WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Young Sitka Spruce trees loaded with the heaviest crop of cones in a long time; the lower slopes of Mt. Juneau visible in the background. In May 2005 the Juneau area experienced one of the most prodigious releases of the yellow-green spruce pollen in memory. Picture by David Kent, 6:23 PM …
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I compiled this panorama from pictures my Dad took on a hike with my Mom on July 23, 2005. The pictures are from the Granite Creek Trail. Panorama of Silver Bow Basin. For an aerial view of the area see this posting: Panorama of the Gold Creek Watershed from Mt. Juneau
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE A Smoky Dawn – Mainland mountains to the ENE behind Juneau. Mt. Roberts in the foreground, “The Horn” of Mt. Juneau next ridge back on the left, then part of Mt. Roberts again on the right, and in the background the mountainside below the Mt. Juneau Ridge sloping down to the …
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On August 25, 1979 I took the pictures that because of the technology of today I could produce this panorama. The distance from where I took the picture to Sheep Mountain (see picture below) is 3-7/8 miles. From my house I can see the Mt. Juneau Ridge and the tip-top of Olds Mountain, Mt. Roberts, …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Alaska Airlines Flight 75 on descent to the Juneau International Airport. There are an average of 18 jet flights into Juneau and 18 flights out every day during the summer. Picture by David Kent, August 10, 2005, © 2005