Many Modes of Travel ~ Jun 5 to Aug 14, 2009

Dodge Ram 2500 + Airstream travel trailer; planes, ferries, boats, feet.
A view from a ferry dock in AK
Ketchikan Airport on Gravina, Island. Home of the proposed, but not built, "Bridge to Nowhere." Aside from the airport, ~50 people live on the island.
HIgh speed ferry dock in AK
Going aboard the ferry. It's very large with room for trucks and cars on the lower deck. In recent years, due to loss of state revenue, many ferries have stopped operation.
Cars lined up inside the ferry.
Fellow tourists looking out the window in the passenger lounge.
Looking at the approach to a ferry dock.
Enjoying the view from the high speed ferry
The ferry was a high speed vessle that left quite a wake behind it.
A view from the ferry.
A WHALE! Well, at least a whale fin.
A view of Mendenhall glacier from the ferry.
Mini icebergs from the Mendenhall glacier
Dad ans son navigating our camp ground on a self-powered skate board near Calgary