- Fredericton to Anchorage is a bloody long way to go and excellent use of your air miles, especially if you go south to Philadelphia and then north to Anchorage.
- There are loads of interesting animals in Alaska and you can get quite close. Here are moose, ruffled grouse, a sea otter, a young eagle and its irate mother. I might have had a whale if it had surfaced on my side of the boat and a black bear and 4 cubs if I'd had the camera turned on at the appropriate time.
- We enjoyed the outstanding scenery everywhere we went.
- You could never be too careful.
- There were also smaller animals to see, like this Hoary Marmot.
- That's got to be the work of one big beaver!
- Lots of these. I spotted 15 in one day. Can you tell that this is one of Fran's photos?
- We also saw some interesting flora. The first one is cottonweed.
- When driving the highways some signs were puzzling.
- Others made more of a statement. Shot-up signs were the norm.
- While we really enjoyed hiking the trails, I found some of them hard to follow.
- Potter's Marsh is an excellent place to spot birds (on some days). Over a kilometre of boardwalk with hides, etc.
- Homer had some interesting pubs and the home brew was good. It's no Picaroon's, but it was not bad. Thumbs up for Fin's Pizza. The Salty Dawg Saloon was another experience.
I was left wondering about a few things:
- Why is the US still holding on to gallons, miles and ounces? The rest of the world has moved forward.
- Why are they sticking with the same coloured bills? Wouldn't it be easier to have the 1s, 5s, 10s and 20s in different colours? Coins. Get a coin bigger than a quarter.
- Helmets. If you want to ride a Harley, but no helmet, you should have to pay any medical bills related to a head injury yourself.
- Vehicle inspection rules in Alaska are either very slack or non-existant. Rust is not a concern.
- Why is there virtually no news from outside of Alaska?
- Why is Rush Limbaugh allowed out in public?
All in all and excellent vacation.
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