Accidental day 1 in Juneau

Posted on July 5, 2015 by jimmy

A full day in Juneau Alaska. What could be better. We started the day with a nice breakfast and then took the tram up to the middle of mount Robert. This was our plan, the to hike back down. I was surprised wifey was into this, but she was. The plan changed and she decided to go UP the mountain. That was fine with me. She hung in there about and hour longer than I thought. We walked up the mountain, saw some amazing views that seem impossible this close to the coast line and found a couple geocaches along the way. Then we went for lunch and I walked her back to tuck her in for her afternoon nap. Once I got the go ahead to roam alone for a while it was back to the top of the mountain for me. This time I hiked the entire way to the bottom. After that I wandered the long way around town through an area called the highlands. Found a bunch more geocaches and then headed back for dinner. A dozen or more miles of intense walking, a couple of great meals, fun times with my favorite person, and finding things I would have never known about or seen thanks again to geocaching. A pretty great way to spend a day that was not supposed to happen in Juneau.

view on the way up

this place looks fun and not at all scary

walkway to alaskan dog park

creepy weird russian religeous shit

best friends

It is unlike me to overdo anything

Posted on July 3, 2015 by jimmy

The great Alaskan adventure of 2015 has begun. Falling into character with myself I decided at airport baggage this is where I wanted to live now. The view from the Juneau airport was enough to make that decision. It was over cast and raining most of the afternoon and evening. We went out for a nice leisurely stroll of the town. Wifey did what chicks do and shopped. I did what I do and mentally made up adventures we will be having. We saw a couple big giant cruise ships and the rubes that were on them, and were so glad that was not us. We went and had an amazing meal of king salmon and halibut and Wifey decided that was it for her night. Since I time travelled here (slept on the plane) I was still ready to go. The sun doesn’t set so there was no reason to stop. I grabbed my camera and GPS machine and started walking uphill toward the mountains. I would imagine that only in Alaska could you have a beautiful little urban walk that turned into a wooded hike along a river, then into the woods and trail system, then back into town along the docks, all in a giant loop. My only complaint is that I brought the wrong camera lens, I didn’t realize what I would be getting into. 4 hours later and after 10pm it was time to be back home. I took a bunch of pictures, found a bunch of geocaches, met some great people including an 8 week old puppy without a name yet, and had more fun than you are supposed to have on arrival day. I didn’t find any of the legal grass shops, so the trip is still on pace for now. Thanks Baked Alaska.