Betty and Woody visited Alaska for 7 days in May 2004. We flew in to Anchorage May 18 and departed by rental car for Seward the next morning. (Click on each picture for larger view) |
This view is a short distance southeast of Anchorage on Turnagain Arm, a long water channel almost separating the southern peninsula of Kenai from the mainland. |
The end of Turnagain Arm, where the railroad and highway share a one car wide tunnel under the mountain to Whittier. Whittier Tunnel is (obviously) one-way. |
Lake near the town of Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula on the way to Seward. |
Same lake near the town of Moose Pass. |
We pulled in to Seward in the afternoon with plenty of time to see the Seward Sea Life Center. |
The Seward Sea Life Center was built with reconstruction funds from the Exxon Valdez incident. |
The Railroad Station still stands after the 1964 Alaska earthquake, in which the town sank 4 to 6 feet, and the tsunami wiped out much of the town. The tracks no longer run to the old RR station, and now ends in the north part of town. |
One of the seals in the Sea Life Center. |
My name is "Woody", and so is the seal's name. |
Which Woody (me or the seal) does this sign apply to? |
Betty teaching Woody new stunts. |
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Fish. |
Another fish. |
Yet another fish. |
South end of the Sea Life Center. |
Same area. |
View of Resurrection Bay from the Sea Life Center. |
Sled puppies in "people training". We had enough time left over the 1st day in Seward to ride the "Ididaride". This is the training home of the Seavy family that has participated in the Iditarod for 29 years. |
All of the sled riders get to visit the puppies, and the trainers encourage the contact to both test and develop the dog's temperament. |
And the kids have a great time with the pups. |
Tyrell Seavy and this sled, shown, won the Alaskan Iditarod in 2001. Gave an interesting talk, including how the dogs understand "left", "right", and "go", but can't comprehend "stop". Tyrell was absent this day, but this musher has also participated numerous times in the Iditarod. |
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The dogs lunge constantly to take off, and the cart is tied to a large buried fence post . When the musher is ready to go, he pulls out the screwdriver and the race is on. |
Part of the dogs' living area. |
The screwdriver was pulled, and the cart careened down the road. Too much bouncing for a clear picture. |
Finally the dogs become winded and slow down enough to take a picture. |
The dogs' lines became tangled, and the musher anchored the cart before leaving. |
Betty thanking the dogs for the fun ride. |
Our musher has also run in the Iditarod. Betty indicating what place he'll win next time. |
Dog's living area. |
Zoomed in view of dogs' living area. |
My kind of place. |
This sign has appeared in the photo galleries of many Alaskan tourists. My pained look is because I succeeded in finding the only patch of ice remaining in Seward, at the Ididaride, and performed some amazing acrobatics. |
When this picture is enlarged, it exceeds the screen size and one must
scroll left and right to see it all.![]() This panorama was our view in Seward from the Breeze Inn motel, in an annex facing the harbor. This was one of the best views in town. For more info, see http://www.breezeinn.com The main building does not have views of the harbor. If you want the harbor view, be sure to verify in advance your room will have that view, which is in the annex. REMINDER: One can click on all pictures for an enlarged view. |
![]() This is a "borrowed" picture of Seward. The Sea Life Center is bottom center next to the water. Large parking lots for RVs are on the right center next to the water. To the left of the large tourist ship is the boat harbor (which includes the tour boats) and the end of the RR. We had no problem at all getting around in the off season. |