Looking Down From Mt. Roberts

One of the support towers at the top of the Mt. Roberts Tramway is on the right. The AJ Rock Dump is on the left with the A.J. Dock off the corner. The cruise ship Carnival Spirit is at the South Franklin Dock. A very small part of Douglas is visible in the upper left corner.

Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 7:15 p.m. ADT, June 7, 2008, © 2008

Cruise Ships along the Juneau Waterfront from the Marine Park Lightering Dock

Left Foreground: The stern end of the Norwegian Sun moored at the Cruise Ship Terminal, Length: 848 feet, 2002 passengers and 968 crew. It will visit Juneau 19 times in 2006.

Center: The Diamond Princess moored at the South Franklin Dock, Length: 950 feet, 2600 passengers and 1240 crew. It will visit Juneau 18 times in 2006.

Right Background: The AJ Rock Dump which shields the Juneau harbor, created from waste rock and tailings from the Alaska Juneau Gold Mine which closed April 8, 1944.

Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 7:42 a.m. ADT, May 16, 2006, © 2006