: Major Woods]
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Great trip I did it in 2000.
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