Alaska is huge and varied. Take Alaska’s Inside Passage to see glaciers; mush ona dog sled ride; see the start of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race; pan for gold in Anchorage;fly north above the Arctic Circle to Deadhorse on Prudhoe Bay; follow the Alaska PipeLine for 300 miles; travel on the Yukon River; and see Mt. McKinley (Denali) NationalPark. In Hawaii, we will visit the USS Arizona Memorial, petroglyphs in lava, and walkon the cooled lava flows. No visit to Hawaii is complete without seeing the beachesincluding those with green, black or white sand. Hawaii also has rocky beaches due to itsvolcanic geography.

Thur. April 9, 2026

$18

Visit Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral formation in the world. Travel to Ularu,formerly Ayers Rock, considered by Australia’s original people to be sacred – a bit likethe Garden of Eden. Contrast the magnificent Opera House at Sydney with the sites of thegold rush that followed the American gold rush of 1849. Kangaroos blending into thelandscape, elusive koalas, and 12” tall Fairy Penguins are part of the native animals youwill see as you travel the varied landscape of Australia. Tour Kakadu National Park andsee a Crocodile shaped hotel, hear some Dreaming Stories, and see beautiful falls,

Mon., May 11, 2026

$18