Alaska Cruise 04

Cathy, Katy and I took a cruise to Alaska in early September '04. We left from Seattle and sailed to Juneau, Ketchikan, Tracy Arm (sailing in and out), Skagway, and Victoria, BC (Canada). We had a good time and ate a lot of great food.

I Can See My House From Here!

Me at the top of a climb in Skagway, Alaska.

Getting Ready to Climb

Me getting ready to go rock climbing in Skagway.

Guide Rapelling

This isn't me, its one of our guides demonstrating rapelling technique to people at the top. I like the sky in the background.

Diamond Princess in Juneau

Our ship, the Diamond Princess docked in Juneau. Its a big sucker isn't it?

Cathy Skyline

Cathy and the Seattle skyline as we launched.

Cathy Katy Mendenhall

Cathy and Katy in front of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau.

Cathy in Wind

Cathy leaning into the wind while sailing through Tracy Arm. It was very, very windy on deck.

Cathy and Katy in Ketchikan

Cathy and Katy wandering around the town in Ketchikan. I almost got them hit by a car by telling them to move to their right for a better picture.

Canada Sign

My only picture of Canada (Victoria, BC). I took this on the way from the ship to the bus. Pity its such a bad picture. The sign says "Welcome to Canada", but the "C" is obscured. Sigh. It was raining, and I was in a hurry.

Adam Climbing

Me rock climbing in Skagway, Alaska. Great camerawork by the nice lady who volunteered to take my picture.

Ketchikan Boats

Marina in Ketchikan

Katy and Cathy in Tracy Arm

Katy and Cathy looking very cold as we sailed through Tracy Arm.

Katy and Cathy Below Waterfall

Katy and Cathy at the end of the walkway down to the bottom of the waterfall (not pictured) after I tricked them into the quite long hike down there.

Katy and Adam in Ketchikan

Katy and I amid some totem poles in Ketchikan.

Juneau Town

Town on the way into Juneau

Juneau Town Waterfall

Nice scenery from within the town of Juneau.

Juneau Skyway

Skyway tram from docks at Juneau to the peak of whatever mountain that is. We didn't take it because it was ridiculously priced.

Juneau Mountain

Neat mountain and clouds on the way into Juneau.

Juneau Main Street

Main street in Juneau. Ok, so its not actually Main Street, I just like calling it that.

Ice Near Mendenhall

Some ice floating in the lake near the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau.

Tropical Waters

Nice looking, tropical waters in Tracy Arm (don't let the flating ice fool you, I'm sure its nice and warm...go on, jump in).

Totem Pole from Bottom

Neat totem pole in Ketchikan. Kind of scary from this angle though.

Stream in Ketchikan

A stream we found in a park while wandering around Ketchikan.

Space Needle

The famous Space Needle greeted us in Seattle.

Ship Flags

Ship's flags whipping in the wind on the way into Juneau.

Seattle Waterfall

Huge, impressive waterfall in Seattle that we saw after the cruise while waiting for our flight home.

Seattle Stadiums

The two major stadiums in Seattle are right next to where we launched from. This is taken from the ship. Look how close they are! From left, this is where the Seahawks (football) and Mariners (baseball) play.

Seaplane Mountain

Seaplane flying in front of a mountain on the way into Juneau.

Mendenhall Glacier

We visited the Mendenhall Glacier for our Juneau shore excursion. Here is the edge of it where it meets the sea.

Ketchikan from Ship

A view of Ketchikan from the ship. They sell a lot of diamonds to tourists.

Wake

The ship's wake heading into Juneau.