Saturday, June 17, 2006

Alaska, Part Two

The next stop for us was Juneau. In Juneau, we were driven to the Mendenhall Glacier, where we decided to hike to a waterfall and get as close as we could to the glacier. In the third pic, it looks like the waterfall is small and it doesn't look too far away, but really, it was quite the hike, and everything is much larger than it seems. The first picture is on our way to the waterfall. More pics:







These are out of order and completely uncooperative. I've never been able to do really good, orderly, picture posts. :(

After Juneau, we went to Glacier Bay. It was truly the most beautiful place I have ever been. Just gorgeous. More pics:












And once again, blogger is all done with me for the night. *sigh* More pics tomorrow...

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, those are so beautiful!!

~Nutz said...

Very purty!

Took me awhile to find the waterfall. I thought you were imagining it. Heh.

Jen said...

Wow. Just gorgeous!

*kicks blogger*

Debcapsfan said...

Gorgeous! My dad raves and raves about Glacier Bay, and it's been a couple of years since he and mom went on their cruise.

Bravie said...

I thought of you last night when I was watching Treasur Hunters. They were in Alaska.

Anonymous said...

I almost said that, Carey, 'cause I was thinking the same thing.

Schnookie said...

Welcome home mm! Beautiful pictures. I can only imagine what it must be like to see it all for real.

Was it cold? Did you love the cruise? Did you miss me? I missed you *grin*

Puffy said...

Treasure Hunters showed the glaciers, too. We have video of the glaciers as they are falling apart (calving). Amazing, with the sound, too.

mtw said...

MM, that's some beatiful scenery, but I prefer the scenery in your last post with the lovely brunette with the nice rack and the shades!

Chrissy (woe) said...

Awesome, mm, Other than the odor in your cabin, it so far sounds like you had a wonderful time :D One day I hope to follow in your footsteps and "do" an Alaskan cruise. *smooch*

mm said...

Debs, I can understand why he would rave about it, it's just breathtaking.

I missed Treasure Hunters. :(

Nookie, the weather was gorgeous! I can't beleive I didn't mention it yet. I was prepared for really cold, but it was actually really nice and warm (for Alaska). While we were comfortable in sweatshirts, the locals were heading to water to SWIM! There was ice floating in the water, and yet there they were, in bathing suits and carrying float tubes. Like a regular beach scene. *boggle*

MTW, it feels so weird being referred to as a brunette. I grew up blonde, and as I've gotten older, particularly recently, it's gotten darker. I miss my blonde hair! *pout*

Thanks, Chris! The odor was pretty much unnoticeable after the first day (either I got used to it or it disappeared).
I hope you can go, sometime. It's worth it.

*smooches* everyone!

volsfan said...

WHOA! Those are beautiful...please keep sharing.

yvonne said...

Gorgeous pictures, MM. Gorgeous! I am so very jealous...would love to take a cruise to Alaska.