WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE The USDA Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in 1964 The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center opened May 13, 1962 as the first U.S. Forest Service visitor center in the nation. The architect was Linn Forrest and the contractor was Triplette Construction, both of Juneau. Picture by Doug Schonour, Summer of 1964 …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE The USDA Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 3:26 p.m. ADT, June 29, 2007 A.D., © 2014 A.D.
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE A Pacific Red Elder Shrub Mangled by a Porcupine Picture by David Kent, 1:26 p.m. ADT, August 23, 2013 A.D., © 2013 A.D.
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Great Blue Heron on a Pedestal This Great Blue Heron is standing on a Sitka spruce that had been topped. Picture by David Kent, 1:47 p.m. ADT, August 3, 2013 A.D., © 2013 A.D.
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE A Portion of the Snowslide Creek Avalanche Path on Mt. Roberts Picture taken from Thane Road at the base of Mt. Roberts at an altitude of just above sea level. Skyline at the right top is at approximately 3,300 feet. The horizontal distance from the photo point to the skyline in …
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