Today we left our very comfortable SUV at Anchorage Airport. Flying time to Juneau was 1 hour 20 mins and was helped with the friendly and funny attitude of the two flight attendants. The mountains and glaciers surrounding Juneau could easily be seen. Landing in Juneau we were picked up by the Hotel courtesy bus. After check in a much awaited lunch was sought and it was then on to explore the town. Juneau is the capital of Alaska and is only accessible by air or sea. It became the capital on 3rd January 1959 when Alaska was granted "Statehood". It had its origins as a gold rush town and this aspect is reflected in its architecture. The streetscapes are reminiscent of gold towns in Australia. The history and culture was evident all around with magnificanet native artworks and designs carved in totems. We are in the Tongass NP, it being the largest temperate rainforest in North America covering nearly 17m acres including all of Alaska's Inside Passage. Alaska's State Tree is the Sitka Spruce and this dominates the area. We found our way past the huge cruise boats that lined the dock to the Juneau Tramway - a cable car travelling 1800 vertical feet up the mountainside - to Mount Roberts. The views overlooking Juneau on the ride up were magnificent with the surrounding mountains dwarfing any man made structure beneath them. The views included the nearby Admirality and Douglas Islands, Gastinaau Channel, The Inside Passage and the Chilkat Mountains. Cars and trucks looked like matchbox cars in comparison and a cruise ship leaving the port was put into perspective as it made its way down the fjord. Various trails were available up here on the summit. We too kthe Loop Trail walking around the mountain path giving us more spectacular views of the surrounds. A few squirrelswere seen darting in and out of the undergrowth and we were able to get up close and personal with a rescued bald eagle. In the theatre we watched a short movie regarding the "Tlingit" (aborigines or first people) Life, Heritage and History named "Seeing Daylight".We learnt a few of their words which were highlighted in the movie. Back at street level we were surprised to see a lollypop lady in operation to control traffic (pedestrian and vehicular) around the docks. Suppose you have to look after those tourists (or sheeple) as our bus driver referred to them as. We supported the economy with both Deb and Fi buying Pandora Bears as a momento of their Alaskan visit. For dinner we ate at V's restaurant - a mixture of Mexican and Korean - very tasty.