For a capital city....it's no bigger than York, PA. It's also one of four state capitals not served by an interstate highway. Trivia Challenge - Can you name the other three? You cannot reach Juneau by car - only by air and sea. This is due to avalanche hazards, steep slopes, cold weather and environmental protection concerns that make road construction and maintenance difficult and costly.
We were excited to get to Juneau, because there were so many different excursions offered at this port. Unfortunately, the weather was a bit ugly when we arrived.....causing our first activity to be up in limbo for a while. We spent the first hour walking around with our fingers crossed because we did not want to miss our helicopter flight to dog sled with the huskies on a glacier. Some of the cruise ships already had canceled this excursion because of the stormy weather. Fortunately, I had booked this activity through a private online company (not the cruise ship), and we were luckily given the OK to go after a brief break in the clouds. Phew!
While we waited for the storms to clear up....we hit the shops in town and checked out the famous Red Dog Saloon. This place has been recognized by the Alaskan legislature as the oldest man-made tourist attraction in Juneau. Founded during Juneau's mining era, the owner's would meet the tour boats at the docks on mules that had signs saying, "Follow my ass to the Red Dog Saloon."
If you don't like to shop for souvenirs, drink beer, or eat seafood.....you're pretty much limited to getting pulled into all the jewelry shops in these ports. Fortunately, for both of us....we enjoy t-shirts, pale ale, and crabs! And, Jenesa does enjoy flirting with all the old fishermen! :)
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