If You Can Hear Me in the Elevator, Remain Calm: Our LAST DAY on the Alaska Road Trip!

Our last day!We were eating breakfast in the cafeteria, expecting another leisurely day aboard the Malaspina, when we noticed a metropolitan area out the window. We were arriving in Bellingham already! (Pacific Time is one hour behind Alaska Time, and we had been chugging along...

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Look's Like the Ventilation's Busted: Day Eighteen on the Alaska Road Trip

Today belongs to the wildlife. I woke up to a foggy morning filled with the barnacled backs of humpback whales. I was too absorbed to take any photos, but not to worry -- I got plenty of pictures during the day.First there were the mammals...Harbor seal haul-out.Pod of orcas!WEEE!Male...

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Green Light Over the Ocean: Day Seventeen on the Alaska Road Trip

Today we traveled on the Alaska Marine Highway.Jane at the stern.“Wait, but I thought you were on the ferry!” you say. You are correct! The ferry is considered part of the highway system in Southeast Alaska because there’s no other way to get your car around. No roads exist...

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Whistle Bird and the Art of Pishing: Day Sixteen on the Alaska Road Trip

Today was our bonus day, given to us by the breakdown of our planned ferry, the Columbia. We went birding at Mendenhall Wetlands on EVAR, the Emergency Vehicle Access Road.Birding by the airport.It started out about as picturesque as it sounds: airplanes bearing down above our...

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Going with the Flow in Juneau: Day Fifteen on the Alaska Road Trip

I would like to begin this blog by highlighting my stupendous mom who made this whole trip possible and amazing and awesome.Everybody, Jane in two habitats:Jane birding on Mt. Roberts.Jane and her alter-ego, the giant hoary marmot.Thanks for everything, Mom! I love you!Ok, now...

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