Mt. Bradley (aka Jumbo), Juneau, AK, July 2013

I would say that there’s not much better than hiking up a mountain on a sunny and warm Juneau day, but… Juneau’s pretty awesome that way. No matter what you do on a sunny and warm Juneau day however, you can never go wrong by making your way to the top of a mountain!

Mt. Bradley, otherwise known as Mt. Jumbo, is a 3,337 foot peak on Douglas Island, offering great views of downtown Juneau, the backside of Douglas, the airport area, and pretty much everywhere else.

The trail is about three and a half miles long and up, up, UP. It’s well worth the effort though…

Willow Ptarmigan

Willow Ptarmigan

Downtown Juneau from Above

Downtown Juneau from Above

Beer + Mountain = Awesome

Beer + Mountain = Awesome

Seeing Forever

Seeing Forever

Shadowy Wavy Snowy Abstract

Shadowy Wavy Snowy Abstract

My Own Shadow

My Own Shadow

Layers and the Chilkats

Layers and the Chilkats

Admiralty Island

Admiralty Island

Gastineau Channel

Gastineau Channel

Mountain Harebell

Mountain Harebell

July Snow

July Snow

Sunset Glow

Sunset Glow

Fields of Green

Fields of Green

"One of these things is not like the other..."

Downtown Scenery

Downtown Scenery

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Through the Trees

Through the Trees

Mt. Jumbo

Mt. Jumbo

Hiking Down

Hiking Down

Lone Tree

Lone Tree

Mountain Lillypads

Mountain Lillypads

Little Niagara

Little Niagara

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Mt. Juneau, Juneau, July 2012

A break in the seemingly constant summer rain here in Juneau meant it was time to ditch work and head up a mountain.

The mountain of choice was Mt. Juneau, topping out at 3,576 feet. I learned a bit of Mt. Juneau trivia from its Wikipedia page, like that it’s been known as Gold Mountain and Bald Mountain in the past and that it receives 300% more rain than downtown Juneau. Crazy.

Not too many photos to share this time, as it was cold, windy, and the next wave of rain was quickly heading in, but snapped a few good ones nonetheless!

Alaska's State Bird, the Willow Ptarmigan

Alaska's State Bird, the Willow Ptarmigan

A Flock of Mountain Goats

A Flock of Mountain Goats

Juneau from 3,576 Feet

Juneau from 3,576 Feet

Juneau International Airport and Chilkats

Juneau International Airport and Chilkats

Mountaintop Snacks

Mountaintop Snacks

Summit Construction

Summit Construction

Mt. Juneau Shack

Mt. Juneau Shack

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