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Tag: USA

  • World Trip 2011: Day 11 – Anchorage to Whittier, USA

    Friday 10 June 2011 Highlights: Scenic Coastal Train Trip, Whittier Glaciers and Dolphins A welcome late start saw me catch the 8.40 am shuttle for the 10 am train from Anchorage to Whittier.  The coastal 61 mile trip was down over 2 hours at a slow pace to allow us to look out for wildlife, which…

  • World Trip 2011: Day 10 – Denali to Anchorage, USA

    Thursday 9 June 2011 Highlights: Anchorage Museum Early start with bus pickup at 7 am, which while becoming common is leaving me tried by the middle of the day.  Still this was an easy travel day today with a 8 hour trip back to Anchorage including a short stop at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge. The Anchorage…

  • World Trip 2011: Day 9 – Denali, USA

    Wednesday 8 June 2011 Highlights: Denali National Park, Native Wildlife (including spotting a Bald Eagle!) and Mount McKinley Today I got up early for a very long tour of Denali National Park starting at 6.30 am I found myself travelling with Ian, Helen and Rohran from yesterday’s adventure plus a seat mate in Rebecca and by…

  • World Trip 2011: Day 8 – Anchorage to Denali, USA

    Tuesday 7 June 2011 Highlights: Nine hour scenic train trip, white water rafting (class 3 & 4) Early start day.  I had a 8.15 am train to Denali with a 7.15 am check in this meant I needed to catch the 6.45 am hotel to the train depot transfer, long story short I needed to get…

  • World Trip 2011: Day 7 – San Francisco to Anchorage, USA

    Monday 6 June 2011 Highlights: The sun shining brightly at 00.30 in Anchorage Said a last goodbye to San Francisco with an early 6.20 am start. The next major part of this trip will see many early mornings as I get in touch with nature.  I don’t know if I’ll ever be back to San…