7/30/2014 (cont.)

We also saw a lot of other stuff yesterday...the whales were the thing that seemed the coolest though.  On the way to Juneau, the scenery was as amazing as the rest of the 49th state.  It seems the whole state has these majestic mountains that are snow covered at what is now the end of July and are shrouded in fog a lot. The ride we took was about 2.5 hours each way, not counting the stops for pictures...very fun ride

The boat dropped us off at a bus about 10 miles north of Juneau.  We piled on and rode the bus to downtown Juneau, dropped right in front of the cruise ships (4 of them) anchored at the dock.  We were hungry, so we walked across the street to the Red Dog Saloon, been there since 1902 supposedly.  We had some lunch and then Barb & I did a little shopping and then took the tram to the top of Mt. Roberts for a view of the city & Gastineau Channel.  Then it was back on the bus for a ride to Mendenhall Glacier.  We had an hour there and then back on the bus for the ride back to Haines.

When we got back, I went & rinsed the mud off the car and then 4 of us drove towards Skagaway to see if there was any bears prowling the creeks...no luck.  We stopped and had a pizza and came home to get some sleep.  It has been another amazing day.

Steve & Barb Larson

Our boat is on the right with 4 windows

Lots of sea lions

Some of the beauty along the way

Old lighthouse

Water falls everywhere

This was our boat name...they did a great job

Watching us unload

The city of Juneau from Mt Roberts

Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau

Neptune Falls

Glaciers galore

Sea lions napping

Back at Haines Harbor