The Adventures of docentjoyce
                                              North To Alaska

            The Inside Passage, from Bellingham Wa. to Skagway.  Forests of spruce and hemlock
            grow to water's edge.  Massive glaciers spill down between snow capped peaks.  As
            you stroll down the quaint streets of Skagway, the history of the gold rush comes alive.

                    
                      Isolated lighthouse, Inside Passage                    Historic Skagway - Gateway to the Klondike gold fields

                      
                          Mendenhall Glacier, Juno                 Steam Engine from Skagway, up White Pass to Lake Bennett

                                   Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve - A World Heritage Site

                          
             Glacier Bay National Park includes 12 tidewater glaciers that calve into the bay.  At any moment a huge
             slab of ice, some 200 feet high, may break loose from the glacier front and crash into the still water. 
             The frigid, water of Glacier Bay supports a diverse population of birds and mammals. It is not uncommon
             to see a brown bear ambling along the shore or a regal Bald Eagle sitting atop a huge chunk of ice. 
                                                                            photography by Janice Herdey