River House on the Chilkat River Haines

Ich hab mich geirrt, es gibt aus Haines doch noch was zu **zählen :)<br><br>Und zwar waren wir gest**n abend Basketball spielen in d** Open Gym für 2 bucks. Da kann man dann in d** Schulturnhalle zocken und es war gut besucht. Die ganze Halle war voll und wir mittendrin. Auf jeden Fall wars ziemlich anstrengend mal wied** Sport zu machen und die Amis hattens doch ei*****maßen drauf und ham uns leid** zweimal besiegt. Danach gabs wied** ne Dusche, bevor wir dann an d** Bucht ...

... few miles up into Canada. We saw a glacier and some waterfalls and the leaves are beginning to change color for all.<br><br>Last year the tour I went on took all day so I wasn't able to walk around downtown Skagway. Our tour was over at about 10:00 a.m. so it was nice to be able to walk around see this quaint town. The shuttle driver said there are about 800 people here year round with about 2,400 during the summer. He recently ...

... State Flower? No, not Fireweed... it's Forget-me-Not....We won't forget this train ride.....if we ever make it back to Skagway!!!<br> What is the Alaska State Mineral? Of course, it is Gold. We'd be golden if we could jump aboard that half-full train the is passing by right now. Regulations &amp; Rules force us to remain on the Dead Horse Gulch Train. Earlier when trains passed by each other, the passengers had been instructed ...

... blend right in. Hayden is Mortified. B***sh** to be exact. She said she wouldn't mind a bit but had to get a few things delivered first. It really was balls to the wall bustling in there &amp; Hayden hissed at me - What the **** - don't you work in a restaurant? He wanted to murder me with an Ulu. The waitress actress wench returned and I directed her to the center position between Bill &amp; Hayden. (I should have but ...

We board the MV Malaspina for the 4 1/2 hour ferry ride from Juneau to Haines. We are surrounded by the most spectacular mountain scenery. We hang outside on the upper deck lounge chairs dressed in shorts, taking in the sunshine &amp; views. Hayden is going crazy taking pictures and I call Lisa (Hayden takes a picture of this, so she can see where we are) The call is as clear as if we are right next door. The ships are ...

... friends who want to live in Alaska.<br><br>We steamed on, ringed by forest, glaciers and snow-capped peaks. The water was crystal clear, unless it came down from the glaciers. Glacial melt contained silt dumped from the rivers that stream from the melting ice and looked muddy, unlike the characteristic blue tinge of the glaciers themselves. Arriving in Juneau from the ferry, we went straight to the Mendenhall Glacier, very close to Juneau and alive with foreign and domestic ...

... among the lucky who made it at all). Both the presentation and the tour were quite informative and enjoyable. We went back to the coach for a quick lunch and then hiked a short trail from the airport area of downtown to Yakutania Point and Smugglers&#8217; Cove. We walked about 2 miles with some short but steep hills. The drizzly weather continued. At Smugglers&#8217; Cove we were reminded of Alaska&#8217;s sharp ...

... Dolly's House &#8211; the centre for prostitution in Ketchikan, which was colourful! We spotted some playful harbour seals chasing salmon right up in the creek, which entertained us. After a relaxed dinner back at camp and an evening stroll around the lake (we saw an otter swimming across), we were ready to hit the sack after our early start.<br><br>The next day we decided to hike Deer Mountain, a 2.5-mile hike behind the town. Unfortunately the weather didn&#8217;t cooperate and half way up ...

Glad we took pictures yesterday of Kulane Lake because today is cloudy. <br><br>When we were here in May, the road around Kluane Lake was under construction and it was mud and gravel. Couldn't believe it is all paved; what a difference! <br> <br>Toward the beginning of the Haines Highway, there was a section of road that was being repaired; had to wait about ten minutes ...

After a couple of days of resting from our Chilkoot Pass hike, we're ready for more hiking. The long day hike encompassing Mt. Ripinsky, the ridgeline, and Peak 3920 sounds intriguing at first, as we're usually up to trails described as strenuous, but when we read about part of the trail being easy to lose in the rocks and late snow, we opt for an out ...