Orange Cloud Over the Juneau Harbor

The cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner is on the left and the Carnival Spirit on the right.
:: Yes, there is a (mostly faint) partial rainbow in the picture. ::

Picture by David Kent, 8:45 p.m. ADT, August 9, 2008, © 2008

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

7:40 a.m. July 22, 2008

Mt. Juneau on the left, Last Chance Basin center of picture
behind downtown Juneau, and Mt. Roberts is on the right.
The Holland America cruise ship Veendam is the fully visible ship.

Picture by David Kent, 7:40 a.m. ADT, July 22, 2008, © 2008

Mt. Roberts in the Evening Sun

The Holland America cruise ship Ryndam is on the left at the Alaska Steamship dock
and Princess Cruises’ Dawn Princess is on the right at the Cruise Ship Terminal.

Picture by David Kent, 7:02 p.m. ADT, May 23, 2008, © 2008

Mt. Roberts with Two Cruise Ships and A Bald Eagle

Holland America Line’s Ryndam on the left and their ship Westerdam on the right.
The Bald Eagle is at the top of the tree to the right of the power pole on the right.

Picture by David Kent, 7:53 p.m. ADT, June 7, 2006, © 2008

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

View from the Roof

View is looking ENE towards Gastineau Channel and Mt. Roberts. The West Juneau Weather Station’s wind instruments and support pipe are in the left foreground.

Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 2:12 p.m. ADT, May 10, 2005, © 2007

U.S.C.G. Icebreaker Healy in Juneau

The United States largest icebreaker, the 420 ft. long U.S.C.G. Healy, is shown being moored in Juneau with the assistance of a tugboat. The ship stopped in Juneau for rest and recreation for the crew on its way to its homeport of Seattle, Washington. The ship left Seattle April 3rd for the Arctic West Summer 2007 Deployment which has now ended.

Picture by David Kent, 8:25 a.m. ADT, September 23, 2007, © 2007

Two Cruise Ships at Night

These cruise ships are moored along the downtown Juneau waterfront. The Holland America Line ship Amsterdam is on the left at the Alaska Steamship Dock. Celebrity Cruises Mercury is on the right at the Cruiseship Terminal - which was formerly the Alaska State Ferry Terminal.

The Amsterdam is 780 feet long (61,000 gross tons) with a passenger capacity of 1,380, a crew of 647, and makes 18 visits to Juneau in 2007. It was launched in 2000 and is the third ship bearing the name of the Dutch capital in Holland America Line’s more than 130-year history.

The Mercury is 866 feet long (77,713 gross tons) with a passenger capacity of 1,882, a crew of 909, and makes 20 visits to Juneau in 2007. The ship’s inaugural date was November 2, 1997.

Picture by David Kent, 9:44 p.m. ADT, September 2, 2007, © 2007

Independence Day Fireworks over the Juneau Harbor

Picture by David Kent, 12:00 a.m. ADT, July 4, 2006, © 2006