When Todd and I decided to go to Alaska, the one thing I knew I wanted to do was go whale watching. I began researching companies and reading reviews on all the different tours. There was an incredible sounding trip. A nine hour tour with no more than 25-30 people. The captain questioned the passengers that morning on what they wanted to see and then he decided the route of his boat. One problem. We arrived August 22nd. The last date of this tour was August 23rd. Oh well. I found an eight and half hour tour that did a very large tour of Kenai Fjords National Park and also stopped for dinner on the way back. The tour we did was with Kenai Fjords Tours. It was a long and wonderful day. I became emotional as we were leaving Seward. Most of it was from anticipation. A very small part was my need to see wildlife (especially whales-Killer or Humpback) and my tears were from sheer happiness that a dream was being fulfilled. Here are some of my photos. My purpose was to enjoy the day and not necessary capture it on film. (Todd did that for me...wait to you see his large mammal photo).
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This is the town of Seward...seen from the boat.
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My best picture of the Orca.
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Stellar sea lions...I love the one yawning.
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Doesn't he look like he is covering his ears. I either under or over exposed all my photos of sea otters.
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Here is the glacier calving. I believe this is Aialik Glacier but I can't remember exactly. I am going by a map I have from the trip.
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This is one of my only two pictures of the humpback. He was a lone male feeding when we (or the captain) found him.
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A strange place for the horned puffin to take a nap.
