2 Monarchs | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Sunday 8 October 2006
Posted on: Sunday 6 April 2008
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Bubbles in the River

CHAKWAR the African Porcupine

Check out these teeth

Archimedes the Owl

Yes? Can I help you?

These bones I love to chew!

The side of the bunny trying to hide.

Waiting for us to leave him alone. (Just another picture).

Baby rabbit hopped out of our house's side garden.

See I'm a good girl.

Looking off the bow of the boat.

First sunset on the ocean.

Sunset off the bow of the NCL Star.

Beautiful shot of the island and moon.

Most of the islands were mountains.

The beauty of the wide open ocean!

Brian and his mom at the Spinnaker Lounge.

All of us at the Spinnaker Lounge, on the NCL Star.

Brian on the NCL Star deck.

Clouds hugging the mountains

Another island...great being at sea!

Closer view of the clouds over the mountain.

More Mountains...

Passing islands while at sea

A single crane closer up.

3 crane sculptures in the Atrium of the boat.

3 whale blows on the way to Juneau, AK.

Flowing glacier-close view

Floating glacier

A whale was there.

My camera was too slow...but the glacier is nice...

A splash from the whale.

A small iceberg floating by..

A closer view of the iceberg.

The NCL Star approaching Juneau

The left side of Juneau on the way into port.

The only bridge in Juneau.

Trying to still sleep.

Sleeping sea lions

Thar she blows...a humpback whale!

A whale blow...that small splash...

There's the whale blow!

The back of a humpback whale with the rest of the blow.

The boyee the sea lions own....or so they think.

Closer view of the sea lions.

Another trip around the sea lions.

Lounging sea lions on the whale watch in Juneau.

One sea lion woke up!

'Hey, what do you want? I was sleeping!'

Nice black whale back.

Where did that whale go?

The whale tail sticking out.

The whale is going back down.

Where is that whale?!?

The smooth back of a humpback whale!

Another splash from a whale!

Great whale tail shot!

Mendenhall Glacier

A closer view of the glacier

All of us at Mendenhall Glacier

Us at the Mendenhall Glacier

The information board at Mendenhall Glacier

Brian and Erica at the camp fire for smores at the salmon bake.

More salmon swimming upstream.

4 salmon swimming up stream.

2 salmon swimming up stream.

Beautiful falls at the Salmon bake

Old machinary at the Salmon bake

Brian's mom at a mine at the Salmon bake.

The falls where the salmon were heading to.

Us at the falls at the Salmon bake

Brian and Erica at the Red Dog Saloon (sister to Red Onion Saloon)

Skagway Railroad

The original road is below the railroad.

History about the Skagway Railroad

White Pass &amp; Yukon Route

The naturally formed Indian Face in the rock

Us at the Skagway Railroad

The only bridge hooked up on only 1 side.

Another view of the bridge hooked on one side.

Wonderful Mountains

A beautiful view heading into Canada.

Fraser map of where we were heading (Carcross).

Fraser Information board

Information about Chillkoot Pass

The train at Chillkoot Pass

Yukon welcome sign

The smallest desert in the world!

The Carcross desert

Our dogsled team waiting

Erica with a husky puppy - 1

Erica with a husky puppy - 3

Erica with a husky puppy - 2

Forced to stop and swim in the pool...

These dogs don't want to stop!

All of us on the sled at break time.

Time to rest now...comfortable puddle!

Closer view of the cute dog!

Nice white dog!

Brian and the cutest puppy there!

The puppy going to hide under the sled.

Emerald Lake in Yukon, Canada

Other side of Emerlad Lake

The rest of Emerald Lake

Bear walking outside of our tour bus

We're back in the U.S.

All of us at the Yukon border

Klondike Highway Sign #2

Klondike Highway Sign #1

The Canadian border

Brian and Erica at Red Onion Saloon (Sister to Red Dog Saloon)

Erica taking a picture of our NCL Star

View of the NCL Star from Downtown Skagway

The last remaining advertisment on the rock wall

Front of the NCL Star at Skagway

Margerie Glacier

Margerie Glacier

Margerie Glacier

Margerie Glacier

Margerie Glacier

Margerie Glacier (view 1)

Margerie Glacier (view 2)

Grand Pacific Glacier (view 1)

Margerie Glacier (view 3)

Margerie Glacier (view 4)

A small iceberg floating in the ocean.

Grand Pacific Glacier (view 2)

Birds sitting on floating ice.

Side of Tarr Inlet

John Hopkins Inlet Glacier at the end

Lamplugh Glacier

John Hopkins Inlet Glacier at the end (black and white photo)

Mount Cooper Ice buildup (black and white photo)

Side of John Hopkins Inlet (black and white photo)

Margerie Glacier

Deck lights on deck 13, at night.

Clearer view of the lights around the pool.

Jana Seale, a great singer on board the boat!

Mom Ruth's trip to the totem poles

Saxem totem poles

Erica in line to get food- chocolate fruit and chicken sculptures.

Both ice sculptures

Erica with her chocolate plate

Erica and Mom Ruth eating chocolate

Welcome to the Chocolate Buffet!

A swan, a fruit basket, and a rooster are all full chocolate.

The NCL Star made of chocolate.

Ice sculptures decorating the tables

Chocolate newlyweds

A chocolate Eiffel Tower

Chocolate Seattle Space Needle

Chocolate surfer with a surf board behind him.

Beautiful chocolate lighthouse.

Chocoholic welcome sign

Chocolate covered apple, chocolate rice crispy treats, strawberried, chocolate mouse swan, and fudge.

The last towel animal made all week in our room.

Map of Victoria at the pier

View off the ocean break closer...

Looking out past the ocean break.

View off to the side of the ocean...

View off the end of the ocean break.

Sunset over Victoria and the ocean...

Sunset over Victoria

Kayaking on the ocean

Old houses along an island

Small island where one man keeps goats while he's in town

|View of the cruise ships while kayaking

2 birds in a tree (view 2)

View 2 of the bald eagle in the tree

Underwater seaweed

Starfish underwater

Marine area of Ketchikan

Purple starfish

Another purple starfish

Sea anemone (white thing in the water)

The blue one at the top is the one I was in

Downtown Ketchikan

A mother turkey and her 5 babies...

See the Napa store at the end of the road?

This is not a country road.

Turkeys trotting down the road.

'Hey human...I'm trying to feed my babies. Leave us alone.'

'Kids, lets go into the woods...'

Almost hidden in the woods

Butterfly getting a drink

Don't mind the human

Wanting the nector

Hanging onto the last flowers

Can you find the yellow butterfly?

Walking through fall leaves.

Tree line (color)

Tree line (sepia)

Tree line (B&amp;W)

Leaves that have not fallen.

Leaves that have not fallen

Ball...I must get it...

In-law's back yard

Running around.

Both don't know when to stop...

In-law's yard (B&amp;W)

Black washed dog...

When do we get to go again?

Taking a small break.

last flowers in Oct 2006

Butterfly still getting the last nector

Spreading his wings

Not a digital zoom...that's how close I was..

Beautiful lines on the monarch

Trying to blend

Both of them ignoring me

Getting a sweet taste

Lots of details

Very tasty flower

Very similar patterns

Looking towards the west

Past the local soccer field

Over the cemetary

Vermont hills at dusk

Rosie finds something

The sun still hitting the hills

I can run fast!

Where does this lead to?

The hills hang onto the sunset

Light shining through

Opposites...black trees, bright sky

Rosie running in the field

Lofty clouds round the hill

Last paint brush flower in 2006 in Vermont

Beautiful tree line behind the flower

Yes...I got it!

Breath taking sky

Watch your step down that path

I found something...

Watch for falling

Last sun light pushing through

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