Da Bears 06.09.2005 Update!

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• I drove 3,300 miles from Cleveland Ohio to Skagway Alaska in 5 days. It was pretty incredible. The best part was the Alaskan Highway which starts in Dawson Creek in Canada.(the last 900 miles of my journey) This highway goes over the Rocky Mountains in Canada and has some of the most extreme driving conditions. I saw 3 bears and 1 moose on the side of the road. :)
  
• Having completed the 3,300 mile journey my Red, 1992 Nissan Sentra earned it's merit badge after no serious problems.
  
• The Whitepass railway went from Skagway Alaska into the Yukon and was constructed to meet the demands of the gold rush that occured at the very end of the 19th century. THis is the "Snow Plow No. 1", which has 10ft wide diameter "snow wheel"! The engine was dedicated soley to turning the massive wheel to dig through the large amounts of snow that accumulated during the winter time.
  
  
• Several of these 900hp diesels pull the modern Whitepass passenger trains.
  (Sorry, I like trains. :)
  
• Alternatively there is the hand power whitepass train:
  
• There is no "road" to Juneau. However, Alaska has an excellent "Alaska Marine Highway", which consists of ships to ferry passengers (and cars) to many different locations on the coastline of Alaska.
  
  Here on the left you can see the Kennicott arriving to pick me up at the Skagway Terminal.
  
• Don't forget folks, we're in MARSEC 1, so don't fool around. :)
  
• The Nissan Sentra was like, "What am I doing in this ship?!?!" :)
  
• Here's a shot from the stern as the Kennicott was underway
  
• As it turns out, my apartment is in bear country. Here is a black and brown bear that were passing by eating salmon berries (sort of like rasberries/blackberries).
  Sorry the shots aren't super great, it was getting dark.
  
  
  
  
  

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