We had an early afternoon flight to Anchorage, so we had a few hours to do a little more wandering around Juneau before heading to the airport.
Kelly with a friend - the Windfall Fisherman. The attached plaque says:
The bronze sculpture of an Alaskan brown bear was created by R. T. Wallen of Juneau, and was commissioned by the City and Borough of Juneau to celebrate the first 25 years of statehhod, 1959 to 1984.
The sculpture is located close to the capitol building. Fortunately the bear is well trained, and didn't bite Kelly's hand!
From the bear we went on a somewhat random walk towards the hills, and the following scenes are from that walk.
A quaint home with Mt. Juneau in the background.
Looking south down the Gastineau Channel. And the cable car was in operation. It was not scheduled to be operating for tourists, so was probably some sort of testing period. In any event, we didn't have time to get there and take a ride.
The very end of 6th Street - the eastern end, that is. This is about as far east as the streets of Juneau reach. From here there is a walking trail up to Mt. Roberts.
That's Douglas Island across the channel; the street Kelly and I walked up yesterday morning is along the row of houses walking up the hill. We went to the far left, then the road turned right, which we followed a little way.
Kelly at a bend in the trail, which was narrow and in places steep, as it worked its way up the hill.
A wider perspective.
On the way back down, we passed this small park. The plaque reads:
This artwork acknowledges the unique legacy of the Sisters of St. Ann.
The artwork, by Arthur Higgins, was dedicated on September 27th, 1994.
And so we returned to our hotel and were driven to the airport for our flight to Anchorage, Alaska's largest city.
Not a bad view from the airport terminal either!
Day 6: Mendenhall Glacier
