Mike at edge of retreating glacier in Blackstone Bay
| Greg atop Flattop with Anchorage in background, day before kayak trip started
| One of the glaciers in Blackstone Bay
| Mari packing things up, night before kayak trip, Anchorage
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Day 3, using rare sunshine to dry out
| Jef 550' above Seattle in Space Needle, during our 5 hour layover on way to Anchorage
| Mari using Kelly's kayak and cap, day 3
| Bugs were not a problem, but a fair number were attracted to Mike's sweater, day 4
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Greg and Kelly waiting for ferry pickup, day 5
| Blackstone Bay, day 4
| Carribou gravy over toast breakfast, morning of return to San Diego
| Near our campsite on days 3 and 4
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Mari, Greg and hounds on Flattop.
| One of those Blackstone Bay glaciers, day 4
| Kayaks after unloading from ferry, day 1, Amber Cover
| Baggage unloaded from ferry, day 1, Amber Cove
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Note seawater damage to film. Here I am by one of glaciers in Blackstone Bay
| Approaching beached iceberg for another gourmet lunch
| Heading into Blackstone Bay, day 3
| Greg and Kelly by beached iceberg, day 4
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Starfish could be found up here, as well!
| Leaving our camping island at start of day 3
| Stalking Moby Dick... or a funny looking iceberg
| Jef and Mar, day 3
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Outlet to Pacific is under these clouds
| Heading towards Blackstone Bay
| Blackstone Bay
| After being ferried back from Blackstone Bay in Whittier
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Chochrane Bay, day 1
| Camping on island on day 2.
| Heading into Blackstone Bay, day 4
| Early breakfast, day of return to San Diego
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Hiking in Chugach the day before returning to San Diego.
| Blackstone Bay, low tide. Here we are transporting kayaks to water. Note seaweed in foreground.
| We had some sunshine on 2 different days. Here we are making use of it for drying things out. Most of our stuff was wet by this 3rd day.
| A retreating glacier
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At the final banquet in Anchorage
| Mari, and her legs, Flattop
| Serious pose atop Flattop
| Forget name of this particular glacier
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Going into Blackstone Bay
| Mari on Mission Bay, later that summer
| Wearing Alaska T-shirt back in San Diego
| Otters were about the largest animals we saw on this trip.
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