One of these days I'll be able to blog like a pro but until then here's a little hint to getting the picture of what our day was like in Juneau. Scroll down to the bottom of this post and then read up. Hopefully it will make more sense to you.
We walked down to a local hangout called the Hanger and had a few drinks and a late lunch. It was starting to get overcast so we got a shot of the 3 ships in port and made our way back to the ship. It was a grand day in Juneau!
SPREAD 'EM MISTER!!!!! That Limo Man loves to kid around.....
This is one of the trams and a shot of the ship (The Carnival Spirit).
There was a nature center at the top of Mount Roberts and Limo Man wanted to get a picture with the Alaskan flag.
Going back down the trail Limo Man found a little hidey hole. Isn't he the cutest?
Going up the hiking trail there came a point where I didn't want to go any further or any higher. I just decided that I'd had enough so I gave the camera to Limo Man.
Lady Baltimore is a bald eagle that was shot in the eye (you're looking at her good eye. Her other one is gone) and she is being cared for by a bald eagle rescue center. She was having a little salmon for lunch when we got this shot.
Here's another shot from the top of Mount Roberts to show just how beautiful Alaska is.
Up at the top of Mount Roberts was a really cool hiking trail. You could actually hike up or hike all the way down to town. We didn't opt for the hike down and decided to go up a little further. This is a carving that we found along the trail. I'm not sure if it was indians that carved it or eskimos.
After our helicopter adventure we decided to take the tram up to Mount Roberts. Limo Man took this shot of the ship from the tram. I couldn't get up from my seat in the tram to look down for some reason.
Check out the lovely moon boots that we had to wear over our hiking boots. These damn things had absolutely no traction whatsoever to them. That's one of the reasons why Limo Man took a spill (other than the fact that the ice was really slick).
This is what I have to look forward to as we get older. Limo Man took a spill on the glacier and cut up his face, hands and shins. He slid down towards one of the crevices in the glacier and I swear I thought he was headed for disaster. Thank God that he finally stopped!
Whoever said that Limo Man doesn't walk on water lied! Here's proof that he does!
Just another shot to show the beautiful blues that can be found in the glaciers.
Here's a glacier that has experienced "calving" which is when huge chunks of the glacier falls away into the water. The color blue is so vivid and beautiful in these glaciers.
This is a shot of one of the glaciers. If you think it looks a little dirty you're right! When the ice moves it takes a whole lot of dirt with it (and pretty much anything that is in it's way).
I was lucky enough to get to sit in one of the front seats on the trip out to the glaciers. It was pretty scary but neat at the same time. There were 3 helicopters that took off one after the other and here's a shot of the other two in front of us.
Today was the day that we got to take the helicopter ride to 4 different glaciers. We took a bus ride out to ERA Helicopter Tours and had to "gear up".
Yep, Limo Man was up at the break of dawn again as we pulled into port in Juneau. That's a Princess Cruise Lines ship in port ahead of us.
We walked down to a local hangout called the Hanger and had a few drinks and a late lunch. It was starting to get overcast so we got a shot of the 3 ships in port and made our way back to the ship. It was a grand day in Juneau!
SPREAD 'EM MISTER!!!!! That Limo Man loves to kid around.....
This is one of the trams and a shot of the ship (The Carnival Spirit).
There was a nature center at the top of Mount Roberts and Limo Man wanted to get a picture with the Alaskan flag.
Going back down the trail Limo Man found a little hidey hole. Isn't he the cutest?
Going up the hiking trail there came a point where I didn't want to go any further or any higher. I just decided that I'd had enough so I gave the camera to Limo Man.
Lady Baltimore is a bald eagle that was shot in the eye (you're looking at her good eye. Her other one is gone) and she is being cared for by a bald eagle rescue center. She was having a little salmon for lunch when we got this shot.
Here's another shot from the top of Mount Roberts to show just how beautiful Alaska is.
Up at the top of Mount Roberts was a really cool hiking trail. You could actually hike up or hike all the way down to town. We didn't opt for the hike down and decided to go up a little further. This is a carving that we found along the trail. I'm not sure if it was indians that carved it or eskimos. 
After our helicopter adventure we decided to take the tram up to Mount Roberts. Limo Man took this shot of the ship from the tram. I couldn't get up from my seat in the tram to look down for some reason.
Check out the lovely moon boots that we had to wear over our hiking boots. These damn things had absolutely no traction whatsoever to them. That's one of the reasons why Limo Man took a spill (other than the fact that the ice was really slick).
This is what I have to look forward to as we get older. Limo Man took a spill on the glacier and cut up his face, hands and shins. He slid down towards one of the crevices in the glacier and I swear I thought he was headed for disaster. Thank God that he finally stopped!
Whoever said that Limo Man doesn't walk on water lied! Here's proof that he does! 
Just another shot to show the beautiful blues that can be found in the glaciers. 
Here's a glacier that has experienced "calving" which is when huge chunks of the glacier falls away into the water. The color blue is so vivid and beautiful in these glaciers.
This is a shot of one of the glaciers. If you think it looks a little dirty you're right! When the ice moves it takes a whole lot of dirt with it (and pretty much anything that is in it's way).
I was lucky enough to get to sit in one of the front seats on the trip out to the glaciers. It was pretty scary but neat at the same time. There were 3 helicopters that took off one after the other and here's a shot of the other two in front of us. 
Today was the day that we got to take the helicopter ride to 4 different glaciers. We took a bus ride out to ERA Helicopter Tours and had to "gear up". 
Yep, Limo Man was up at the break of dawn again as we pulled into port in Juneau. That's a Princess Cruise Lines ship in port ahead of us.
1 comment:
Ok, the walking on water pic must be framed! The colors are beautiful! Maybe you should submit it to a photo contest!
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