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Statue of Captain Cook stands
at the entrance to Cook Inlet/standbeeld van kapitein Cook aan de baai bij
Anchorage
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Statue at the Z.J. Loussac
Library of William Seward, Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase
of Alaska from Russia in 1868 for $7.2 million/standbeeld van William Seward
die onderhandelde voor de aankoop van Alaska van de Russen in 1868 voor de
prijs van 7.2 miljoen dollar
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Eisenhower Memorial commemorating
Alaskan statehood in 1959/herdenkingsmonument van het staatschap van Alaska
in 1959 terwijl Eisenhower president was
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Wendler Building; the Iditarod
Trail Sled Dog Race starts on this corner/Ceremoniele start van de Iditarod
Sleehondentocht op deze hoek
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Bronze statue commemorates
the mushers and their sled dog teams/bronzen beeld van een hond ter herdenking
van de sleehondenteams en hun gidsen
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Saturday Market with snow-capped
Chugach mountains in the distance/de markt op zaterdag met de besneeuwde Chugachbergen
op de achtergrond
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Local items sold at the market
include moose antlers, whale vertibrae, walrus tusks, etc./rariteiten te koop
op de markt : walrusslagtanden, walvisruggewervels, elandgeweien...
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Other items for sale include
eskimo dolls and fur boots/ook te koop zijn eskimopoppen en pelslaarzen
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You can even buy a wallet
made out of duct tape/je kan er zelfs een portefeuille kopen gemaakt van plakband
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Food items include salmon
dishes but also deep-fried Twinkies/en stel je voor, gefrituurde gevulde koekjes???
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Really...deep-fried Twinkies/en
hier zijn ze dan... nee bedankt
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The gravesite of famous Alaskan
artist, Sydney Laurence/graf van een beroemde lokale schilder, Sydney Laurence.
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Gravesites of Russian influence
have Orthodox crosses/Russisch Orthodokse kruisen, overblijfselen van de Russische
periode
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Traditional Eskimo graves
are marked with upright whale rib bones/de traditionele Eskimograven te herkennen
aan de 2 rechtopstaande walvisribben
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Some graves are marked with
items that are beyond understanding
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Earthquake Park along the
11 mile coastal trail commemorates the Good Friday 1964 earthquake that measured
9.2/"Earthquake Park" langsheen de kust ter nagedachtenis van de aardbeving
in Anchorage op goede vrijdag 1964, 9.2 op de Richterschaal
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Looking back on the cliffs
below Earthquake Park where streets and houses tumbled into the sea/terugkijkend
op de rotsen bij "Earthquake Park" waar huizen en straten verdwenen in het
water
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Mud flats along the Knik
Arm/laagtij in de Knik Arm, een baai ten W van Anchorage
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Mud flats along the Knik
Arm/laagtij in de Knik Arm, een baai ten W van Anchorage
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Dragonflies are abundant
at the Westchester Lagoon/libellen bij de vleet aan de lagune
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A dragonfly, up close &
personal/een kanjer...
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A red-necked grebe in the
lagoon/een fuut
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Dark clouds over the lagoon/dreigende
onweerslucht over de lagune
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A moose crosses our path
on the coatal trail/een eland kruist ons pad langsheen de kustweg
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More moose are spotted along
the trail/elanden bij de vleet aan de rand van de stad
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A young bull browses near
the trail/een jong elandmannetje graast niet ver van het pad
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"Salmon Enchanted Evening";
one of many decorative salmon on display throughout Anchorage
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A mural of whales on a downtown
building
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One of those crazy seals
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Otters at play
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"Off Exhibit"
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A 3 day old Yak named Gracie
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Proud mama, Priscilla with
Gracie...
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...Dad's name is Elvis and
sister is Lisa Marie
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One hump or two?
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Kodiak bear, largest of the
brown bears
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Raspberries...
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Snow Leopard
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Sandhill Crane
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Great-horned Owl
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Glacier Bear
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Siberian Tiger
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Ohpun, the polar bear was
raised with the brown bear but recently had to be separated because they were
fighting
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Oreo, the brown bear was
raised with the polar bear
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A mushroom growing in the
Alaska Botanical Gardens in Anchorage
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