Summer Inn Bed and Breakfast Haines
117 Second Avenue Haines, Alaska, 99827, United States
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My Life is Amazing
... Then Steve and I spent the next few hours talking about our facilities and how we do things. I got several great ideas from him. About 1130 we headed into town to grab some lunch, and he took off to do errands before the shelter opened at 1. I walked back to the hotel to get my car and head up the highway to the Canadian border. The drive was spectacular. The Chilkoot River flowed majestically through the valley as the snow capped mountains loomed on each side. The turquoise waters of ...
Once in a Lifetime Day
... an early evening. I had no idea what I would discover there.
Along the way, the road meandered along the fjord’s brilliant waters, surrounded by giant mountains. It was cloudy, but beautiful nonetheless. When I arrived at the river mouth, there were hundreds of seagulls sitting on the rocks feasting from the dead salmon. I stopped here and there to take pictures, and spied a bald eagle also on a rock, gorging himself on the salmon. I took many photos, and continued to ...
A visit to Haines
... which was located on a hill just above our ship which was docked at the Cruise Ship Pier. When we were in Haines in 1992, we had the best halibut meal that we had ever eaten. Today we wanted to walk back to that location and see where we had previously experienced that tasty repose. Today we would not eat as the cruise ship ensures that no one ever gets hungry. On a cruise ship the passengers eat in anticipation of being hungry, not because they ...
Alaska Highway
... paysage est brumeux, on devine des montagnes, des lacs, des rivières au lit immense, des centaines de metres parfois, couvert d'alluvions, on imagine la puissance du courant a la fonte des neiges.
Des sapins, des bouleaux, du vert partout, la nature a l'état sauvage ou presque,
il y a si peu de présence humaine.
Une habitation de temps en temps, et encore. Mais surtout de l'eau.
Un ...
Her way in Skagway
... and are full of tourists fresh off the cruise ships. What a ride and how beautiful the mountains as we rode into Canada and back again. Later was entertained by a local vaudeville troupe singing about Soapy Smith.
Next day, went aboard a "fast ferry" (passenger only) to Juneau, the capitol city of AK. Another beautiful town supported by cruise ships and government employees. Observed float planes taking off and landing in the bay at Juneau as frequent as taxis ...

