myGallery = new Array();
	myGallery[0] = "gallery - alsek river";
	myGallery[1] = "one of the last truly wild places in the world. the river cuts through 5 national parks, including kluane and glacier bay.";

	myPix = new Array();
	mytPix = new Array ();	
	myText = new Array();
	myBody = new Array();

	myPix[0] = new Image();
	myPix[0].src = "img/alsek01.jpg";
	mytPix[0] = new Image();
	mytPix[0].src = "img/t_alsek01.jpg";
	myText[0] = "lowell glacier";
	myBody[0] = "the 15,000 ft summits of mt hubbard, mt kennedy and mt alverstone tower over the 35 mile long glacier.";

	myPix[1] = new Image();
	myPix[1].src = "img/alsek02.jpg";
	mytPix[1] = new Image();
	mytPix[1].src = "img/t_alsek02.jpg";
	myText[1] = "lowell glacier from camp";
	myBody[1] = "the 15,000 ft summits of mt hubbard, mt kennedy and mt alverstone tower over the 35 mile long glacier.";

	myPix[2] = new Image();
	myPix[2].src = "img/alsek03.jpg";
	mytPix[2] = new Image();
	mytPix[2].src = "img/t_alsek03.jpg";
	myText[2] = "pratt's perfect day";
	myBody[2] = "guide, mike pratt, at the confluence of the alsek and tatshenshini rivers soaks up rare alaskan sunshine.";

	myPix[3] = new Image();
	myPix[3].src = "img/alsek04.jpg";
	mytPix[3] = new Image();
	mytPix[3].src = "img/t_alsek04.jpg";
	myText[3] = "glacial seracs";
	myBody[3] = "tower from the base of an unnamed glacier in alaska.";

	myPix[4] = new Image();
	myPix[4].src = "img/alsek05.jpg";
	mytPix[4] = new Image();
	mytPix[4].src = "img/t_alsek05.jpg";
	myText[4] = "blue iceberg, alsek lake";
	myBody[4] = "lone blue ice pokes through the fog.";

	myPix[5] = new Image();
	myPix[5].src = "img/alsek06.jpg";
	mytPix[5] = new Image();
	mytPix[5].src = "img/t_alsek06.jpg";
	myText[5] = "iceberg, alsek lake";
	myBody[5] = "very large floating ice dots this glacial fed lake.";

	myPix[6] = new Image();
	myPix[6].src = "img/alsek07.jpg";
	mytPix[6] = new Image();
	mytPix[6].src = "img/t_alsek07.jpg";
	myText[6] = "eagle on gravel bar";
	myBody[6] = "a very large eagle surveys our flotilla.";

	myPix[7] = new Image();
	myPix[7].src = "img/alsek08.jpg";
	mytPix[7] = new Image();
	mytPix[7].src = "img/t_alsek08.jpg";
	myText[7] = "wildflowers, alsek lake";
	myBody[7] = "indian paintbrush and other native plants bloom quickly in their short growing season.";

	myPix[8] = new Image();
	myPix[8].src = "img/alsek09.jpg";
	mytPix[8] = new Image();
	mytPix[8].src = "img/t_alsek09.jpg";
	myText[8] = "grizzly paw print";
	myBody[8] = "dinner plate sized prints found in the mud not far from camp.";

	myPix[9] = new Image();
	myPix[9].src = "img/alsek10.jpg";
	mytPix[9] = new Image();
	mytPix[9].src = "img/t_alsek10.jpg";
	myText[9] = "end of the day";
	myBody[9] = "the guides gear down the rafts at the end of a long, beautiful day.";

	myPix[10] = new Image();
	myPix[10].src = "img/alsek11.jpg";
	mytPix[10] = new Image();
	mytPix[10].src = "img/t_alsek11.jpg";
	myText[10] = "crossing lowell lake";
	myBody[10] = "the alsek river swells into 'lowell lake' at the mouth of lowell glacier.";

	myPix[11] = new Image();
	myPix[11].src = "img/alsek12.jpg";
	mytPix[11] = new Image();
	mytPix[11].src = "img/t_alsek12.jpg";
	myText[11] = "alpenglow at alsek lake";
	myBody[11] = "the final night on the river treated us to the dramatic last light.";

	thisPic = 0;
	imgCt = myPix.length - 1;