On Sunday, June 6, 2010, it was sunny and warm here in Juneau and I decided to hike up Mt. Roberts and stop at the tram. I made it to the tram and neither felt like stopping nor going back down the mountain, so I kept going. I made it to the cross (if you’re not familiar with Mt. Roberts, there’s a large cross planted in the ground a decent hike away from the tram) and still neither felt like stopping nor returning to the bottom. This cycle continued until I found myself first on top of Gastineau Peak and then finally, legs burning, on Roberts Peak, 3,819 feet above the world around me. 500 photos and couple of sore legs later, I present the 23 best of the pack below. Enjoy!
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago at 9:48 pm. Add a comment
A panoramic view of Gastineau Channel and Douglas Island as seen from from Mt. Roberts.
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago at 9:23 pm. Add a comment
360 degree view from the very top of Mt. Roberts at 3,819 feet. Gastineau Channel, Gastineau Peak, Last Chance Basin, and Sheep Mountain are visible.
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago at 9:21 pm. Add a comment
Eaglecrest held its annual Winter Spectacular last evening, complete with a torchlight parade and a fireworks show that rivaled July 4th’s! The weather looked like it might rain on the parade, so to speak, but it held off long enough to not make the show completely miserable. I didn’t get any shots of the torchlight parade, but I did get ideas for next year… Just wait.
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago at 7:55 pm. Add a comment
First Alaska post of the new year! I spent a beautiful afternoon at Eaglecrest watching brave skiers and snowboarders doing crazy things that would likely land me in the hospital… I’m content to snap a few photos. Of course, Pittman Ridge is an awesome place to see something you just can’t see from Juneau – the other side of Douglas Island. It’s amazing to be at a spot where you can see Admiralty Island and beyond on one side and the Mendenhall Valley on the other. Definitely reminds me why I love living here.
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago at 1:30 pm. Add a comment
Juneau has a great trail and cabin system within a short driving distance of pretty much anywhere in town. In the winter, reservations for these cabins are easy to come by and getting out to one is a great way to spend a wintery weekend!
The Peterson Lake trail is about 4.3 miles each way and is relatively flat. I’d brought snowshoes with me for this hike, though you really don’t need them for the trail. They’re fun to have once you get to the cabin if you want to explore the lake, however. This particular trip didn’t start so well: I reached the trailhead, parked, and when getting everything together, I realized I’d forgotten all my water. I figured I could make it the length of the trail without water, which I did with no difficulty. Once at the cabin, I did need water to cook with, so I used a hatchet and cut a hole in the ice over the lake at the end of the dock – it wasn’t too hard since someone had done it previously, so the ice wasn’t very thick. I then spent the evening reading in super quiet solitude… then cranked some music. Ah, ALASKA!
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago at 8:53 am. Add a comment
The summer of 2007 was a fantastic bear year in Juneau.
If you visited the Mendenhall Glacier anytime between late-July and August of that year, you were nearly guaranteed a black bear viewing. There were 13 black bears concentrated in a roughly 1.5 mile stretch of Steep Creek, feeding on the spawning salmon making their way upstream. The raised viewing platforms of the Moraine Trail – originally built to enhance salmon viewing – proved to be a wonderful and safe way to watch the bears and their cubs go about their feeding.
Posted 2 years, 10 months ago at 8:10 am. Add a comment
I don’t know the proper name of this creek, only that me and my camera were in it while shooting this 360 degree panorama.
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago at 7:42 am. Add a comment
