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| Alaska, The Great Land Into the Wild - My great Alaskan Railroad Adventure |
This small heard of caribou came down near the rivers edge to graze - We
were fortunate to get several good shots but unfortunate that the shots
were only from our cameras - Caribou meat is rather tasty and we left our
rifles back in the cabin.
were fortunate to get several good shots but unfortunate that the shots
were only from our cameras - Caribou meat is rather tasty and we left our
rifles back in the cabin.
We stopped along the route to chat with the family of the four time
Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Her 9 year old daughter, Chisana,
caught a king Salmon almost as big as she is. I'm told that the King
Salmon are the worst of the five breeds of salmon for eating - the best
are the Sockeye and Pink (or so I'm told)
Iditarod champion, Susan Butcher. Her 9 year old daughter, Chisana,
caught a king Salmon almost as big as she is. I'm told that the King
Salmon are the worst of the five breeds of salmon for eating - the best
are the Sockeye and Pink (or so I'm told)
Chena Villiage post office.
This is the best picture of a moose I got on the whole trip (yes, that IS a real
moose) - it's also the closest I got to a moose in Alaska and I think the best
wild life pic I managed to capture
moose) - it's also the closest I got to a moose in Alaska and I think the best
wild life pic I managed to capture
A log cabin in Chena village
Weary but satisfied, here I am waiting outside the Riverside Resort in
Fairbanks for the shuttle bus to take us to the airport. Fly from Fairbanks to
Anchorage (change planes), from Anchorage to Detroit (change planes), and
Detroit to Orlando. I then board another plane to Boston and take the train 25
miles south to Hanson (and once again walk the 3 miles to home)
Fairbanks for the shuttle bus to take us to the airport. Fly from Fairbanks to
Anchorage (change planes), from Anchorage to Detroit (change planes), and
Detroit to Orlando. I then board another plane to Boston and take the train 25
miles south to Hanson (and once again walk the 3 miles to home)
We make a stop in Chena Village
where some native Alaskans tell us
about the early life of the Alaskan
indians and how their way of life
changed once the 'white man'
settled in the area
where some native Alaskans tell us
about the early life of the Alaskan
indians and how their way of life
changed once the 'white man'
settled in the area
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| This is one of the original steam engines on the Alaska Railroad. They call this the moose gooser. Moose like to stand in the tracks and they'd use this little guy to push them out of the way. (or so the tall tale goes) If anyone has actually managed to get this far - Thank you for riding along with me. Thus concludes my great Alaska Railroad Adventure. |