In the first installment of our Alaska trip remembrances, we had reached Denali National Park. There we saw the first of many waves. In this case, they were in the air.
Waves over Denali — click to enlarge
After leaving Denali National Park, the train took us down to Whittier, south of Anchorage, where our cruise ship waited. The weather was nice on the trip down. The railroad has to pass through a tunnel to get to the port, which is on a narrow inlet. The mountain seemed to be holding all the dreary weather over the port.
The port of Whittier
Some people have their own cruise ships. We had to settle for a room with a view on the port starboard side. Apparently modern ships are not required to dock with their port side actually to the port. I think they parked that way so they could make a quick getaway, because once we were aboard the ship, it left. It may be that others boarded at or near the same time, but we’re a clannish sort, and took no notice of them.
The weather remained dreary, but the scenery improved.
The ship was big, but the mountains were bigger
And it wasn’t long before the weather improved.
It takes a large state to hold all that sky
It seems that Alaska has a flair for dramatic scenery.
There are some places I know I will never visit. Alaska is one of them! So, I always love when I get to see photos like this. Such beautiful mountains and sky there!
It must have been a nice trip in spite of the overcast weather. The mountains along the coast look awesome. I’ve heard that Denali is quite a place. There are some terrific parks up in northern Canada and Alaska. Not sure if I’ll ever get to hike in one of them!
robin andrea – we never thought we would go to Alaska, but it seemed like a good idea for our honeymoon. You know, once in a lifetime. Now we would love to go back, but I doubt we’ll get the chance.
bev – the weather was actually pretty good most of the time. The only place it was bad was at the port in Whittier. It was fine when we went inland, and the weather got better as we sailed south.