2009-07 Alaska Landscapes and Misc

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IMG_2467-1 Steve bought a "growler" of locally made beer.

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IMG_2477-1 Steve goofing around on an antique snowmobile.

IMG_2490-1 I had to take this picture of what I thought was a wild elk, but in truth it was a reindeer. He was chained up, very sad. He was at a junk shop along the side of the road.

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IMG_2495-1 A junk yard outside Anchorage.

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IMG_7456-1-2 We head north of Anchorage into the Denali National Forest.

IMG_7459-1 Mt. McKinley, or "Denali", in the Denali National Forest. Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in the US at 20,000 feet. It's only visible 1 day in July (on average) and we were lucky enough to be there on that day!

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IMG_7502-1 These are called the Polychrome Mountains.

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IMG_7528-1 Steve pretending to be a caribou.

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