Alaska, Seattle & Victoria BC

[SoCal2NYC]

So here are some pics and tidbits of my trip/cruise.

Seattle: You all can see the SoCal GTG thread. But, all in all it seems like a decent city. Went to the cute little Barneys, Mario's and Ian. Stayed at Hotel 1000 and got really drunk with the boys.

peek at part of the bridge from my balcony

I'm not sure what this island is just north of Seattle; but, I'd love to live on it.

Ketchican up next.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Ketchican was the 1st stop on the boat. It's where I went ziplining.
Nothing really to write home about in terms of the city. Was one little cool area called Creek St.; but, aside from that it was a bunch of shady jewelry stores.

Creek St.

Zipline trip

I found Santa!

 

[LabelKing]

I find Alaska interesting--I'd like to visit the remotest town there as I have a thing for places that look like the end of the world.

 

[Connemara]

No photos of the sordid dance parties on the cruise? Surely there were enough sweaty homosexuals to get SoCal on the dance floor.

 

[LabelKing]

Was this one of those Gays Only cruises?

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Next up was a scenic cruise through Tracy Arm. I was somewhat disappointed because of the ice in the water we weren't able to go very far up and see where the big chunks of ice crack off the glaciers. That was the highlight of my trip in 2000.

enjoying breakfast on my balcony at 6am

whale

 

[SoCal2NYC]

After we left Tracy Arm we made our way to Juneau which has about 30,000 people and was a bit more evident in the fact that there were actually some bums/transient looking folks downtown.

ladder at a salmon hatchery

Visit around the Mendenhall Glacier

walking around the trails

 

[Go Surface]

Wow, beautiful pics Socal. Looks like you had a memorable experience.

 

[Connemara]

I hear they have bat-sized mosquitoes in Alaska. Is this true?

 

[SoCal2NYC]

It gets dark very late...this pic was taken at 10:45pm

Now we're in the bustling town of Skagway with a population of 800 and false front main street.

All I really did was go mountain biking and then take a nap for the rest of the day.

efficient trees...since not much light gets to the bottom they only grow leaves at the top of the canopy

avalanche grave yard

devil's palm

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Victoria, British Cloumbia
Someone from StyleZeitgeist.com saw and recognized me here.

Afgahns

VIP Hosts for Caesar's Palace...yes, I will be keeping in touch with them.

Nick Lachey?

 

[LabelKing]

That hand looks a bit close for comfort.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Originally Posted by GoSurface

Wow, beautiful pics Socal. Looks like you had a memorable experience.

I did this in 2000; but, I had a broken leg so that sucked.

Originally Posted by Connemara

I hear they have bat-sized mosquitoes in Alaska. Is this true?

Yes when we stopped at parts around the Mtn. Bike trail it was pretty bad.

 

[Connemara]

Which of the VIP gentlemen saw SoCal's Full Monty?

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Shut up Mike.