Alaskan Airline Flight 64 to Juneau
to catch the Alaskan Ferry Matanuska
June 29



 
 
 
 
 

From our window we were able to see much of the glaciers and mountains that we saw by water yesterday.

A tidewater glacier empting into a lake, as seen from above.

Mt. Logan (I think), the third highest peak in North America.

Another spectacular glacier. The skys only clouded once we reached Juneau. It wasbeautiful.

Mt. Roberts Tramway, above Juneau

Cruise ships docked at the harbor.

Juneau from the top of Mt Roberts.

Gustineau Channel 
Ravenous for dinner, but daunted by the cruiseship crowds near the port, we looked for a restaurant farther from shore.  While dining at a local pub, I met fellow veterinary colleague Dr Jenna Sue Copland--a long time Juneau resident and her friend Lewis Keller.  They were not only kind enough to endure our endless questions about life here in Alaska, but they showed us around the area.  Finally, we visited Jenna*s home (conveniently right by the ferry terminal) where we examined her collection of native art and artifacts, petted her cats (we miss ours terribly), watched our ferry arrive, and passed the time way too quickly.

Telly and Lewis hold a whale baleen. 

Lewis Keller and fellow veterinarian Dr Jenna Copland.

Ry on the bridge over Mendenhall River

Walthalls in front of Mendenhall Glacier and Lake.

We watched our ferry, the Matanuska, arrive in Juneau from Dr Copeland*s front porch, thus signalling the end of our pleasant visit.  This ferry is the one that will take us down the Inland Passage back to the Lower 48. 
We finally boarded our ferry at 10:00 p.m.  Just before we left port at we saw the Malaspina (that we rode earlier from Skagway to Juneau) arrive in port.  At this hour, 11:00 at night, it is just now getting dark.

 
 
 
 

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