AMAZING ALASKA QUICK-STOPS/PHOTO OPS

There is hardly anyplace in Alaska that isn't a photo-op.   Even when we were just driving from one place to another, we usually had to stop every few yards to take a picture.  These are a few of those quick stops as we drove between Valdez (where we'd stayed for over a week) and our next (several-night) stop in Mt St Elias National Park.  

 

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We got out to stretch our legs along the Gilahena River. 

 

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An elegant pair of Trumpeter Swans.  We saw them  just after we left Valdez.  

 

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 More scenery as we walked along the lovely Gilahena River.

 

 

 

    LINKING TO:  SCENIC WEEKENDS,  SKYWATCH FRIDAY,  SATURDAY CRITTERS, I'D RATHER B'BIRDING and MOSAIC MONDAY.  

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59 responses to “AMAZING ALASKA QUICK-STOPS/PHOTO OPS”

  1. Beautiful, beautiful swans!
    Blessings, Aimee

  2. lovely photos, the trumpeter swans are very handsome!

  3. Such a beautiful wilderness still exists.

  4. I think swans are the most elegant birds. These were lovely!

  5. I would love to visit one day. Your pictures are amazing. Sorry you weren’t able leave a comment on my blog. Last time Blogger was behaving that way, I had to switch to Google Chrome. Something about no longer supporting older browsers. I wonder if something like that is happening again.

  6. Beautiful photos, Sallie. The swans are so graceful looking on the water. Were there many mosquitoes and black flies on your trip?

  7. ally..my new blog is at myramblingwoods.com

  8. Gorgeous scenery and the Trumpeters are stunning!

  9. Good Morning Sallie. I can imagine all those photo stops at every turn in the road. I’m not sure I’d have ever got to the intended destination and would definitely have filled a few cards along the way (and on the way back).

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