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butterflywing 06-25-2010 04:41 PM

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i took a land-cruise trip to alaska and i loved it. there are too many photos to post them all, so i had to pick and choose. i hope this gives you an idea of what the trip was like. get comfy.

mt. mckinley in denali park
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approaching by air
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someone lives in an old paddleboat
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me in talkeetna
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franie 06-25-2010 04:42 PM

Looks like home!

butterflywing 06-25-2010 04:46 PM

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it felt like home.

lilacs opening in skagway
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new bff
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waiting for helicopter to glacier
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butterflywing 06-25-2010 04:47 PM

my spaghetti is getting mushy. i have to finish later. i bought fabric too.

butterflywing 06-25-2010 05:01 PM

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back again.

what the top of a glacier really looks like
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david butterflywing
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glacial crevasse
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from the helocopter
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2nd row down - 2nd in from the right. see me waving?
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butterflywing 06-25-2010 05:05 PM

now the good stuff.........

butterflywing 06-25-2010 05:09 PM

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they have fat 1/2's there

black/white and red/black are totem prints -3 yards each of all these
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fat 1/2's (?) see the dancing eskimos?
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black/red and white/black are 'totem' prints
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the star is a present for someone
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butterflywing 06-25-2010 05:16 PM

the 2 pieces under the little ad are not real batik. they're regular prints from the mainland. i just liked them. everything else is made and sold only in alaska. the reds are much redder than they look in the photos. the dyes are very heavy. you can feel it when you rub it between your fingers.

i forgot to show the one picture i have of a fabric store. it looks like a cute fabric store in a tourist town.

butterflywing 06-25-2010 05:18 PM

oh, if anyone wants the eskimo, halibut or totem fabric, the stores will ship.
also moose, eagle, etc. they really are very different.

MamaBear61 06-25-2010 05:24 PM

Great pictures. Looks like you had a wonderful time.


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