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Juneau Slideshow
Juneau
Travel Blogs from Juneau, United States
Juneau, Alaska
We arrived in Juneau in the morning. The town was an outdoor meca. There were several sports shops in the town offering a wide variety of tour packages. I decided on the downhill bike ride. They drove us up the mountain slapped on a helmet, gave us a ...
Today in Juneau
... had breakfast in bed again this morning I can get use to this. We walked our mile in the cold rain this morning. We arrived in Juneau and disembarked from the ship at 11:30 AM. We decided to do our own walking tour of the city (according to Fodor's ...
my eyes hurt
Juneau happened in the middle of the night and I was enjoying the sleep that I had waited so long for. I woke up to take a picture and my crazy lady was gone! Obviously that was why I finally went to bed I think. I'll add more later just wanted to check ...
An "easy ride" through Juneau
... our biking adventure and quickly learned that the definition of an “easy hill” is different for someone from hilly, mountainous Juneau, than it is for someone from flat as a pancake Orlando. You see, the “easy hill” they described ...
Whales, dolphins & sea lions
... and updating my facebook status...and of course, sharing my travels with you. took my first helicopter ride today, from juneau's "international airport " (which operates only 2 flights a week!) to mendenhall glacier. the view from above was stunning, ...
Escape from Juneau?
... , elephants upstairs at half three in the morning...and now we're delayed by four hours hoping to get a plane. It's already been a long day and it is only half seven. Passing through on the way to remote areas is definitely the way to see ...
Jun 21, 2009
We have arrived!
Well, our trip has begun. We started off in Grand Rapids today with a flight at 7am. Every flight was on time.. which is surprising.. and 10 hours later, here we are. We were greeted with a Toyota Matrix (third time we have had this ...
Making Do
... of what you can tolerate - adapt, move or die. The Native Peoples exhibit at the Alaskan State Museum in Juneau shows hundreds of examples of the ingenuity of humans adapting to conditions not favorable to our tropical origins just 60,000 years ...
Fresno to Juneau
We have a great flight into Juneau, arriving just after noon, changing planes in Seattle on the way, with none of the usual delays or annoyances. Hmmm. If this were a spy flick, somebody would be saying, "That was easy!", to which the response ...
The Amsterdam At Sea
Today was a fun day at sea sailing North. The ship will not dock until tomorrow morning. The sea was a little rough, but no one got sick. We toured the ship's kitchen and took a class on casino games. I am now an expert at ...
Sawyer Glacier
We got a few good pics on the trip up Trace Arm on our way to Sawyer Glacier. Unfortunately we could get really close to the glacier because there was too much ...
Purse seiners galore
... on to Juneau instead. Had difficult time reaching the Juneau Harbormaster because there was no cell service until vey close to Juneau. Finally made contact just before the marina office closed at 4:30!. In Juneau had a great King crab ...
I had a blast here!
In Juneau I took a helicopter to the top of a glacier where we did a 1 hour trek before returning to the heliport. What a ...
Juneau, AK and Wildlife Excursion
JUNEAU Juneau was in the low 40's and very wet. By the time you go it should "warm up" to the mid 60's. We did go to on the Mendenhall Glacier and Wildlife Quest excursion. The boat trip was wonderful even with the inclement ...
Seward's Folly
Last leg of the trip and finally seeing familiar faces- family! Well- how strange it is! I feel so changed. Majestic Alaska did not impress me at all. Unfortunately, it was overshadowed by other beautiful sights. I do, however, love the quaint fishing ...
First destination in Alaska - Juneau
... arrived, there were 2 other ships that arrived pretty much at the same time. Holland America ship was docking exactly next to Juneau downtown. Lucky for Holland America guests because they can go off the ship and walk directly to downtown area. ...
Ferry to Whittier
I checked out of my hotel, went to the ferry terminal and boarded the M/V Kennicott to go to Whittier, AK. I believe the Kennicott is their newest ship but my room on the M/V Matanuska to Juneau was much nicer with a private bath and more room. ...
That was a long ferry ride
... use in shipping, to put on the bike for good attachment points along with the front body point underneath the fairing. I arrived in Juneau earlier than expected and made my way to the hotel, hoping a room was available to drop stuff. It is expected to ...
How much can you pack into one day?
... life! We hiked back down to the tram and returned to the trip to have dinner and then watch the sunset as we left Juneau...a day I will never forget. I forgot to mention that when we returned at 7pm on the ship we decided to attend a presentation ...
Trip to the snow
... by car, you have to come by boat or plane. Today has also been "name that cruise company". On our approach to Juneau we meet a Princess Cruises vessel going the other way and arrive in Juneau to find parking a bit tight with ships from Holland and ...
First Small hikes
... a beach to some beautiful views! We were able to see Mendehall Glacier and some of the mountains. However because of the Juneau weather the clouds were low and covered most of the scenery up. The tide was low which produced a small ...
Zip-Lining in Juneau
... say. We had to be downtown here in Juneau by noon to leave for our trek, so we got on the road by 11. Good planning since Juneau has close to zero parking, and we could not find the place to meet. Finally a nice old lady in a "Visitor Centre" helped us ...
Meldenhall Glacier and Helicopter ride
We went on a helicopter ride to one of the glaciers in Juneau, the Meldenhall. It was fabulous and I was scared as I was in the front and could see everything (great once I relaxed) and so took lots of pics to settle my nerves. It was cloudy and raining, ...