Alaska and Seattle Vacation--Abridged Version

Kyle and I moved up our Alaska trip of a lifetime by about a decade, thanks to my oldest and dearest friend who decided Alaska is her idea of a destination wedding and an Aunt and Uncle who live in Sitka, Alaska. Following is the extremely condensed selection of photo highlights from our vacation. We are now trying to figure out how we can afford $4,000 of airfare for all four of us to be in Sitka for Christmas in 2013.

Prior to boarding the ferry from Sitka to Juneau 9/14/12

Landscape of Alaska between Sitka and Juneau 9/14/12

Chapel at Shrine of Saint Therese, Juneau 9/15/12

Labyrinth and Chapel peninsula, Juneau 9/15/12

Introducing Tim and Jennifer Haag 9/15/12

 Mama bear and two cubs, Mendenhall Glacier Park 9/16/12

 Iceberg formation, Mendenhall Glacier Park 9/16/12

 Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls 9/16/12

 Raindrops 9/16/12

 Sunset from Harbor Mountain, Sitka 9/17/12

 Sunset from Harbor Mountain, Sitka 9/17/12

 A view from Uncle Don's fishing vessel, Sitka 9/18/12

 Tlinget Totem Pole, Totem Park, Sitka 9/19/12

 Mt Edgecumbe, Sitka 9/20/12

 Gift Shop Alley, Juneau 9/21/12

 View from the Edgewater Hotel room, Seattle 9/22/12

 Pike Street Market, Seattle 9/22/12

 Pike Street Market, Seattle 9/22/12

 Pike Street Market, Seattle 9/22/12

 Boats--Dale Chihuly Exhibit, Seattle 9/22/12

 Chandeliers--Dale Chihuly Exhibit, Seattle 9/22/12

 Space Needle and Flower Vine--Dale Chihuly Exhibit, Seattle 9/22/12

 Sailboat in Elliott Bay, Seattle 9/22/12

Skyline from Elliott Bay, Seattle 9/22/12