Juneau
Monday morning we pulled into Juneau Alaska!
We met up with Mom and Dad and Pete and Amanda and rode the Roberts Tram straight up the side of the mountain:
The views were amazing! and then we went in and learned about the local tribal people and their history.
We really wanted to see a bear but this stuffed one was all we saw. And they had an injured Bald Eagle. We saw dozens of Bald Eagles! They were in the tall trees by the tram and all over the town.
We hiked the nature loop!
and enjoyed the view from way up above. And tasted the Salmon Berries.
We made it back to the Nature Center, measured our wing span and sat in the Eagle Nest and found the last carved tree.
We rode the tram back down and still had most of the day in front of us. Mom and Dad went shopping and Amanda and I went and talked to the hundreds of people trying to get us to do “their” excursion. I wanted to see the Mendenhall Glacier. Amanda wanted to fly in a sea plane. So we went Whale watching! We did the glacier and Whales.
A shuttle took us out to Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls. It was a short hike over to see them.
At 5:00 we met our next shuttle to take us to the Whale Watching Boat.
They drove us out a ways and told us to look for the spout by the shore line. Then when they would see a whale they’d go over, 100 yards away was the rule, and let us all watch and go crazy with delight. We would see the spout, then the back, then the back a few more times and then we’d see the tale and the boat would go in search of another whale.
The hunt was as fun as seeing them. There were a dozen boats all out following each other around. I was hoping to see a face or head but we did not. These were Humpback Whales. They were about 45 feet long.
We got a close up of these sea lions while we were out! and we got lots of stories and history while on the boat and in the shuttles.
We got dropped off after 8pm and headed for the ship. These bald eagles were hanging out in the tree near the ship! and we chatted the night away with family! A Great Day in Alaska.
