 Once again, we cross between Yukon and Alaska. |
 Paul, with one foot in Canada and the other in the USA. |
 Who's sneaking 'round international borders? Agent '64? |
 The official Welcome to Alaska sign. |
 The unofficial, "you know you're in Alaska" sign. |
 God bless the ability to blow things up. |
 Beautiful landscape up here in Alaska. |
 South of Anchorage, en route to 4th of July dinner. Guess who's hungry! |
 "I'd throw myself in front of a train for you, baby!" |
 Mahvellous! Majestic. The mountains ain't bad, either! |
 The Alyeski ski area, southeast of Anchorage. Not enough snow to ski in July. |
 Glaciers, mountains and heaven. |
 First glimpse of the Great Alaskan Pipeline. |
 Some pipeline facts for you. |
 The pipeline co-exists with nature. read all about it. |
 Here the pipeline goes underneath a roadway. Dot thought she'd explain this through interpretive dance. |
 Target practice at the pipeline. Be careful rednecks! |
 The big circle is the present size of the pipeline. |
 Diagram outlining how they clean the pipeline. |
 This is the doohickey that cleans the pipeline. |
 Delta Junction, the end of the Alaskan Highway. |
 She wanted a city but they gave her a lake. |
 The moose is loose! |
 Fabulous, Vegas like joint. |
 On the state ferry between Haines and Skagway, Alaska. |
 Haines and Skagway are 13 miles apart by water, 353 miles by road. |
 We chose the ferry option. |
 Skagway museum. Exhibit of prospector from Klondike goldrush. |
 Skagway is the town where people stocked up on provisions. Canadian Mounties made sure each person brought in one year's supply (over 2,000 pounds) of goods. |
 Paul wearing authentic miner's wear in downtown Skagway. |
 Skagway has been restored to it's 1890s splendor, save the SUVs... |
 Yet another border between Alaska and Canada. This one at Fraser, BC between Skagway, AK and Whitehorse, Yukon. |
 Fraser, BC Grand Central train station. |
 Just another jaw droppingly gorgeous stretch of road. |
 Carcross Desert, an actual desert in the Yukon. |
 Dot decides to tour the Klondike, which has become a floating paddle wheel museum in Whitehorse, Yukon. |
 Paul stubbornly refuses to move. |
 The pilot house of the great paddle wheeler. |
 The ship's hold. |
 The first class lounge. |
 Typical state room. |
 Another state room re-enactment. |
 covered passageways. |
 This is the first time I heard of the kitchen turning green! |
 Top deck of the ship. |
 Captain's steering wheel. Used mostly for privileged passengers to make them feel like big shots. |