Category: Water
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Captain Cook State Recreation Area
Near Nikiski, Alaska, USA (July 2010) We traveled along the Kenai Spur Highway, heading past Nikiski on the way to Captain Cook State Recreation Area where the road ends at milepost 36. Literally, one can go no further on the public road system on the northwest side of the Kenai Peninsula (map). This remote area…
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Somewhere Between Juneau and Sitka
Inside Passage, Southeastern Alaska, USA (August 1995) One of the benefits of small-ship sailing was our ability to fit through tight spaces where ordinary cruise ships would never dare to venture. To prove the point our ship threaded a needle between a rocky island and the shoreline, barely wider than the boat. The wall on…
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Downtown Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, USA (August 1995) Juneau, Alaska (map) is one of the smallest state capitals in the United States. It has a genuinely small town feel and it is easily walkable. This image shows one of the best shopping streets, lined with numerous stores, restaurants and bars to wander among…
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“Out the Road”
The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, USA (August 1995) We drove straight out of Juneau about 40 miles until we ran out of road. Juneau is not an island. However, it’s wedged between the Gastineau Channel and the Coast Mountains that completely cut it off from the rest of mainland North America. The only…
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Mendenhall River Rafting
The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, USA (August 1995) We have a lot of experience with whitewater rafting so we were excited to hear about rafting in Juneau (map). There are indeed float trips down the Mendenhall River. They from the glacier with the same name down to the Gastineau Channel, and are available…
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Various Points Around Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, USA (August 1995 & July 2000) Mount Roberts The Mount Roberts Tramway delivers visitors 1800 feet up the side of the mountain, above Juneau (map). On a clear day the view extends for miles along the Gastineau Channel. Snow still clings to mountaintops in July. Trails radiate from…
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Glacier Bay Scenery
Hoonah–Angoon Census Area Census Area of the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, USA (August 1995) Mt. Fairweather This grand view points down Johns Hopkins Inlet, the home of numerous impressive glaciers. It is framed at back by Mt. Fairweather (map), which is somewhat of a misnomer since the weather can be quite nasty. Mt. Fairweather towers more…
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South Marble Island
Glacier Bay: Hoonah–Angoon Census Area Census Area of the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, USA (August 1995) South Marble Island (map) is a small protrusion within the main channel of Glacier Bay as one sails from the Visitors Center at Glacier Bay National Park up towards the major glaciers. It would be unremarkable except that it houses…
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Grand Pacific & Reid Glaciers
Glacier Bay: Hoonah–Angoon Census Area of the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, USA (August 1995) Grand Pacific Glacier The Grand Pacific Glacier heads in the St. Elias Mountains and trends east into British Columbia. From there it flows southeast to the head of the Tarr Inlet along the Alaska – Canada border. The glacier completes its slow-motion…
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Margerie Glacier
Glacier Bay: Hoonah–Angoon Census Area Census Area of the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, USA (August 1995) Margerie Glacier (map) is one of the most magnificent and dramatic ice flows into Glacier Bay National Park. It features sheer green and blue walls smudged by black debris carried down from the mountainside. The size is amazing. It is…