Category: Pictures

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE A Great Blue Heron on a Sunny Afternoon This guy or gal was roosting in a row of sitka spruce and western hemlock trees some 100 feet to the north of the house from 10:14 in the morning until at least 2 p.m. There was another heron in those same trees … Continue reading "A Great Blue Heron on a Sunny Afternoon"

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE A Winter View of the North end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts Picture by David Kent, 2:44 p.m. AST, January 19, 2006, © 2006

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Downtown Juneau at night from West Juneau with very light snow falling and low clouds. The Juneau Federal Building is on the left and the State Office Building is just right of center Picture by David Kent, 8:13 p.m. AST, January 18, 2006, © 2006

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Gold Creek Divides the Mountains: Mt. Roberts in the foreground. Mt. Juneau next ridge back on the left with "The Horn" in the middle of the picture. A portion of Mt. Roberts is the next ridge back on the right. Mt. Juneau Ridge at the skyline, sloping down to the Granite … Continue reading "Gold Creek Divides the Mountains"

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE A View from the Mt. Juneau Trail: Gold Creek in the foregroundGranite Creek Basin in the backgroundSilver Bow Basin to the right around the corner of Mt. Roberts on the right. This area with the exception of the Granite Creek Basin, was the site of intense mining activity – both surface … Continue reading "Behind Juneau"