Whittier tunnel fiasco - Fri 7/18
Jul 20, 2008 | 8:00 pm
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Jul 20, 2008 | 8:20 pm
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Jul 20, 2008 | 8:22 pm
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Yes, I've had a similar experience when I've been out hiking and come across masses of tourists. I was minding my own business in downtown Anchorage, dressed in my usual hiking gear, when an elderly couple tried to give me a cash!
Money!
I realize that I'd looked like a really Old Penny, a little worn around the edges, but did I look needy?
I guess I looked like a slept on 4th!
I try to avoid Alaska during tourist season for about a 1000 good reasons, but not the least of which is having to share Alaska with the mobs.
Money!
I realize that I'd looked like a really Old Penny, a little worn around the edges, but did I look needy?
I guess I looked like a slept on 4th!
I try to avoid Alaska during tourist season for about a 1000 good reasons, but not the least of which is having to share Alaska with the mobs.
Jul 21, 2008 | 1:28 pm
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For those of you who, like me, were trying to picture what this tunnel set-up looks like, I found this nifty photo:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Im...008-May-31.jpg
Here's the official webpage, which has all sorts of info:
http://www.dot.state.ak.us/creg/whit...el/index.shtml
And here's a short video that captures part of the experience of driving through:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5uEd...eature=related
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Im...008-May-31.jpg
Here's the official webpage, which has all sorts of info:
http://www.dot.state.ak.us/creg/whit...el/index.shtml
And here's a short video that captures part of the experience of driving through:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5uEd...eature=related
Jul 21, 2008 | 2:27 pm
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"Tougher in Alaska" did a short segment on the tunnel during their episode about the Alaskan RR. There was a short clip of Geo driving thru the tunnel on his way to the Whittier docks (where they loaded rr cars onto a barge bound for Seattle).
Jul 21, 2008 | 10:53 pm
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