I started my summer with two months in Juneau. I spent my mornings at the university campus at Auke Lake, my afternoons in the city and I lived just up the street here in student housing with some grad students.

I worked in this University of Alaska building at Auke Lake.

This is the view the Mendenhall Glacier from the veranda.

Auke Lake from the porch of the bookstore.

In the city I worked in the State Office Building. From the roof you got a good view of the remains of the mill for the gold mine.

Part way through my stay in Juneau, the cruise ship season began. In the middle distance you can see the fuel depot on the tailings from the mill.

This is Mount Juneau. It makes an imposing backdrop for the city.

On the top of Mount Juneau you can see three large tripods (made from telephone poles) that were used to lift equipment to the summit. An entrepreneur was planning to put a rotating restaurant on the summit with access via an elevator up the inside of the mountain. The gold recovered from the tunneling was to pay for the project. It never happened. One problem is that more than half the time this summit is in the clouds.

I have no idea if the pizza is any good here.

The city is squeezed between the mountains and the water with an eclectic mix of buildings within a short walk.

Those are a lot of stairs to climb to get home.

One of the nice things about Juneau is that you can just walk out of town to some great hiking trails. Here I am starting up Mount Roberts with a hiking group after work.

It is obviously cool and very wet here.

You occasionally get glimpses of great waterfalls.

In May there is still a lot of snow.

We are still a long way from the 3600' summit but we are already above the tree line.

Below you can see a bit of Juneau, and the town of Douglas on the other side of the water.

The channel runs along the bottom of a glacial valley. The ships approach on water. Airplanes have to fly through this valley if they approach the airport from the south.

The airport is in the flat area in the distance that is just above water level. That is the tip of the terminal moraine of the Mendenhall Glacier.

The way down is steep and wet.

On another evening I went with a group up Sheep Creek Trail. There must of been some mine works up here once.

It seems that where ever you go you find the odd bit of mining equipment lying around.

Being cool and wet there are many ferns. The summer is just starting so these are just starting to open.

One weekend I took a hike up Mount Juneau by myself. Here is a look down on the mining museum on my way up.