Alyeska

Monday July 22

With our itinerary straightened out, we were ready to disembark for our trip to Alyeska.  We gathered in the Starlight Lounge on board the ship, and our group of 54 received our marching orders for the land extension portion of our trip.  We had a chance to meet the wonderful woman Karlyn, who worked so hard to rectify our situation. At one time she even commented that she was scared to think how much the ship-to-shore phone call would be.

So we boarded a bus, and headed off to Alyeska via the Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center, where we saw moose, and elk, and bison, muskox, and even a porcupine.  All along the ride into Alyeska I couldn't keep from being blown away by the beauty of the scenery.  There were so so many breathtaking sights that I was forced to finally put the camera down and just look at the snow capped mountains with their glaciers scattered seemingly on each peak.  It truly was awesome.

So we arrived at Alyeska, got our room keys, and went out straight away to ride the tram to one of the peaks.  With a lunch voucher in hand we snacked on the mountain overlooking the turnagain arm, a bay where the explorers discovered that they were going to have to turn again and find another path.

At that point we met up with Jim and Mary Ann who had decided that they were going to hike up a steep hill that they were told would give them access to a glacier.  We all started up, but I decided that after only going to the first part, to turn around and not press on.  It was a very steep incline with loose stones, and I couldn't see me making it down and still keeping my balance.  So the three of them continued the climb, and I came back to the room, got my iPad out and made this entry for the blog.

Very Windy Day

MP,  How's this?

Calf

Papa

See what I mean!!!!!

The Intrepid Climbers

The Hills Are Alive.......

The turnagain

Hotel Alyeska