WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Holland America Line’s cruise ship Ryndam at the cruise ship dock along the downtown Juneau waterfront. A float plane has just lifted off the waters of Gastineau Channel headed for the Juneau Airport after a day of flightseeing trips. Picture by David Kent, 7:58 PM ADT, August 10, 2005, © 2005
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Five Mountain Goats on Mt. Juneau. Snow depth pole on the upper left and the former RCA Alascom Microwave Reflector at the upper right. Pictures by David Kent, 4:37 PM ADT, September 4, 2005, © 2005
The people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in Mississippi and Alabama are needing all the prayers that we can pray as well as other help if we can. The inevitable finally happened with New Orleans creating one of the biggest disasters to a major U.S.city and it's people in a long time. The …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Young Sitka Spruce trees loaded with the heaviest crop of cones in a long time; the lower slopes of Mt. Juneau visible in the background. In May 2005 the Juneau area experienced one of the most prodigious releases of the yellow-green spruce pollen in memory. Picture by David Kent, 6:23 PM …
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I compiled this panorama from pictures my Dad took on a hike with my Mom on July 23, 2005. The pictures are from the Granite Creek Trail. Panorama of Silver Bow Basin. For an aerial view of the area see this posting: Panorama of the Gold Creek Watershed from Mt. Juneau