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// May 13
slides[0] = new Slide("001", "<ref>An aerial view north of Anchorage.</ref> I can't tell you exactly what you are looking at, but the mountains and glaciers we saw flying into Anchorage were stunning. 21:01.");

// May 14
slides[1] = new Slide("002", "<ref>Yours truly. Anchorage has several sister cities.</ref> I've actually visited one of them.  Captain James Cook was an apprentice sailor learning his skills in Whitby, England. I visited the area as part of my <A HREF='../Amsterdam_UK_7-2000/diaryFrames.html' TARGET='_new'>Amsterdam and UK, 2000 trip.  14:26. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Joe.</span>");
slides[2] = new Slide("003", "I wasn't traveling alone. <ref>My travel partner, Joe, standing next to the sign at the trailhead to the Tony Knowles Trail.</ref> This is a lovely paved bike and foot trail. 18:40.");
slides[3] = new Slide("004", "<ref>Looking out over Cook Inlet, downtown Anchorage, and the Chugach Mountains.</ref> The Tony Knowles Trail runs along the shore of Cook Inlet and many fine views of the city and mountains were ours to behold. 19:33.");
slides[4] = new Slide("005", "This panorama <ref>shows the bulk of Westchester Lagoon.</ref> This is a man-made lagoon that is home to an assortment of fish, fowl, an animals. It's near the heart of downtown Anchorage off the Tony Knowles Trail. 19:36.", 1361, 428);
slides[5] = new Slide("006", "We had heard that moos activity was high even near downtown Anchorage. <ref>This moose rub along these trees convinced us that was so.</ref> We're only a couple miles further down the Tony Knowles Trail. 20:23", 450, 600);
slides[6] = new Slide("007", "<ref>From Earthquake Park.</ref> Before the earthquake that took place on Good Friday, 1964 this area had homes and a school. They fell into Cook Inlet as the ground sank into the water. The park stands in memory of that place. The park is home to much wildlife. 21:25.");
slides[7] = new Slide("008", "<ref>A panoramic shot towards Anchorage and the mountains in the hazy distance.</ref>  The colors are only really just starting to deepen. Sunset is still an hour away. 21:49.", 800, 430);
slides[8] = new Slide("009", "<ref>The sleeping Lady.</ref> The mountains show the sleeping lady in profile. Like many such places there is a story behind the name - see the diary for details. 22:14.");

// May 15
slides[9] = new Slide("010", "An overcast day,<ref>but the view from the deck of Talkeetna Lodge<ref> is still impressive since we can still partially see some of the grandest mountains on the North American continent looming in the distance: McKinley is probably one of them. 12:31.");
slides[10] = new Slide("011", "<ref>Yours truly on the Ruth Glacier at about 5,700 feet.</ref> The glacier landing was great. We met people camped here that were spending a few days just exploring this area.  16:05. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Joe.</span>");
slides[11] = new Slide("012", "This QuickTime movie <ref>shows in somewhat overexposed fashion what we saw on the Ruth Glacier.</ref> It really wasn't quite this stark. 16:08.", 320, 240, "2002", "movie");
slides[12] = new Slide("013", "<ref>Joe near our Cesna on the Ruth Glacier.</ref> 16:15.");
slides[13] = new Slide("014", "Flying back to Talkeetna we would fly over the three rivers that flow into one. I'm not sure <ref>which river is below us here. It could be the Talkeetna, Chulitna, or Susitna.</ref> 16:50.");
slides[14] = new Slide("015", "<ref>Joe is photogenic.</ref> 17:41.");

// May 16
slides[15] = new Slide("016", "This 3-shot panorama <ref>looks out from the deck of the Talkeetna Lodge.</ref> What a difference a day makes. Virtually cloudless skies except over the mountains which can make their own weather. 09:44", 825, 446);
slides[16] = new Slide("017", "<ref>A scene along wide wood chip trail in back of the Talkeetna Lodge.</ref> This trail was a bit soggy and past several ponds. I am sure moose come around, but I didn't see any. 09:59.", 450, 600);
slides[17] = new Slide("018", "<ref>The view from the back deck of the McKinley Princess Lodge.</ref> You can see McKinley and her sister mountains quite well. 14:51.", 1489, 205);
slides[18] = new Slide("019", "Taking the bus to Denali National Park. <ref>The curving lines you see on the mountains are stresses caused by moving ice.</ref> 16:42.");
slides[19] = new Slide("020", "<ref>The set for Cabin Nite Theatre.</ref> They made a version of a lodge in Kantishna set in the 1930s. 20:03.");
slides[20] = new Slide("021", "<ref>This is just one of several water/ice-falls</ref> we could see pouring into the Nenena River from our cabin deck at the Grand Denali Hotel. 21:41.");
slides[21] = new Slide("022", "<ref>Here comes the alpinglow.</ref> Another of the fine views from our cabin deck. 21:45.");
slides[22] = new Slide("023", "<ref>More fine cabin deck views.</ref> While hard to see here the rock in the center of the picture just below the farthest extending tree branches is actually about the size of a small house. 22:11.");
slides[23] = new Slide("024", "What can I say <ref>the views from the deck are great and Joe adds a nice touch to the picture too.</ref> 22:18.");
slides[24] = new Slide("025", "Sometimes even I photograph well. <ref>You just need the right setting.</ref>  22:21. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Joe.</span>");

// May 17
slides[25] = new Slide("026", "<ref>One of many moose we would see in Denali National park.</ref> She's blurry due to zoom and an unsteady hand. We saw cows, calves, and bull moose. 08:25.");
slides[26] = new Slide("027", "The park has considerable forests. <ref>Below treeline boreal (sometimes called taiga in the far north regions) forests dominate.</ref> 08:43.");
slides[27] = new Slide("028", "<ref>A Ptarmigan: the Alaska state bird.</ref> The bird was just off the park road. We saw several all near the road. 09:11.");
slides[28] = new Slide("029", "This multi-shot stitched panorama <ref>was shot about treeline in Denali National Park.</ref> 09:25.", 1624, 375);
slides[29] = new Slide("030", "<ref>Joe and I at Teklanika camping area.</ref>  10:16. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Kate (tour guide).</span>");
slides[30] = new Slide("031", "A QuickTime movie panorama <ref>looking out from an overlook at the Teklanika camp area.</ref> 10:20.", 400, 300, "2002", "movie");
slides[31] = new Slide("032", "<ref>The bird in the water is a Harlequin duck.</ref> It's hard to see, but the guide was sure. 11:34.");
slides[32] = new Slide("033", "This multi-shot panorama <ref>was taken near a bend in the Savage River.</ref> Although not visible in the photograph several caribou were visible in the patchy snow near the big river bend. 11:41.", 1997, 421);
slides[33] = new Slide("034", "<ref>Look up. The Grand Denali is visible.</ref> From this vantage it doesn't look like it is much higher than I am, but it is. 12:38.");
slides[34] = new Slide("035", "<ref>A moose footprint.</ref> 13:00.", 232, 323);
slides[35] = new Slide("036", "<ref>Staff at the kennels are rigging a 5-dog team sled.</ref> Denali is the only national park with a working sled dog kennels. The dogs are considered more reliable and better for the environment than snow machines. 14:16.");
slides[36] = new Slide("037", "<ref>It's Joe's turn behind the sled.</ref>  14:37. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Joe.</span>");
slides[37] = new Slide("038", "<ref>Now it's my turn behind the sled.<ref> 14:40.");
slides[38] = new Slide("039", "<ref>Just another fine mountain view.</ref> The mountain is not blowing steam. Just neat clouds. 18:05.");
slides[39] = new Slide("040", "<ref>It's alive!.</ref> I feel confident that Joe is not really a man-plant beast. It's a good thing that plant doesn't like flesh. 21:54.", 450, 600);
slides[40] = new Slide("041", "<ref>The Nenena River.</ref> It's silt and ice filled waters were quite a bit higher than they had been the night before.", 450, 600);

// May 18
slides[41] = new Slide("042", "<ref>The view from Denali State Park's Denali Overlook.</ref> 09:29.", 1849, 254);
slides[42] = new Slide("043", "<ref>Yours truly at the Denali Overlook.</ref>  09:31. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Joe.</span>");
slides[43] = new Slide("044", "<ref>Joe at the Denali Overlook.</ref> 09:33.");

// May 19
slides[44] = new Slide("045", "<ref>This blurred long exposure at Westchester Lagoon</ref> gives you a bit of an idea of how dark it gets in Anchorage this time of year. As you can see it isn't totally dark even at this early morning hour. 01:28.");
slides[45] = new Slide("046", "<ref>Looking across Turnagain Arm (I believe).</ref> 07:25.");
slides[46] = new Slide("047", "The seabird habitat at Sealife Center. <ref>Here we can see many puffins on the water. Others are below the waterline.</ref> 11:02.");
slides[47] = new Slide("048", "<ref>Puffins flying through the water in search of the food that they have just received.</ref> 11:15.");
slides[48] = new Slide("049", "We had a lot of fun <ref>watching these oyster catchers preening and doing whatever they do on these rocks.</ref> 11:21.");
slides[49] = new Slide("050", "<ref>How many kittywakes can you find.</ref> There were at times actually more in that little high rock region. 11:51.");
slides[50] = new Slide("051", "A lone male <ref>Steller sea lion popping up for a breath.</ref> 12:00."); 
slides[51] = new Slide("052", "<ref>a harbor seal.</ref> This tank had several seals swimming playfully about. 12:14.");
slides[52] = new Slide("053", "<ref>You get a better sense of the Steller sea lion's size when viewed from below the waterline.</ref> Massive creature. Even I could see his gaze focus and track me as he swam by. 12:51.");
slides[53] = new Slide("054", "<ref>A view towards the Exit Glacier.</ref> 15:15.");
slides[54] = new Slide("055", "<ref>Glacier morraine.</ref> The receding glacier has left in its wake fine rubble and occasional large builders as well as numerous streams. 15:38.");
slides[55] = new Slide("056", "<ref>Joe is standing in front of an ice arch.</ref> This arch was formed by the moving ice and I imagine it can't last very long. 15:43.", 450, 600);
slides[56] = new Slide("057", "<ref>I am standing in front of the same ice arch.</ref> Photo credit Joe or Darren. 16:45.");
slides[57] = new Slide("058", "<ref>The big mountain in the background is Mount Alice.</ref> look out over Resurrection Bay as boats and kittywakes flit about. 17:27.");
slides[58] = new Slide("059", "A panoramic view <ref>showing a swath of Resurrection Bay from the pave biking and walking trail</ref> that runs between the Sea Life Center and small boat harbor in Seward, Alaska. 18:56.", 1000, 271);

// May 20
slides[59] = new Slide("060", "<ref>Early on our Kenai Fjords day cruise.</ref> Shorelines were typically rugged like this one. 10:17.");
slides[60] = new Slide("061", "<ref>Take a look at my view from the Kenai Explorer's deck </ref> through this QuickTime movie. 10:49.", 432, 324, "2002", "movie");
slides[61] = new Slide("062", "<ref>This waterfall, rocky, spruce covered shoreline</ref> is the entrance to the cove where the dock on Fox Island resides.  10:54.");
slides[62] = new Slide("063", "We had a lovely lunch on Fox Island. <ref>What we failed to eat Steller jays like this one will probably find.</ref> 11:49.");
slides[63] = new Slide("064", "<ref>This red long limbed sea star</ref> was spotted under the water just off the dock. Another short limbed red sea star was nearby. 11:52.");
slides[64] = new Slide("065", "<ref>Check out the crevasses in this glacier.</ref> The large c-curve ones are particularly impressive. 12:30.");
slides[65] = new Slide("066", "<ref>Orcas. I am not sure if this trio are the resident locals or transient ones.</ref> The locals are salmon eaters. The transients eat other sea mammals including Steller sea lions. 12:56.");
slides[66] = new Slide("067", "<ref>At last Humpback whales.</ref> The smaller appearing whale is probably less than a  year old. We saw a few groups of whales during the afternoon. 13:08.");
slides[67] = new Slide("068", "<ref>Gotta love sea arches.</ref> We're at Three Hole Bay. 13:47.");
slides[68] = new Slide("069", "<ref>Another fine vista from the Kenai Explorer.</ref> Heading towards Holgate Glacier. 13:53.");
slides[69] = new Slide("070", "<ref>Snowfields and waterfalls like these</ref> come right to the shoreline. Where plants can grow they sure do. 14:05.");
slides[70] = new Slide("071", "One thing snow does <ref>is make gorgeous reflections upon the water.</ref> This scene would be merely nice without the snow, but with it - wow. 14:10.");
slides[71] = new Slide("072", "<ref>Probably less than half a mile from the Holgate Glacier. Icebergs floating by.</ref> Remember that an iceberg only shows us a small piece of its true bulk. I am not sure why the water is greener here. Maybe more silt, proximity to the glacier, and a shallower depth contribute to the color change. 14:27.");
slides[72] = new Slide("073", "<ref>Looking back along the fjord that ends at the Holgate Glacier.</ref> 14:28.");
slides[73] = new Slide("074", "This QuickTime movie <ref>shows you the size of the Holgate Glacier.</ref> We're a good quarter to third of a mile away from the glacier face. 14:30.", 432, 324, "2002", "movie");
slides[74] = new Slide("075", "<ref>Steller sea lions and kittiwakes.</ref> This area was home to many sea lions and dozens of birds either flying about or perched. 15:57.");
slides[75] = new Slide("076", "<ref>A wider view of the point where the kittiwakes and sea lions of the previous photo are. 15:57.");
slides[76] = new Slide("077", "<ref>Orcas. This pod of orcas is the transient one that feed on marine mammals.</ref> While we watched they killed and ate a Steller sea lion. 16:24.");
slides[77] = new Slide("078", "<ref>These Steller sea lions must know one of their own kind was just killed.</ref> Some of them are very high out of the water. 16:30.");
slides[78] = new Slide("079", "<ref>These orcas, some blowing, here are one of the local fish eating pods.</ref> The pod had about half a dozen animals. 17:22.");
slides[79] = new Slide("080", "<ref>Almost back to the dock.</ref> Clear skies, deep blue waters, snow capped mountains reflecting in the water. A perfect day. 18:02.");

// May 21
slides[80] = new Slide("081", "<ref>An Orcre sea star.</ref> Libbey, our sea kayaking trip guide is holding it. It is remarkable that something so solid feeling can move. 13:59.");
slides[81] = new Slide("082", "<ref>The rest of our kayaking group.</ref> Libbey is the only one actually facing Joe and me. 14:30.");
slides[82] = new Slide("083", "<ref>It's us.</ref> The waterfall we're near is one of many we saw. But, it turned out there was a much better one just a little further along the shore.  14:45. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Libbey.</span>");
slides[83] = new Slide("084", "<ref>A lot of the scenery on the train ride back to Anchorage looked like this.</ref> 18:28.");
slides[84] = new Slide("085", "<ref>Looking ahead to what is coming along the tracks.</ref> 18:30.");
slides[85] = new Slide("086", "<ref>Kenai Lake.</ref> As we rolled past this large lake Joe saw two Common loons. 18:42.");
slides[86] = new Slide("087", "<ref>This stream still has plenty of ice in it.</ref> 19:45.");
slides[87] = new Slide("088", "<ref>A ghost forest.</ref> The trees in this forest are dead. Their root systems were invaded by salt water and the wood is so rich with salt and other stuff that it will not rot for decades. 20:31.");
slides[88] = new Slide("089", "<ref>Joe. In the background you can see where we have come from.</ref> 21:07.");
slides[89] = new Slide("090", "<ref>Signs of progress.</ref> This sign is at the train station in Anchorage. 22:28.");

// May 22
slides[90] = new Slide("091", "<ref>This is all that remains of the village Portage.</ref> The village was destroyed by the Good Friday 1964 earthquake. 09:38.");
slides[91] = new Slide("092", "I love waterfalls. <ref>Here are several waterfalls draining into Prince William Sound's deep green waters.</ref> 11:00.", 450, 600);
slides[92] = new Slide("093", "<ref>In the same area as the previous shot.</ref> Life is abundant here. Besides dense spruce forests it is obvious their is animal life above and below the water. 11:05.");
slides[93] = new Slide("094", "<ref>A black bear in the distance.</ref> This 2-shot collage gives you a sense of the size of the bear. 13:02.", 776, 520);
slides[94] = new Slide("095", "<ref>Who says you can't have magical views on an overcast day.</ref> 13:40.");
slides[95] = new Slide("096", "<ref>A good sample of much of what lay on the shores we were passing.</ref> The water really was as deep a green as the picture implies. Lovely. 13:42.");
slides[96] = new Slide("097", "I believe <ref>this is Surprise Glacier.</ref> The glaciers we saw today were considerably bluer than any we had seen before. 14:10.");
slides[97] = new Slide("098", "<ref>Yours truly in front of another glacier.</ref> Photo credit someone on the Nunatak. 14:33.");
slides[98] = new Slide("099", "<ref>Many sea otters.</ref> We saw many laying on icebergs or swimming nearby. 16:02.", 700, 236);
slides[99] = new Slide("100", "<ref>Some of the same sea otters.</ref> You just have to love how they move in the water. 16:03.");
slides[100] = new Slide("101", "<ref>Eddie. Our bus driver/guide.</ref> He plays a mean button box accordion. We were waiting for our turn to go through the Anton Anderson tunnel. 17:29.");

// May 23
slides[101] = new Slide("102", "<ref>A Steller Jay on the Tony Knowles Trail.</ref> 19:33.");
slides[102] = new Slide("103", "If we needed any more proof that moose have no doubts about roaming around downtown Anchorage <ref>then this moose rub removed them.</ref> This tree is in the heart of a neighborhood. 20:36.", 723, 269);