When I get a second to catch my breath I'll share some stories from the Alaska trip-- and believe me-- there are stories.  The people who came along are fantastic and made the trip all the more enjoyable.  Seriously, I'm sure there will be a reunion get together with many of them.

Anyway, I'll put up some pictures, but to quickly sum up-- we saw all kinds of wildlife; caribou, wild horses, moose, bald eagles, otters, seals, humpback whales and more.  We saw incredible scenery both on land and from the cruise ship; glaciers, mountains, icebergs, rivers and the ocean.  It was pretty incredible and I'll tell you all about it soon.  In the meantime, here are some photos to tide you over.

                   Mount Rainier poking through the clouds as we descended into Seattle

                    Train ride from Skagway up into the mountains on the Klondike gold rush trail

                    Julie and I at the end of the train ride in Fraser

Midnight (12 pm) in Beaver Creek, The Yukon - 301 miles from nowhere