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Please enjoy a few photos from o<\/strong>ur recent family cruise to Alaska via the famous Inside Passage. On this trip, Sandi and I were joined by three of our four children, plus two of their spouses, plus our first grandchild who is forming in the womb of one our youngest daughter, and who is due to be born this fall. Yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our family. From left to right: Captain Ryan, USAF; Kaeli, MSW and who is a clinical therapist for a Christian counseling service; Jared who is an ISA Certified Arborist and project supervisor for Good News Tree Service, Inc. and is engaged to be married; Lucy who is just entering medical school to become a surgeon; Spencer who is a public school science teacher. Front and center: Sandi and Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Photo by Lucy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ketchikan, Alaska. Photo by Lucy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Juneau, Alaska. Photo by Lucy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Entering the Yukon Territory, Canada out of Skagway, Alaska.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Tlingit genealogical, family clan and history totem pole, Juneau, Alaska. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A bald eagle taking off, Juneau Alaska. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A bald eagle, Juneau, Alaska. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cruising into Skagway, Alaska. Photo by Lucy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Yukon Territory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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College Fjord. Photo by Lucy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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College Fjord. Photo by Lucy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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College Fjord. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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College Fjord. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Glacier Bay, Alaska. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A brown or grizzly bear. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A brown or grizzly bear. Photo by Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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