I traveled to Juneau specifically for this trip. The opportunity to spend extended time trekking across an icy glacier with dramatic crevasses and ice caves has intrigued me for many years—ever since Dave and I spent an afternoon hiking icy Fox Glacier in New Zealand. There are many Alaskan tour companies that offer overnight glacier […]

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  • Pat Warneke - My heart is racing, seeing your pictures and reading your blog. I want to go back! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity and your talents! I cannot wait for the next blog!

  • admin - Thanks so much, Pat! What an adventure we had. I wanna to go back too 😉

Exhausted after a string of strenuous hikes? Or frazzled from a jam-packed itinerary trying to squeeze in as many sights and tours before your cruise departs the capital city? Despite its small size, Juneau, Alaska has remarkably much to offer. After spending 10 very active days in Juneau, there were still plenty of trails, tours and activities that […]

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  • Mitchell - Grade A stuff. Thanks!

“You’re going to Alaska? Oooh, will you see any grizzly bears!?” everyone wanted to know, when I mentioned that I was headed to Juneau in August. That’s because a grizzly bear (or brown bear) seems to be synonymous with Alaska, that massive state so far, far away from those of us living in the lower […]

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  • Kris Koeller - Great shots. Looks like a terrific trip.

  • admin - Thanks, yes it was terrific in every way!

  • Ingrid Boettcher - Lived in Hoonah from 1992-2004, always saw bears in various places, although your photos are prestigious amazing job. Glad you shared, on my way in Aug. 17

  • admin - I’m sure you have some great stories from your time there!

  • Susan Manley - Very inspirational!

  • admin - Thanks for reading!

  • Marie Agee - So enjoyed your photos! My late husband and I made two trips to Alaska. On one we chartered a small plane to fly us to Denali and saw a mama grizzly and her two babies romping on a hilltop. They were chasing each other, climbing trees and having a ball! We felt so privileged to see them like that!

  • Kim Walker - What a special sight to see a mama with her babies! Memories that will live on forever.

Wonder how many travelers zip along Interstate 75 enroute to Orlando or Tampa without knowing about Ocala in northern Florida? On a recent road trip to Florida, our family made a pit stop in northern Florida, overnighting in Ocala, which was somewhere new for us. We arrived around midnight after a full day of driving–a […]

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