Sunset off of the Talkeetna River just outside of Talkeetna, AK.

Sunrise from our balcony on the Radiance of the Seas as we were about to dock in Skagway, AK.

Sunset from the top deck of the cruise ship Radiance of the Seas as we make our way to Ketchikan.

Sunset from the top deck of the cruise ship Radiance of the Seas as we make our way to Ketchikan.

Sunset from the top deck of the cruise ship Radiance of the Seas as we make our way to Ketchikan.

Clouds engulf the mountains as we ride the Wilderness Express Train from Anchorage to Talkeetna.

Glacial silt forms a "silt bar" in the river. Taken from the Wilderness Express Train from Anchorage to Talkeetna.

This is where Sarah Palin lives, and also is the re-start of the Iditarod.

Dead tress standing on the perma-frost that sits below the soil.

A winding river taken from the Wilderness Express Train from Anchorage to Talkeetna.

Here is the locomotive of the Wilderness Express (Alaskan Railroad).

Our first view of some majestic mountains in the distance just outside of Talkeetna.

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Fall colors present on this river bank.

Taken from the bus on the road as we head towards Denali.

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