Cloud Over Mt. Roberts
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Cloud Over Mt. Roberts The upper terminal of the Mt. Roberts Tramway is visible on Mt. Roberts. Picture by David Kent, 7:04 p.m. ADT, September 6, 2009, © 2009
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Dimond State Courthouse – Juneau
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Dimond State Courthouse – Juneau The Dimond State Courthouse – Dedicated January 7, 1976 A.D., was named after Anthony Joseph Dimond: US Commissioner in Chisana, Alaska (1913-1914); Special Assistant US Attorney for the 3rd Judicial Division of Alaska in Valdez (1917); Mayor of Valdez (1920-1922, 1925-1932); Alaska Territorial Senate (1923–1926, 1929–1932); … Continue reading "Dimond State Courthouse – Juneau"
Construction at the Juneau International Airport
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Construction at the Juneau International Airport Left to Right: Visitor Gathering area, vestibule, new Car Rental location; Foreground: Expanded Baggage Claim area. Thunder Mountain in the distance. Pictures by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, Top picture 9:12 a.m. ADT, July 17, 2009 Bottom picture 8:42 a.m. ADT, August 21, 2009 © 2009
Preening Great Blue Heron
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Preening Great Blue Heron in a Mountain Hemlock Picture by David Kent, 4:44 p.m. ADT, July 25, 2009, © 2009
Wildfire Smoke on the Afternoon of August 3rd
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Wildfire Smoke on the Afternoon of August 3rd Not a cloud in the sky but smoke from wildfires in Canada filled the air. There were 60 wildfires in the southern Yukon and 120 in British Columbia, Canada on the day of the picture. Because of the smoke, an air quality advisory … Continue reading "Wildfire Smoke on the Afternoon of August 3rd"