15 June 2013; Juneau AK --
We flew from Anchorage to Juneau via the "everywhere" airline of Alaska, arriving early-enough in the day to do permit considerable investigation of this Capital City of Alaska. Our ferry would take us North to Skagway tomorrow, and the subsequent ferry "cruise" from Skagway to Bellingham WA would not stop in Juneau long enough for deboarding for such purposes.
A museum visit showed a wide variety of kayak paddles used by various different tribes throughout Alaska and the Northern provinces of what is now Canada. Grumpy took this photo, primarily because he suspected that BeBop would be interested. Grumpy also noted the variety of kayak configurations, but could npt get a photo to do justice in showing their features; anyone interested will have to visit Grumpy's home -- or better yet, invite him over for dinner sometime!
A little levity also found its way into the hearts of one or two of the Adventuring Elderly. Here is Grumpy, showing his fiercest face with a poor imitation of the awesome claws of the grizzly bear. Sister also deigned to pose in the faux-grizzly mask. The Brother's wife chose this potentially compromising pose, cuddling up to a seated bear.
At an ever-present-in-every-city "fun house" Sister and Grumpy found a simulated balloon ride which "they" [Grumpy] could not resist. With his Sister aboard, and Grumpy pulling the "Flame Thrower" that heats the air inside the baloon, they took off for a scary flight over glacier and tundra, at last (crash) landing near where they had taken off. No damage, no injuries -- that is the definition of a successful landing!
Finally, after an assault on bone-and-muscle inn a 300-foot series of stairs [at least they weren't built with the monstrous riser and miniscule tread of the Inca!], we arrived at the historic site of this Russian Orthodox church.
Retreating to our motel for the night before the short ferry ride up to Skagway tomorrow, we greeted our comfortable beds with enthusiasm.
Tomorrow, the Alaska Marine Highway (ferry) will take us to Skagway, the 1898-9 stop on the trail to the "promised land" of gold in the Klondike valley of the Yukon territory. [Riches!!]
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