Juneau reconnaissance

The past few days have been spent exploring Juneau. We walk and take the bus a lot.

A few days ago we visited the Mendenhall Glacier. It makes us giddy to know that there is a huge icefield right outside of Juneau.
On another day we hiked from the marina up to Gastineau Peak, then rode the tram back down to town. This photo is looking north up Gastineau Channel.

This photo is looking south at Stephens Passage which we came up.

Looking east towards Canada from Gastineau Peak. The mountains here remind of us of the Olympics - the coastal climate keeps the vegetation lush and free of forest fires.