Janie, Charlene, Neal, John, Sis, and myself had a wonderful helicopter tour over several islands!!
Hawaii is simply beautiful! There is no other way to say it. One view is more gorgeous than the next. It is an amazing treasure. It was wonderful to share the helicopter ride with such wonderful people. The sites were spectacular!!
The colors were amazing!!The rock is supposed to be an elephant laying down. Maybe use your imagination??Helicopter views are amazing!!Gorgeous waterfalls!!Vibrant green valleys!!The coastlines are amazing!!This was my favorite waterfall!!The green foliage and blue water are spectacular!!The ruggedness and beauty are amazing to see!!The rich greenery is gorgeous!!I loved how the sun broke through the clouds to shine brightly on this one spot!!Mountainsides of intense green!!Turn in a slightly different direction and there is another amazing view!!Steep and green cliffs!!It is difficult to capture the beauty with a camera!!It was fun to fly over these mountains in a helicopter!! They seemed quite high to me, but our pilot Christina guided over them with no problem!!Coming down on the other side you could see the reefs in different colors near the land.The water colors with the different depths of the reefs were spectacular!!It was fun to see where a past lava flow ended as it reached the water!!The island of Maui is so amazing and beautiful!!I love to see the contrasting colors along the water’s edge!!Beautiful Maui!!I simply stare at the amazing places in Maui!!It is fun to end the series of photos from our helicopter ride with this silly rooster. I have forgotten how there are chickens and roosters walking all over Maui. This fellow was walking along the parking lot of the helipad and he stopped to say hello.
Today we had an amazing experience!! We had our first helicopter ride! Seeing beautiful Alaska from the air was an amazing experience!We love this photo which shows the icebergs, the mountains, and the deep green of Alaska on a cloudy day!Believe it or not, but the small black dots are seals as seen from our helicopter! They enjoy resting on the icebergs. The blue color of the glaciers is amazing to see!We saw several black bears during our helicopter ride! This fellow was fun to watch!The glaciers are huge, gorgeous blue, and impressive!This distance photo shows the immense size of the glacier flowing down the entire mountain.
The depth of the crevasses is incredible! Alaska is such a picturesque setting! The fresh water from the glacier melt is separated from the salt water on the far right by a small sliver of land. You can tell the difference by the different colors of water.The icebergs and mountains in the distance are beautiful!Each iceberg is like a individually crafted fingerprint! No two are alike.It is difficult to tell perspective in this photo, but this glacier is enormous!It was amazing to see the depth of the crevasses! They have a rich blue color and are very deep!The pure water of the glacier melt appears blue and is very clear!The glaciers are simply stunning!Sometimes the icebergs turn upside down. When this happens, the now exposed previous bottom, is strikingly blue.This is our helicopter pilot’s favorite iceberg. We flew around until we found this massive blue ice-cube floating in the water.It was a serene, beautiful sight, to see the icebergs floating peacefully in the water.The icebergs were carved by the elements into unique art.
After our helicopter ride, we returned to our campsite and this is the view of the mountain directly across from where we are parked. It is spectacularly beautiful!Seward is known form having many beautiful murals around town. Charlene and I especially liked this mural near the harbor master office.Charlene is testing out the dog sled and preparing for the next Iditarod race!Sitting at our campsite, we noticed this bald eagle eating dinner atop this pole.
Fiesta on Wheels 