guest blogger: Stephanie
We arrived in Juno last night a little past 10 PM local time (that’s 2 AM for us…) after a long day of traveling, to be greeted by stuffed bears in the airport (awesome!). After spending a night in the lovely Breakwater Inn, we had an amazing breakfast at Donna’s, swung by the Mendenhall glacier in the Tongass National Forest, and then waited in the airport for Dan Lawson, of CRREL (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory).
The Breakwater Inn
Mount Juneau
The Mendenhall glacier
The "stream" at the hatchery. When spawning time comes, the salmon hatched here return.
Shopping followed, as did lunch and a quick trip to the salmon hatchery. Then it was back to the airport to catch our flight to Gustavus, which provided us with some awesome views of the inlets and mountains in the area.
Our plane!!
A cirque, a basin formed by a glacier, seen from our plane.
Once in Gustavus, we went on into Glacier Bay National Park to the headquarters to plan for the next few days and learn some bear safety tips. Tomorrow, it’s to the field!
Excellent photos, Stephanie!
I’ve been to the The Mendenhall glacier, it is a beautiful place! Great pictures Steph, have fun.