12:56 Monday, July 07 2011

Alaska

I've just returned (with my son) from a (likely) once in a lifetime road trip to Alaska (from the SF Bay Area). Over 19 days, I drove 8411 miles, and saw tons of stuff from Seward in the south all the way up to Deadhorse on the Arctic Ocean in the north. Thankfully, I had no car problems (not even a flat tire or damaged windshield).
Here are the photo highlights of the trip.

Along the Alaska Highway in the western Yukon Territory

Mushrooms along the Skookum Volcano Trail in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

The Copper River near the McCarthy Road, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

A lake along the McCarthy Road, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

The Portage Glacier, south of Anchorage, Alaska

Matanuska Glacier, as seen from the Glenn Highway (AK-1), Alaska

The Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

The Exit Glacier from Marmot Meadow on the Harding Ice Field trail, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

Mount McKinley, Denali National Park, Alaska

Caribou grazing in Denali National Park, Alaska

Dall sheep inside Denali National Park, Alaska

Seasonal streams in Denali National Park, Alaska

Three grizzly bears spotted from the (only) park road in Denali National Park, Alaska

Looking westward towards Denali along the (only) park road in Denali National Park, Alaska

Grizzly bears spotted from the (only) park road in Denali National Park, Alaska

A random moose leisurely crossing the Alaska Highway (AK-1) somewhere between Fairbanks & Tok, Alaska

Northbound on the Dalton Highway heading towards Deadhorse, Alaska

Fireweed in bloom along the Dalton Highway, in northern Alaska

Driving north on the Dalton Highway, towards Deadhorse, Alaska

Looking southward towards the Brooks Range, along the Dalton Highway in northern Alaska (about 145 miles south of the Arctic Ocean)

Mount Sukakpak looms on the horizon, along the Dalton Highway, heading north towards Deadhorse, Alaska

The extreme northern end of the Dalton highway, about 40 miles south of the Arctic Ocean, in northern Alaska

Prudhoe Bay, and the Arctic Ocean of which it is a part, along the north Alaskan coast
Keep in mind what I've posted above are merely what I've selected as the highlights. There are hundreds more posted HERE.