August 16, 2013 Friday Day 40 We are loving your comments on our blog. Thank you all so much! This morning we had a nice rain, it sounds so good on our camper roof (good thing it doesn't leak!) We hung out in our cozy camper, checking email, me resting my knee. This afternoon we went into Juneau to Taku Smokeries for some canned smoked salmon to take home. We then drove along the coast out of town both east and west to the end of the road each direction, pas...

August 15, 2013 Thursday Day 39 R and R today, checked out of our room at Glacier Bay Lodge and relaxed in the Lobby for a few hours. My knee is really getting painful, so no hiking today. Had a nice lunch at the Lodge Dining Room, then boarded our bus, departing for the airport. We are flying back to Juneau on Wings of Alaska, another tiny 5 seater plane. We were the only passengers on the plane, and the pilot was a cool older guy who had retired from flying ...

August 14, 2013 Wednesday Day 38 7:00am we met on the docks for our Glacier Bay Boat Tour, an all day excursion through Glacier Bay. It was another bright sunny blue sky day. We enjoyed sightings of several glaciers, icebergs and tons of wildlife, culminating in a long stop at Johns Hopkins Glacier. We got to hear the sounds the glacier makes as it advances -almost like loud thunder. It was thrilling to see chunks of the glacier break off and crash into the wat...

August 13, 2013 Tuesday Day 37 Today we are off on a 3 day, 2 night adventure, woo-hoo! We are leaving our camper at our campsite, Mendenhall Lake Forest Service Campground and the car at the Juneau airport. We are flying on Wings of Alaska Airlines to Glacier Bay National Park in Gustavus. We took off at 10:45am for the one hour flight on a 5 passenger, 1980 Cessna 207. We flew 3,500 ft over the Chilkat Mountains, beautiful lakes and forests. I got to ride in ...

August 12, 2013 Monday Day 36 The best part about Juneau by far is Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest. Mendenhall Glacier is one of 38 large glaciers that flow from the Juneau Icefield. Mendenhall Lake is a beautiful aquamarine blue with huge icebergs floating in it; this combined with the glacier and a stunning waterfall just takes your breath away. Today was a sunny warm day as we hiked from the visitors center along Nugget Falls Trail to the l...