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Panorama of the Gold Creek Watershed from Mt. Juneau
Category: Douglas Island
Smudges on Mt. Roberts
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Gastineau Peak and the top of Snowslide Creek after Avalanche Control Work On the afternoon of Monday, April 13th, the Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities performed avalanche control work on Mt. Roberts above Thane Road using a 105-mm Howitzer located at the old Treadwell Mine site on Douglas … Continue reading "Smudges on Mt. Roberts"
Looking Down From Mt. Roberts
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE 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 … Continue reading "Looking Down From Mt. Roberts"
Above Auke Bay Looking Southeast
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Above Auke Bay Looking Southeast Foreground: Mendenhall Peninsula with “The Cut” at the far right (one of the approaches to the Juneau International Airport). Center left: The Juneau International Airport with adjacent float plane basin. Remainder of the middle portion: Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge at low tide with part of … Continue reading "Above Auke Bay Looking Southeast"
Mount Bradley
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Mount Bradley Mount Bradley, also known as Mount Jumbo, is 3,337 feet high and is on Douglas Island with Douglas, Alaska at its foot. In the early years it was named Mount Jumbo, possibly after the Jumbo mining claim located near its base. The people of Douglas in 1939 petitioned the … Continue reading "Mount Bradley"