The last update left off with our day in Juneau, I believe. We visited Skagway the next day. Dad took a train trip into the Yukon. He really enjoyed himself. Sarah, David, and I went to a glass-blowing workshop where we got to create our own glass ornaments. That was a really neat experience. I decided I wanted mine to look like the Earth - everyone else in the group was jealous they didn't thing of that :) Hopefully it comes out ok. We got to see the finished products but they hadn't cooled yet so the colors were off. They will be mailed home. Skagway was my favorite of the ports we stopped in.
The next two days were spent touring Glacier Bay and College Fjord. That was pretty awesome - the massive glaciers were spectacular. We got off the ship in the rainy weather yesterday (a theme - lots of rain and clouds on the cruise portion) and boarded a train for a 10 hour trip up to Denali. That went pretty well, but then again some of us are already seasoned train travelers. Sophie was pretty good on the train - overall very cheerful (she just seems to be such a happy kid most of the time - I'm not sure if there are more pictures of her or of the scenery). We saw lots of beautiful scenery along the way - the weather cleared up and it was mostly sunny.
Today we took an eight hour bus tour of Denali National Park. That was pretty phenomenal, too. I don't know if I can pick my favorite scenery of this trip - there has just been too much. I do know that I won't be picking cornfields :) Anyway, we had a remarkably clear day for our tour today - Mt. McKinley is just so impressive, words can't really do it justice. Tomorrow, David, Dad, and I are hopefully going on one of those tiny planes that will take us on an aerial tour to the mountain. We're all really looking forward to that.
Tomorrow afternoon we head to another lodge on the southern border of the park for the night. After that it is back to Anchorage for 2 nights. We have a whale watch planned for Wednesday before we fly home Thursday. I promise lots and lots of pictures after I get home but here are a couple from the last few days:
Marjorie Glacier in Glacier Bay (watching the huge chunks fall off into the water was neat)
A pretty view from our train ride to Denali
Sarah and Me. Oh right, and Mt. McKinley behind us.
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