Take a journey back in time while you ride the Cripple Creek railroad through the San Juan Mountains of Colorado to the town of Victor.
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Denver Zoo
So we visited the Denver Zoo back over Memorial Day weekend. Clearly, I was highly motivated to upload the photos to my computer. We decided to take a day trip to Denver and to explore the Denver Zoo. It’s a pretty standard zoo and is similar to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. One…
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Kenai Fjords cruise
After a bit of research, we booked our Kenai fjords cruise through Major Marine Tours (you can see their building on some of the Seward episodes of “Buying Alaska”). They offered a discounted package with round-trip train fare and the five-hour wildlife tour. Most of the tours offer a buffet lunch, and we didn’t pre-buy…
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Alaska Railroad to Seward
We woke up at 4:45 am on vacation. Because we’re crazy. We booked a fjord cruise and had to catch a 7 am Alaska railroad train to Seward for it. At the train station, we actually met three Hokies (who know a friend of mine from Richmond) and picked up at our tickets at the station…
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Denali to Anchorage: 8 hours on a train
After our quick hike in Denali, we headed over to the train depot. We boarded another train for the last leg of our Princess tour from Denali to Anchorage. The trip lasted about 8 hours. We again had a tour guide, a bartender, and servers. The weather broke, so we had some nice views. I…
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Denali National Park
Explore the amazing views and experiences at the base of North America’s highest mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska.