...............................Juneau, Alaska:
The capital city of Alaska is an interesting place. Geographically, it is larger than the State of Rhode Island. Population-wise, it is smaller (32,000+) than Newark, Ohio. Not accessible by road, you can only get to Juneau by boat, plane, or being born there. A major stop for the cruise ships, a significant part of the town is dedicated to tourists. Our tour guide pointed to the capital building, "the one with flags on top", but it took a while to find it. A mere 12 miles from downtown Juneau is the Mendenhall glacier and Nugget Falls. Well worth the morning trip. During the afternoon we went whale-watching. We saw humpbacks surface and use their blowholes. Watching them use their tail flukes to dive was pretty cool.
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Arriving in Juneau |
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As advertised |
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It borders on Canada, but is long way to anywhere else |
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I suspect they didn't pay a lot for the archicture |
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Panorama from the cruise ship |
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The Mendenhall glacier |
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Ditto |
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Nugget Falls at Mendenhall |
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One amazing traveling companion |
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A calving from Mendenhall glacier |
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Hunting whales |
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Thar she blows! |
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Leaving Juneau after a full day |
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