We arrived in Juneau and had no excursions planned. We took a city tour which also included a ride to Mendenhall Glacier. Mendenhall Glacier is always very beautiful and we had another great day with beautiful blue skies and great temps in the AM of 55 and 70’s by mid-afternoon. After taking several pictures of the glacier and walking over to Nugget Falls to view the waterfall we decided to take a 3 mile hike on the east side of the glacier. We had taken a shorter hike on a previous trip and knew it had many nice overlooks to see the glacier and the surrounding area. After getting our exercise for the day we spent the rest of the day walking around town visiting such sites as the Red Dog Saloon and many local shops to visit. After we departed, we spent the evening before dinner watching spectacular views down the channel while enjoying cocktails in the concierge lounge. We have done this on most of our departures because it is so nice just to watch the beautiful scenery. In Alaska the sunset does not occur until about 10-11pm.
Our next stop was Skagway where we had a dogsled ride and a visit to Musher’s Camp (http://skagwayshoretours.com/tour/sled-dog-adventure/). We were taken on a historical tour of the city and a stunning coastal drive. Once we arrive in Dyea we hopped into a custom-designed, wheeled summertime sled, where the young huskies greeted us. These huskies pulled us along zigzagging mile long trail through the worlds’ second largest rainforest. It was interesting to learn that these trips provide the huskies with the exercise to build their muscles for the big sport dog sled race (Iditarod) which is the most popular sport race in Alaska that is held in March each year. It was amazing to see how excitable the dogs were to see people and anxious to begin their trail run. Some of the lead dogs were very smart while some of the other dogs weren’t very smart but were used primarily as muscle to pull the sleds along. At the end of the tour we learned more about the sport of mushing and of course a visit with the very loveable and adorable puppies. It was amazing on how well tempered all of these dogs were (both young and old). After our tour we went into town and enjoyed shopping and tried the local “fried Alaska bread” (fried dough with cinnamon sugar) delicious!
Tomorrow we head to Hubbard Glacier for some very scenic cruising of the glacier and icebergs.
Hope you enjoy our blogs!
Greg & Sharon
Our next stop was Skagway where we had a dogsled ride and a visit to Musher’s Camp (http://skagwayshoretours.com/tour/sled-dog-adventure/). We were taken on a historical tour of the city and a stunning coastal drive. Once we arrive in Dyea we hopped into a custom-designed, wheeled summertime sled, where the young huskies greeted us. These huskies pulled us along zigzagging mile long trail through the worlds’ second largest rainforest. It was interesting to learn that these trips provide the huskies with the exercise to build their muscles for the big sport dog sled race (Iditarod) which is the most popular sport race in Alaska that is held in March each year. It was amazing to see how excitable the dogs were to see people and anxious to begin their trail run. Some of the lead dogs were very smart while some of the other dogs weren’t very smart but were used primarily as muscle to pull the sleds along. At the end of the tour we learned more about the sport of mushing and of course a visit with the very loveable and adorable puppies. It was amazing on how well tempered all of these dogs were (both young and old). After our tour we went into town and enjoyed shopping and tried the local “fried Alaska bread” (fried dough with cinnamon sugar) delicious!
Tomorrow we head to Hubbard Glacier for some very scenic cruising of the glacier and icebergs.
Hope you enjoy our blogs!
Greg & Sharon
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