In the past few weeks we have been surrounded with some of the most beautiful landscape we’ve ever seen…from Alaska to Montana to Yellowstone National Park. It wasn’t our intent to have so many trips so close together, but it’s just the way things fell in to place. And I’m never one to turn down the opportunity to travel! (Follow the adventures on InstaGram and Facebook.)
Even though we had my sister’s out-of-town bachelorette party and wedding already on the books, there was no way we could turn down Princess’s offer to explore Alaska in the middle of it all. To say Alaska was majestic would be an understatement. The trip was actually so special, so surreal, that I’m still trying to process it, and form my thoughts and opinions before completely sharing the experience with you.
But I know you’re anxious to see, so today I’m sharing our first port on the trip…Ketchikan, Alaska.
I’ve been asked repeatedly what my favorite stop was, or the coolest experience, but I honestly can’t name a single one. Each and every landscape, excursion, meal, and town was just as stunning and perfect as the last.
Prepare for photo overload! #thatsmyboat #jenny #randomforrestgumpreference Not really, she’s the Ruby Princess. And she was always the biggest and prettiest ship in port!
After a day at sea, it was fun to be on land exploring this quaint, colorful town.
After a few hours, we headed out on our excursion….exploring the Misty Fjord Wilderness by boat, and seaplane. #pinchme
Don’t let Mr. SP’s get-up confuse you…other than being windy on the top deck of the boat, the weather was really mild. We packed lots of light layers, and added them according to the temperature and activity each day.
The boat cruised through snow-capped mountains covered with glacier waterfalls. A fellow passenger had a mega-lens on his camera and captured these pics of the eagle and whale, and was nice enough to share them with me! (Hi, Rex!)
You may recall my history with flying sometimes…but all was well on this trip! The seaplane take-off and landing were actually smoother than regular planes, but I did feel the dips and turns a lot more!
We saw so much more of Ketchikan and Misty Fjord, but I was usually too busy staring open-mouthed to take many pictures! And these are all straight from my camera…Alaska really does look just like this! Who’s ready to book their Princess cruise?!
Gorgeous!!! Loving all these travels!!
How fun! What a trip of a lifetime and dream come true.
How beautiful! It makes me want to move there! What a fun trip and opportunity. Can't wait to see more pictures 🙂
Wow! What a trip. Your pictures are gorgeous! Love the bald eagle pictures!!! Yeah, I'm ready for a Princess Cruise. I've battled breast cancer on/off for the past 5 years (3 times in 5 years) and that would be a fantastic trip! Can't wait to see more pictures!!!
Gorgeous scenery! What a fabulous trip and opportunity.
This has always been a dream of mine. Your photos are magnificent. I am so glad you had a lovely time (and that the flying portion wasn't too bad).
No wedding? 🙁
These pictures are amazing. An Alaskan cruise has long been on my bucket list!
Looks amazing!
Cassie! Absolutely gorgeous!! I mean…really and truly stunning! I love vacation posts :).
We are leaving soon for a similar trip and are excited! This was helpful. 🙂
Spectacular pictures!! I've never considered going to Alaska, but I think I will add it to my bucket list.
wow! what an amazing opportunity and trip! beautiful photos cassie! i'd love to go to Alaska someday. xo jillian – cornflake dreams
This trip looks amazing! Glad you had a great time and I love your photos! XO
Wow, your trip looks amazing!!!
I have a random question – what are the names of the fonts you used on your title picture on this post??? I've noticed that you've used the combo before, and I love how it looks! I'm hoping to try these fonts out on my save the date cards I'm trying to put together – if you could let me know the names, that would be great. 🙂 Thanks so much!
Hi teachergal! Ha…that is a random one…I love random questions!! I'm not sure of the font name, but I used PicMonkey…a free photo editing website. Check the font tab there and you'll find the one you're looking for! xo
Finally catching up on some blog reading and can't wait to see the rest of your trip! A cruise has never even been on my radar but this looks incredible. Really thinking this is one my husband and I could both enjoy.
my folks went on an Alaskan cruise a couple years back – it has been on my bucket list for a while now. this makes me what to do it even more so now! we just got back from destin with my girlfriend and her kids – it's always so wonderful to get away!