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Valdez harbor
water and marsh
a growler

Above: A small cove across from the Valdez small-boat harbor

Left: There's still plenty of snow on the mountains in May, especally in this area between Anchorage and Seward.

Right: This is a growler. Not large enough to be considered an iceberg, but larger than the smaller chunks known as bergie bits, or bergies.

seal on green buoy
Above: A snoozin' sea lion in Prince William Sound

Right: Three-hole point is named for the three arches in the rock at Aialik Bay. This is one of them.

Below, left: Scenic shot taken from the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage

Below, right: Kayaks brighten up a corner of the Valdez small-boat harbor.

archway in rock formation
bike trail outside Anchorage
kayaks tied at harbor
empty Alaskan highway
closeup of sled dog's face and blue eyes
Right: One of the sled dogs of the Seavey family, Mitch Seavey being the 2004 Ididarod winner.

Left: Empty roads in May make for pleasant driving.

Margier Glacier
flock of birds fly west
Above, right: A flock of birds on Glacier Bay at Tidal Inlet

Left: Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park

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a pile of moose droppings
Mt. McKinley and the Delta River Bed
Left: Nope, they're not acorns, not pecans, and they're not beads for an Alaskan necklace. They're moose droppings!

Right: Delta River bed and the Alaska Range

a gangly moose escaping from the sound of the car stopping
Chugach Mtns from the plane
winter marsh

Above, left: A moose that saw us (walking) before we saw him. Yikes! But, thankfully he meandered on without looking back.

Left: scenery from the train between Anchorage and Denali

Right: the Chugach Mountains from the plane flying out of Anchorage

Anchorage skyline
a sliver of blue ice in a glacier

Above, right: the Anchorage skyline with the Chugach Mountain Range in the background and Cook Inlet in the foreground

Left: a crevice in Exit Glacier, Seward