I. Flying from Ft Myers to Seattle then by Coach to Vancouver 2 days in
Vancouver June 26- June 29














Vancouver is the eight largest city in Canada with a population of 578,000 (2006 census)
and has one of the mildest climates in July. It covers 44.3 sq miles and is part of Metro
Vancouver. The percentage of Vancouver residents whose first language is English is 49.1% and Chinese is 25.3 %.

II. Vancouver Island and Butchart Gardens.





















We took a trolley ride and went to Vancouver Island, Victoria to experience the Butchart
Gardens.

















TheGardens are truly amazing.








Worth seeing even through it took us 3 hours to get there and three hours to return.

III. Vancouver to Anchorage via plane, then by coach to Lodge.


Mt McKinley is the highest mountain on the North America continent. The summit is
20,320 feet high. Permanent snow fields cover more than 75% of the mountain. To see the
mountain is a difficulty feet. Most of the times it is covered in clouds and fog. It is only
visible at times and it is only 18 % of the time visible. Needless to say, I never say the
entire mountain.

III. Vancourver to Anchorage via plane, then by coach to Princess Mt McKinley Lodge. June 29- June 30
























































III (a.) My Flight to Mt McKinley. The amazing views as I flew over Mt McKinley.
To think my Dad did this 60 years ago.

IV. Coach to railroad in Talkeetna then to Denali Nation park July 1- July 3,
2010

Denali, the High One, is the name the Athahascan native people gave to this massive peak.
It can be confusing as the mountain is called both Mt. McKinley and Denali.


























Denali National Park is vast and wild. It is 6 million areas (larger than Mass) with few trails
and one ribbon road to see caribou, bear, wolves, Dali sheep and moose.

V. Coach from Denali to Copper River July 3-5, 2010

Wrangell-St Elias National park, and Preserve has 13.2 million acreas and was made a
national park in 1980.























VI. Catamaran Ferry from Valdex to Whitter to pick up the Island Princess July 5, 2010.

VII. Hubbard Glacier at Yakatat Bay July 6, 2010







Yakutat Bay is a 18 mile wide bay in Alaska, extending southwest from Disenchantment
Bay to the Gulf of Alaska.

VIII. Glacier Bay July 7 2010

Glacier Bay is over 3.3 million area of forest, inlets, shore line and mountain peaks
rising 15,000 feet. The great rivers of ice stretch over and between mountain ridges to
the tide water. The bay boast 12 tidewater glaciers, including famous Margerie
Glacier.



















The calving of a glacier is when pieces are broken off and fall into the water.






























Why is the ice blue? When light hits highly compacted ice, long wavelengths colors (reds)
are absorbed, white short wavelength colors (blues) reflect back through the ice to your
eyes.
























Whales were spotted by spouts and extended their tails in the air.

IX. Skagway, Alaska July8

Skagway was known to thousands of hopeful gold rushers as the gateway to the gold fields.
Although it boasted the shortest route to the Klondike, it was far from being the easiest.
Over a hundred years ago, the White Pass route through the Coast Mountains and the
shorter, but steeper trail. The gold rush was a boom to Skagway and in 1898 it was Alaska's
largest town with a population of about 20,000.

X. Juneau, Alaska, July 9 , 2010

In 1890 Joe Juneau and Richard Harris after climbing mountains, forging streams and
facing countless difficulties, found nuggets as large as beans. This town became the capital
of Alaska and the business of gold was replaced by the business of government.

XI. Ketchikan, Alaska July 10
Ketchikan is known by many names. born and raised on the salmon indusry, the town has
earned the title of Salmon Capital of the World. Many people know Ketchikan as the state's
Rain Capital with around 162 inches of precipitation annually. The Mendelhall Glacier is
amazing.

XII. At Sea July 11 traveling along the coast to Vancouver.

XIII. Vancouver to Coach to Seattle July 12

XIV. Seattle July 12-14


Seattle is a port city and is know for its fishing and shipping industry. Seattle is the coffee
mecca as it is the home of Starbucks and Seattle Coffee. Starbucks has purchased
Seattle Coffee. It is also the home of Nordstrom stores and the home of Boeing air craft.

We also went to the well known Pike's Market which is a giant fish and flea market.



XV. Fly back to Fort Myers, July 14, 2010