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 2. Approaching Fairbanks |
 3. Almost THERE!! |
 4. Deck at the Princess Lodge - Fairbanks |
 5. Terry & Jeannie talk about Dutch behind his back! |
 6. Welcome to the El Dorado Gold Mine! |
 7. Meredith & John - Fans of WW |
 8. Our train is FULL! |
 9. Headed for the Gold Mine |
 10. Caught trying to get some "shots" |
 11. Loading the cart in the gold mine |
 12. Our guide explaining the "sluice" |
 13. Lesson in how to pan for gold |
 14. Jim & Kathy Francis .... no Gold YET?? |
 15. Sandi & Jack - trying HARD! |
 16. Having fun and getting WET! |
 17. The GadBois - Don looks happy! |
 18. The famous Alaskan Pipeline! |
 19. Pipeline cutaway showing a "pig" - the device that helps move the oil down the pipeline. |
 20. Headed up the river. |
 21. A little paddlewheeler. |
 22. There's the "Discovery"! |
 23. Let's head up to the upper deck! |
 24. Well, here we ARE!! |
 25. Our Power Supply!! |
 26. Our boat is definitely FULL! |
 27. Bush Pilot lands right beside the river! |
 28. "New" style house going up along the banks. |
 29. "Old" style house and trading post. |
 30. Athabascan Indians share their culture with us. |
 31. Indian fishing weir |
 32. Athabascan girl models a local "creation" |
 33. Where they train Susan Butcher's dogs for the Iditarod Races. |
 34. Dogs going through their paces. |
 35. John makes a new canine friend! |
 36. Off by bus to Denali National Park |
 37. The Parking Lot "Greeter" at Denali! |
 38. The "Eagle" has landed! |
 39. LOVE those "Hot Chocolate breaks"!! |
 40. A "local resident" shares his tales |
 41. Approaching Denali .... |
 42. Denali Princess Lodge |
 43. Pat attempts to "organize" the group! |
 44. Our Princess Luxury Rail rolls in. |
 45. A pretty "spiffy" ride!! |
 46. Don GadBois & Terry Duga |
 47. Sandi & Jack |
 48. Judi & Penny |
 49. Jim Francis stretching to take a good "shot" |
 50. A couple of "Joe's" taking it all in. |
 51. The "Silent Wilderness" |
 52. It seems to go on forever!! |
 53. Trees, water. hill, mountains & a big sky! |
 54. The Tomlins & others |
 55. Dave Maguire |
 56. The Evans - married 50 years! |
 57. Happiest Couple we saw! |
 58. Richard Crum & Jan Paddocks |
 59. Sign just outside the big shopping mall! |
 60. Breakfast at Talkeetna |
 61. Louella & Bonnie chat w/ John & Libby |
 62. Libby on a Talkeetna balcony |
 63. Off again on the train through the countryside |
 64. It just keeps getting MORE beautiful! |
 65. Can you believe the vistas?? |