Alaska Vacation: Mountains & Water
beautiful highlights of our Alaskan vacation. Today is all about mountains and water
Ever taken tons of pictures at a beautiful destination and realize when you get back home…they just don’t do it justice? That’s Alaska. There’s no way to capture the majestic beauty of this wild and wonderful place.
But maybe sharing a few highlights of our recent 30th year anniversary trip to Alaska will inspire you to put it on your bucket list! We’d totally recommend it and would love to go back and see more!
Alaska Vacation: Mountains & Water
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Anchorage, An Introduction to Alaska
Our trip started with a visit to an old friend who has been living in Anchorage. He blessed us with generous hospitality and gave us our first glimpse at Alaska’s beauty. We spent a day driving to Seward, a quaint fishing village. The scenes throughout the couple hour drive were breathtaking. We stopped at scenic overlooks to take in the beautiful landscapes.
The next day we ventured out on our own and did a little hiking, although the thought of seeing a bear had me a little spooked! One of the trails led us to a pond created by a beaver dam. I think it was one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen, with the morning sunshine casting reflections on the water. Think I need to frame this one up!
Next Up…The Cruise Ship
After a couple days in Anchorage, we flew to Seattle to board a Holland America cruise ship. This trip was to celebrate our 30 year anniversary, so we wanted to live it up!
Seeing the Alaskan mountains from the viewpoint of the ship was even more amazing, because they were so close! We visited 5 ports during our week and spent a day soaking up the beauty of Glacier Bay.
The whole week we had amazing weather and the day we visited Glacier Bay was spectacular. The green glacial water was serene and perfectly reflected the amazing glaciers and snow-capped mountains. We spotted whales and sea otters dotting the ice-strewn waters. We took in the beauty from our balcony (which was well worth the up charge) and the top decks of the ship.
Such a treat to see God’s magnificent creation from the comfort of a ship. This is definitely God’s country. It’s an honor to be able to enjoy!
This is Marjorie Glacier, the most photographed glacier. It was breath-taking. Our ship spent several hours in the bay, turning slowly. We were able to hear the loud roar when a huge chunk of ice fell off. Being surrounded in the bay by snow-capped mountains so close was almost surreal; an honor to be able to see with human eyes.
Hope you enjoyed seeing the mountain and water highlights of our Alaskan adventure! I’ll share a little more of our epic vacation this week, too. If you haven’t experienced Alaska, definitely put it on your bucket list!
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Wowza! Makes me want to hurry and get to more things on my bucket list! Looks like some seriously gorgeous scenery and sounds like a trip of a lifetime. There are few words that seem to be able to describe so many photos. I’m going with stunning.
You would love it! Definitely add it to your vacation bucket list:)
Truly beautiful pictures!! So happy you all had such a memorable and special time together!
Thanks, Debbie! It was wonderful to get away:)
Your pictures are so beautiful, they look almost too good to be real. It’s like looking at the work of a very talented artist. Thanks for sharing, Lora.
Thanks for your sweet compliment!
WOW! Yes Alaska is on my list and I’m glad you had such a wonderful trip to celebrate your 30! CONGRATULATIONS! I agree you need to frame the photo you mentioned, but all of your photo’s where beautiful. God has given us such a wondrous land to explore! Please include all info on travel, cruise & wondering how much time should be set aside for such a beautiful state. With temperatures in the 90’s, nothing like an iceberg!
It was actually quite warm when we were there; normally 50’s-70’s. We were on a Holland American cruise for a week, 5 ports. It was a great overview of Alaska, but only scratched the surface of the beauty there.
Gorgeous photos, so glad you had a fabulous Anniversary trip!
Thanks, Debra!
Hi Lora!
Thank you for your stunning pictures! What a lovely anniversary trip you had! As we witness the devastating effects of climate change around the world, I was grateful to see that glaciers still exist in Alaska, however alarmed that you actually observed part of it crumbling away! I hope we never give up the fight to preserve the pristine beauty of our natural resources for future generations!
We did get to learn a little more about the glaciers there. They’re constantly evaluating their size. It honestly didn’t break up too much, considering it’s immense size; it was sunny and warm that day which is unusual. Yes, the earth has gone through many changes.
Hi Lora,
An Alaskan cruise is already on my bucket list, so you just confirmed it. 😀 Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos and acknowledging our amazing Creator.
Blessings!
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it!
It is beautiful there and you are so right a picture does not even come close to what it is in person. My father worked for Tinkerfield Airforce base in OKC. and they sent him to Alaska, my parents lived there for three yrs.
How cool that they got to live there a few years!
Just stunning. You took amazing photos, Lora!!!
Thank you! I took so many; this is a small sample:)
Lovely photos! So happy that you and your hubby went on such an amazing trip to celebrate your thirty year anniversary! Congratulations!
I’m glad we did it too! Thank you:)