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Your Man Tours – Affordable Alaskan Cruise & Tours

www.ymtvacations.com – Call Your Man Tours at 1-800-922-9000 – Watch chunks of glaciers crash into the sea as you cruise Alaska’s spectacular Inside Passage. Be treated like royalty aboard a luxurious 5-Star Holland America cruise liner, catch your breath crossing the scenic Cascade Mountains, watch “Old Faithful” geyser soar to new heights in Yellowstone. Sound like a dream? Maybe, but it can be your reality on YMT Vacations’ Alaska Cruise and Tour of the Pacific Northwest, including Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. On the cruise, you’ll stop at Skagway, Ketchikan and sail amazing Glacier Bay. The tour also includes a motor coach trip to Penticton, BC, Spokane, the Grand Coulee Dam, Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Falls, Jackson Hole and a tour of Salt Lake City before returning home.

DestinationsInFlorida.com or call 877-918-8941 for help planning your Alaskan cruise. Our video of the Tracy Arm Fjord during our Alaskan cruise simply does not do justice to this amazingly beautiful part of Alaska. Until recently, only kayaks were allowed into the Tracy Arm. Now, cruise ships somehow navigate the narrow fjord to the Sawyer Glacier. The weather was so good on the day we went that the ship got closer to the glacier than it had all season! It was amazing. Watch for icebergs, seals, waterfalls, mountain striations from the former glacier and especially note the color of the water. The change from black Pacific water to this teal green water was nearly instantaneous! The fjord is part of the 30 mile long Tracy Arm – Fords Terror Wilderness region, located about 60 miles southeast of Juneau. The fjord is truly one of the most dramatic locations in Alaska, or in all of the world, for that matter. The sheer, glacier-carved walls are often shrouded in mist. Glacial calving in Tracy Arm can often be quite spectacular, as huge chunks of ice break off and plunge into the frigid waters below. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see any calving on our cruise aboard the Celebrity Infinity. Literally hundreds of waterfalls cascade down the sides of the fjord, creating an almost otherworldly atmosphere. It’s something you really have to see to believe, it’s just that unique and positively breathtaking to behold. Famed naturalist John Muir compared the glacial-carved sheer …

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“4 nights and 3 days on the Alaskan Ferry Colombia” Techride’s photos around Bellingham

Preview of Techride’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Bellingham, United States Entry Title: “4 nights and 3 days on the Alaskan Ferry Colombia” Entry: “We boarded the ferry this afternoon at 6pm there was a long line of motorcycles, cars, and motor homes headed out. We went to the Grocery store early so we could have snacks and drinks being unsure of what the boat had to offer, but we found out it has good food service at reasonable prices, two restaurants and a snack bar. Matter of fact it is a quite nice trip we have a person from the Tongrass National Forest giving lectures twice daily about the inside passage and surrounding area. The ferry system here in Alaska is part of the Alaska highway system, it is part of public transportation. I was told that some children use the ferry for their school bus, a lot of villages can only be accessed by these ferries. A store employee in Haines told that all their supplies come from Bellingham weekly their bread has to be flash frozen in order for it not be stale by the time it is put on the shelf a week later. Matter of fact the Inside Passage runs down through the Tongrass National Forest it is a experience in itself. Imagine a stretch of mountain-hemmed in sea, a narrow ( The channel is as small as 100 feet for an 85 foot ferry to pass through in the wrangle narrows) corridor walled with thousand …
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Hawaiian and Alaskan Cruises and Tours

See the best of the great State of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest on this cruise and tour that begins in Seattle, Washington. Relax and live in pampered luxury as you cruise Alaskas awesome Inside Passage aboard NCLs Norwegian Star, enjoying all the onboard activities and superb cuisine. Visit historic Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway, picturesque gold rush-era towns set amid lush forests and imposing, snowcapped mountains. Stop to admire iridescently blue Sawyer Glacier and sail to Prince Rupert, BC, the beautiful City of Rainbows. Disembark in Seattle and travel through lush Pacific Northwest countryside to Portland, Oregon. Enjoy mountain wonderland scenery as you go to crystal blue Lake Tahoe and stop in Sacramento, Californias capital. Top off this scenic and engaging trip with a guided tour of charming and romantic San Francisco! ** And… Discover the delights of Hawaii and the pleasure of a cruise on this delightful trip! First, visit Seattle and take a city tour before taking a scenic drive to Vancouver to embark on Carnival Cruise Lines Spirit. Take your time to enjoy the life aboard your cruise ship for the next few days as you cross the Pacific Ocean, heading towards tropical paradise. Once you reach Hawaii, youll cruise the islands, stopping at sunny Hilo on Hawaiis Gold Coast; Kahului, Maui with beautiful ocean views; Kona, Hawaii; and Nawiliwili, Kauai, the island of rain forests and waterfalls; and Honolulu. Disembark and spend your last days experiencing …
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Should I go the Alaskan Marine Highway, or the Al-Can?

Question by BarePaw: Should I go the Alaskan Marine Highway, or the Al-Can?
When I move to Anchorage this summer, should I take the ferry up the passage (Alaska Marine Highway) or take the Trans-Canada and Al-Can Highways? Which would be more scenic?

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Answer by No Shelter Here
My friend just drove there on the Al-Can from Dallas.. 5,000+ miles.. Took her like 2 weeks. Said it was hell of a drive.. Her pics speak for themselves.. It’s beautiful country.

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Alaskan Cruises, YMT’s Rose Parade Tours and Mexico Cruises

When youre ready to travel to Alaska and see Denali Park, check out YMT Vacations Alaska Cruise and Tour. YMTs Alaska travel vacations let you live your dream of a perfect Alaska travel and cruise vacation. When you sail the Inside passage and see the spectacular glaciers, you may call our Alaska trip a Glacier Cruise! All YMTs Alaska cruise tours are extremely affordable. YMT Alaska tours feature package vacations that include Denali Park. Our Alaska Tours are very popular and sell out fast, so reserve one of our Alaska cruise tour discount packages now. Check out YMT, where you can find an Alaska tour including exiting an exciting Alaska Glacier Cruise. Looking for Alaska travel and want a cruise vacation? Think YMT Vacations—Americas best choice for affordable travel since 1967. And one of the best Alaska cruise tours is YMTs affordable 15 day Alaska tour. Experience the Pacific Northwest and cruise Alaskas Inside Passage and Tracy Arm Fjord aboard Holland America Cruise Lines 5-Star deluxe ship, the ms Statendam, stopping at Juneau. Disembark at Skagway and take the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad to White Pass, and begin your motor coach tour of Whitehorse, Dawson City, and the tiny town of Tok. Continue to Fairbanks and Denali National Park. When you want to travel to Alaska or take an Alaska Cruise Vacation, YMT offers high quality Alaska tours combined with an amazing Alaska glacier cruise. On this YMT Alaska Cruise & Tour, youll experience a relaxing cruise …

Carcross is a tiny tiny town in the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is about 2 and a half hours north of Skagway. This is the tour of the town that my bus took us on.
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Alaskan Justice

Follow bush troopers as they combat crime in a region with no roads, no backup, and no second chances.
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The Moore Report: Being an Alaskan

The Moore Report: Being an Alaskan
What makes us Alaskans? Almost all of us were not born here, but came here from somewhere else. More people in Anchorage were born in California than were born in Alaska. That’s how Alaskan we are. We are defined as Alaskans the day we arrive here.
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Deaths: a music producer, a volunteer coordinator, an engineer
Jeff Krys , 57, a Cincinnati music producer and Austin g.m.; Dottie Kemps , a loved and effective volunteer coordinator from KCET and Norm Craley a trusted WETA engineer.
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Save on the cruise, splurge on the outings
KETCHIKAN, Alaska — Like a lot of other summer travelers looking for the ultimate Alaska adventure, I’ve already booked my cruise to the Last Frontier . I’ve got my cabin and I’m ready to roll. But that’s not like me. I usually let the weeks slide by, hoping to score a last-minute deal on a cheap inside cabin on one …
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