Dennis Ernst
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I recently returned from a Alaskan cruise and have created a photo blog of the adventure. Here is the link: http://dennis-ernst-blogs.blogspot.com/2013/09/alaska.html
Alaska
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Pete Askew
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Fabulous Denis, thanks. I love the still milky water / mist. And those houses / caravans on their individual islands are amazing.
Julian de'Courcy
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Dennis lucky you, what a great opportunity to capture such a diverse range of subjects.
Glenn Clabo
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Nice travel log...great pics. It is a wonderland and captured it perfectly.
Davie Hudson
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Brilliant, As wellas all the mountains and stuff which is obviously my favourite thing.... how great does Juneau Look??
Lesley Jones
Otherwise know as Zooey
Absolutely wonderful Dennis. What an incredible variety of shots - the milky water, those islands... I felt sorry for the poor salmon near the end though...
Dennis Ernst
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We got lucky and got a lot of very good weather for this time of year. The fall rain have started up there now and it's much cooler. I would have loved to have spent more time on land. There is so much to see. Having only a few short hours and only your shoes to get around in, limits what you can see. There were a lot of "tours" offered, but most came for a pretty big price. I'm sure off season rates and rate for those not on a huge cruise ship would have been much better.
It was shocking to see how much the glaciers have receded. I was there 20 years ago and several were over 1000 feet longer.
The life cycle of the salmon is a bit sad but also it's the rebirth of millions of fry. Soon the waters will be thick with fry making their way back to the ocean. The native american cultures in that area are thousands of years old, and like the salmon are dying. They had no written language but were so rich in so many other ways. That too is sad to see go.
It was shocking to see how much the glaciers have receded. I was there 20 years ago and several were over 1000 feet longer.
The life cycle of the salmon is a bit sad but also it's the rebirth of millions of fry. Soon the waters will be thick with fry making their way back to the ocean. The native american cultures in that area are thousands of years old, and like the salmon are dying. They had no written language but were so rich in so many other ways. That too is sad to see go.
Beth Anthony
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it looks like you had a great trip. loved the photos.
