Two Cruise Ships in the Juneau Harbor

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Two Cruise Ships in the Juneau Harbor

Two Cruise Ships in the Juneau Harbor.

The 965 ft. long Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Star is in the center at the A.J. Dock, with Princess Cruises’ 950 ft. long Diamond Princess in the right background at the South Franklin Dock. Mt. Juneau is on the left in the background with the main waterfall partly visible at the far left. Mt. Roberts is on the right. The Norwegian Star carries 2,240 passengers and 1,100 crew and made twenty visits to Juneau in 2006. The Diamond Princess carries 2,600 passengers and 1,240 crew and made eighteen visits to Juneau in 2006.

Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 5:53 p.m. ADT, May 16, 2006, © 2007

Moon Over Olds Mountain

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Moon Over Olds Mountain

Moon Over Olds Mountain.

The peak of Olds Mountain is visible above the part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge which is in the Granite Creek drainage. In the left foreground is a small part of Cape Horn of Mt. Juneau and in the right foreground is the shoulder of Mt. Roberts to the north of Snowslide Gulch.

Picture by David Kent, 3:50 p.m. AST, January 31, 2007, © 2007