pole at governor's pad
Alaska Governor's Mansion
Welcome to Alaska - our new home
story in previous picture
all totems tell a story
totem pole
non-descript state capital (architects revolt!)
the seal of Alaska - inside the legislative building
orthodox church in Juneau
Alaska state museum
Jason was racing the glacier
we were there
Mendenhall Glacier
more ships and planes
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taking a break at "The Hangar" - not a bad day to watch sea planes go in and out
Juneau = population 30,000 - accessible by water or air
Juneau is the captial city and big port for the cruise ships - it's pretty
a look at Juneau from the top
he doesn't understand why I wanted him to take a picture in this doorway?
while hanging out at Ketchican we saw lots of seaplanes land and take off
pulling up to Ketchikan - first port in Alaska
Talking and enjoying the coast
The experienced guy (Doug) brought a collapsible bike to get around in ports
The Guys: Ash, Tim, and Jason
Petersburg just before sunset
Our home for the next three days. At least the top sun deck
too late for the northern lights this season (doesn't get dark enough), so we'll stick to Salsa for now
nighfall as we pull away from Petersburg
sunset from the ferry
small fishing town of Petersburg near sunset
looking for wildlife
native art in Wrangell
small town of Wrangell, no roads in - arrive by boat or plane
funny sign in Wrangell (a quick stop on the ferry)
we slept up in the Solarium (not in tents - under a heated clear roof)
it was pretty naturific
we worked our way up the coast - this might be Canada (it was cloudy that day)
native lodge from the ferry
AV Matanuska - our ferry up the intercoastal waterway
pioneers going west (and then we'll turn north)
his new nickname for me
beers at Bitter Creek
lunch break - Bitter Creek Brewing
made out of old car parts
We hit snow for about an hour in the mountains in Wyoming
Jason and sheep/goats - nothing new
yard art
taps at the brewpub
more roadside attractions
