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Coming down the Mt. Roberts Trail

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Coming down the Mt. Roberts Trail

Douglas Island is on the left and Mt. Juneau on the right with Gastineau Channel and downtown Juneau (including the Federal Building, Harris Harbor, and Aurora Basin) between. The Chilkat Mountains on the far side of Lynn Canal are in the far distance; the Mendenhall wetlands with [...]

The Box that Juneau Came In

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The Juneau Federal Building and Post Office

The building was officially re-named on May 13, 1999 as the Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building after the man who was the federal government’s civil engineer in charge of construction. Ground breaking ceremonies were held July 8, 1963 at the site of the former Fireman’s Park [...]

A Muddy Gastineau Channel

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A Muddy Gastineau Channel

Heavy Rain in the Gold Creek Watershed, Steep Mountains,and Rushing and Meandering Gold Creek in Last Chance Basin Results in… Muddy Gastineau Channel.
Picture by David Kent, 4:12 p.m. ADT, August 25, 2006, © 2010

Sky, Mountain, Ship

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Holland America Line’s Westerdam Headed for the Dock with Mt. Roberts in the Background

The upper terminal of the Mt. Roberts Tramway is visible on the mountain.
Picture by David Kent, 6:50 a.m. ADT, September 23, 2009, © 2009

The Way Things are Moved in Southeastern Alaska

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Returning from a Construction Job

Barge on Gastineau Channel with construction equipment returning from a construction site in Southeastern Alaska.
Picture by David Kent, 4:09 p.m. ADT, April 1, 2009, © 2009