Diamond and Pearl

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE The Diamond Princess and the Norwegian Pearl in Port at Juneau The stern end of the Diamond Princess (in the foreground) at the South Franklin Dock and the Norwegian Pearl at the A.J. Dock. Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 6:48 p.m. ADT, August 21, 2007, © 2008

The Mendenhall Valley and Glacier

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE The Mendenhall Valley and Glacier On the left are the Mendenhall Towers, in the center Mt. Wrather, and on the right Bullard Mountain. Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 5:17 p.m. ADT, June 28, 2007, © 2008

Northwest End of Mt. Juneau

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Northwest End of Mt. Juneau On the other side of the ridge is the Salmon Creek drainage. Of the trees in the foreground, the tree on the left is a Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and on the right is a Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis). Picture by David Kent, 10:29 a.m. AST, … Continue reading "Northwest End of Mt. Juneau"

American Bald Eagle out on a Limb

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE American Bald Eagle out on a Limb This eagle was on a limb of a Sitka Spruce tree (Picea sitchensis). Mt. Roberts is in the background. Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 9:58 a.m. AST, March 7, 2005, © 2007