Jim and Lyndi ZR-1 Road Trip 2019 - Back to Alaska

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Originally Posted by BlackSheepz

Hey Jim and Lyndi! Absolutely LOVE your trips, really looking forward to seeing all of your photos from this one! Travel Safe!



Question; is your Pioneer wired to the BOSE amps? or did you install aftermarket speakers? Considering doing a simliar unit, but would prefer to keep the original speakers if possible; despite the argument that newer tech is always better. Thanks!

My Pioneer in-dash GPS is connected to the Bose amps and speakers. Older models required a "step down" adapter to reduce amp out down to line out to feed the Bose amps. The NEX models offer line out so the connection does not require an adapter. Buy an adapter harness to make the wiring simple and the extra length of wires allows more freedom in component placement. I have installed 5 of the Pioneer unites ovet ht eyears and I have been happy with them all.

You will have to slightly modify the opening of the radio bezel to allow the tilt screen to operate properly.

Good Luck

Jim

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Day 8 Sunday

All day Saturday we were transiting the In-Land Channel of British Columbia and Alaska.

On Sunday we made our first port call at Ketchikan, Alaska.

Wifi and Cellular are mostly not available except when we are in port so I am behind on posting pictures. I will try to get some posted today before we get underway.

Thank you for all the nice comments.

Jim

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Day 7 Bellingham Washington and boarding the Alaska Ferry

We got back on I-90 and drove west some more. The central area of Washington has several different landscapes. We started out with flat land and little traffic which was good because it was important to get to Bellingham by 3 PM to stage for loading the Alaska Ferry:




Further west, we found many more agricultural land uses, mostly with irrigated fields:




We got a nice picture of this dog in a pickup, riding along very comfortably:




The route became hillier and the traffic heavier and the weather cloudier as we entered the National Forest:




After 7 days heading west, we turned north and passed Seattle and the traffic became very congested:






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We arrived in Bellingham with plenty of time to spare. The MV Columbia was waiting for us:




We parked the car in the staging lanes and walked in to Bellingham to get some lunch. Bellingham seem to be a nice small town with a mix of local folks and some tourist traffic from the ship terminals and an Amtrak station:






We returned to the staging area and promptly at 3 PM the loading began. Because we were riding all the way to Haines, Alaska, we were one first cars to board.






The ferry has one ramp-level deck and an upper car deck. All of the cars going to the upper deck were taken up by a lift and then parked. I made a video of the lift ride:

https://youtu.be/P3xSjTYXyAY

The link above is a YouTube video of loading the ZR-1 on the Ferry. Enjoy!


to be continued......

[-=Jeff=-]

Fantastic images.. however the video is 'unavailable'

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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

Fantastic images.. however the video is 'unavailable'

It is available now. It took three "sessions" of sporadic internet connection over an 18-hour period to upload the video.

Jim

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Thanks.. that was cool

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By Saturday morning, we were making good headway going North up the Inland Passage. From the observation lounge we got wonderful views of the water and surrounding mountains along the way:










A lot of the things that Alaskians need is moved by barges and some interesting barge loads passed us today. This tug was towing a barge piled with logs and the logs were wider that the barge:






And this tow seemed normal until a closer look revealed a truck loaded on top of the containers:






A nice, modern lighthouse:




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Saturday afternoon, continuing the trip up the Inland Passage.



On the left side of the water way (west), we passed Bella Bella a small town on the water's edge. The town was originally founded on the east side of the water, but that town burned down.



We found the sign on this hotel thought provoking (Three Legged Cat):



More sights:







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Day 9 Sunday

Continuing the journey up the Inland Passage.

For this journey, we rented a "cabin" with 2 bunks, toilet, shower and a window. It was our home for 3 nights.





We stopped in Ketchikan, Aklaska for about 7 hours. We walked the half-mile to the city center.

Unloading the Ketchikan travelers:





to be continued......