Thursday, September 1, 2016

RETURN TO JUNEAU

Irving Berlin! The locals say we caught an unusually beautiful day on our second visit.

Sea plane on approach. The only way in or out of Juneau is by airplane or watercraft. You cannot drive into Alaska's capital.

The Radiance of the Seas was also in port today.

Downtown Juneau framed by trees.

One of dozens of glaciers in the Mendenhall Park area.

Mendenhall Glacier. It used to cover the area where I took this photograph and several miles beyond. Locals say it will be gone in 15-20 years. Rassen-fracken fricken-bricken Al Gore!


In the Spring the glacier will be white. This late in the season it is flecked with dust that has eroded off of the mountains.

Touching an ancient piece of history. We later saw a family of 3 pick this piece of ice up, stuff it into a backpack and take it with them. I guess they were going to fill glasses and offer a toast.


Night falling over Juneau.

The Radiance under way (the tug is docked beside of us).

And into the night.

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