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Bear Encounter: Down and dirty travel on the Wilderness Explorer
(Photo by Cheryl-Anne Millsap) When we signed on for a small-ship journey along Alaska’s Inside Passage, we were promised the opposite of a traditional cruise. We were promised an un-cruise, to be specific. Instead of a leisurely sail past some of the most beautiful scenery…