Our Alaskan Adventure - Juneau

Sailing into Juneau we had cloudy skies which provided a nice background for pictures. We saw our first "icebergs." It was absolutely amazing how blue the ice looked in the water. 

All of us part of the morning and lunch free, so we took the tram up to the top of a mountain for lunch. It was beautiful!! We saw our first bald eagle soaring in the sky. What a sight. I just can't imagine seeing them everyday. We also saw some moss that only grows on trees where there is little to no pollution. And of course, you couldn't beat the temperature! The sky cleared for us and we didn't have any rain. 

Art and Linda in Juneau

Loving the cool weather!

Moss

Our first bald eagle.

Soaring towards us.

A side view.

Our adventure for the afternoon was canoeing past the Mendenhall glacier. All the "kids" went on this trip. Our group was interesting, in that we also had a family with a few young kids. Not a big deal except that we all had to paddle, and it was a big canoe. So when kids are involved....it gets harder! But everyone chipped in and no one fell out (always a plus). They outfitted us with as much waterproof gear as we wanted. Wellies were a must though because we had to step in the water to get into the canoe. 

Wellie pic.

Dave and I ready to go!

View on the lake.

We lucked out because the road to the lake had been closed the day before due to flooding when the glacier calved. While we were canoeing, our guide told us he was watching a part of the glacier, and should it calve again, we would row straight into the wave much like surfers do to go under it. 

The Mendenhall glacier

Dave and his sister Dianna

Canoeing was hard work, but was definitely worth it! We had a great time, and afterwards stopped in at the Red Dog Saloon to have a drink. 

Dianna and Nat

Deb, Dave, Dianna and Nat

We were also trying to get more pictures of everyone together! So we played around with pictures that night!

Deb, Dave and Dianna

Art and Linda