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Portage Glacier, Whittier, Prince William Sound, Girdwood, Mt. Alyeska
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Chugach National Forest: calves (the technical term for icebergs) of the Portage Glacier in the Portage River, which is entirely fed by the glacier. Notice the blue color of the calves and the gray of the river. |
 
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Whittier has been called the "strangest town in North America." The city is accessible only by a one-lane WWII-era tunnel open only at certain times of the day, and the city's 300-odd residents live in a single 14-story condo building that also contains the school and post office (shown below). The buildings in the background of the above picture are old military barricks. On the left is Prince William Sound, the body of water made famous by the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. Further, we noticed that the number of attractive females Alaska varies inversely with the number of camper-vans in the area. Because the Whittier tunnel charges camper-vans a $40 toll, few make the journey, and the women in Whittier tend to be very attractive. |
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A quintessentail Alaska picture (looks best enlarged--click it). The Alaska Railroad departs Whittier as a salmon boat on a trailer looks on. |
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The family in Whittier; Prince William Sound is in the background. |
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The family atop Mt. Alyeska--notice the snow. An aerial tram serves the top of the mountain for tourists in summer and skiers in winter. |
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The view of Turnagain Arm from the top of Mt. Alyeska. |
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Kyle decided to jump off the mountain in a parachute. |
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The water of the snowmelt-fed streams in Chugach National Forest is quite tasty! |
