We just got back from Alaska (actually, it was a couple of weeks ago).  Doris and I, accompanied by our friends and travel buddies, Dennis and Kathy Sweeney, did a two week stint in the 49th state.  We cruised the Inland Passage from Vancouver, BC to Whittier with stops in Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway with pauses at Glacier Bay National Park and College Fjord.  The vessel was the Coral Princess (2,000 passengers).

Then, we trained up to Denali National Park and Preserve and stayed a couple of days at the Denali Princess Lodge.  Next were two more days at Mt. McKinley Princess Lodge.  Finally, back to Anchorage and then home.

Everyone should do this trip at least once in their lifetime.  It would be especially good with kids.  There are some pictures here to give you a flavor of the trip.

This is a belated post about the 34th Long Beach Grand Prix - also the last ChampCar race.  My son Eric and friend Ralph accompanied me to the LBGP April 18-20.  We all had a great time, absorbing the spectacle and the sounds.  We had grandstand seats at turn six which also includes a view of about a third of the main straight leading up to turn one. 

We drove the Shinka down to Long Beach for it's last outing before retirement.  I took some pictures at the race, all from near turn six.  I'll add some more comments about the weekend later.