In the middle of the expansive Southeast Alaskan wilderness, cosmopolitan Juneau residents enjoy one of America's most risting regions at their doorsteps. Of course, this is largely due to the fact that there are no roads to Juneau. Everyone arrives by either plane or boat.
Our excursion for the day was a canoe trip on the Mendenahll glacier. We took a bus out to the glacier in the morning and watched the salmon spawn and saw our first black bear! Amazing. There were titters among the other cruisers that the big boat docked dead-center of town was one a gay cruise ... shocking.
Once we returned to downtown, we wandered the shops and while tempted by the Alaskan Igloo nativity sets, resisted.
In the afternoon, we headed back to the lake and got to get up front and personal. Our guide was sort of a nomadic fellow and has been living on his own since 15. I'll simply state that the boy has the art of over-sharing.We excercised and it was time to head back to the boat and get a little sustinance back into our bodies!
I believe it is the first round of Church Bingo today ... maybe it is our time to say, "Hallelujah!"
The video below gives a sense of the soothing experience of being on the water watching the birds fly over and iceburgs floating past.
