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Click on the thumbnail images to get larger ones (around 100-300K). Click on the "huge" link to get the full size pictures (around 3M). 26 pictures included.
![[Jacko]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8748-r-sm.jpg "Jacko") huge |
![[Two Topps]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8749-r-sm.jpg "Two Topps") huge |
Jacko is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever or a Toller. In reality, he's a crotch-burrowing, serpentine leg-winding shedder. But a nice dog. And a picture of father and daughter. resolution pictures to read all the details.
![[Topps]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8750-sm.jpg "Topps") huge |
![[Topps]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8752-r-sm.jpg "Topps") huge |
![[Topps]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8751-sm.jpg "Topps") huge |
Another father and daughter, and two of Stephanie, her brother, his wife, and their daughter. They were very nice to host us for almost two weeks.
![[Heading towards runway 20-R at KFAI in a 757]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8753-sm.jpg "Heading towards runway 20-R at KFAI in a 757") huge |
![[Heading towards runway 20-R at KFAI in a 757]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8754-sm.jpg "Heading towards runway 20-R at KFAI in a 757") huge |
![[Heading towards runway 20-R at KFAI in a 757]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8755-sm.jpg "Heading towards runway 20-R at KFAI in a 757") huge |
Three shots of taxiing out to the runway.
![[More taxiing]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8756-sm.jpg "More taxiing") huge |
![[More taxiing]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8757-sm.jpg "More taxiing") huge |
![[About to takeoff]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8758-sm.jpg "About to takeoff") huge |
A few more shots of taxiing onto the runway and then as we're taking off.
![[Climbout]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8759-sm.jpg "Climbout") huge |
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And then three shots of the inital climbout after takeoff. The first two are right after breaking ground, and then the third is a few seconds later, with the Tanana River visible below us.
![[Tanana River]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8762-sm.jpg "Tanana River") huge |
![[En-route]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8763-sm.jpg "En-route") huge |
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Another shot of the Tanana River, this time we're a lot higher than we were when I was flying in the Skyhawk. And a picture of us as we're cruising. The third picture is something we haven't seen in two weeks: dark! But it's not that dark, as dawn is fast approaching. We're heading in to Minneapolis airport.
![[Approach to Minneapolis]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8766-sm.jpg "Approach to Minneapolis") huge |
![[Approach to Minneapolis]](images/Photos/Alaska/13-trip-home/_DSC8767-sm.jpg "Approach to Minneapolis") huge |
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Three more shots as we're on approach to Minneapolis.
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And two more shots as we get closer and finally after touchdown in Minneapolis
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And finally, as a bonus, after Minneapolis, we (eventually) got to Rochester and spent the night with friends. It was the night of July 2nd. Down the road from their house was a field that was lit up by fireflies. It was impressive. I took a few handheld shots of the field. Sure, it's dark, but amazingly, if you look at the full-size version of the images, you'll be able to see a few green dots which are the fireflies. More impressive than fireworks and more impressive in person.
