First Part of January Journey

Whitehorse to Skagway, Skagway to Haines and then to Juneau, six and a half hours of ferry ride in a snowstorm and the pouring rain. The nice part of the trip was from Whitehorse in the early morning with the sunrise coming in over the snowcapped mountains. It was sure pretty seeing the sun hit the tops of the mountains.(Photo included)

I took the ferry from Skagway to Juneau, by way of Haines. The view from the ferry was hampered by the snow storm through which we travelled. Haines, Alaska, was lost in the storm as we approached the dock. The crew of the ferry was careful and thorough. The approach was perfectly performed, the landing soft and accurate. Once we had left Haines, the trip moved into the darkness and as we travelled closer to Juneau,the weather warmed and the snow turned to heavy rainfall.

Arriving in Juneau, the rainstorm continued throughout the night and all of Saturday. I managed to take a few photos of the Governor's Mansion during the day and evening from my motel room. It is so hard to find my way around the inner part of the town because the traffic control patterns are very diversionary, little sections disembodied from the other parts of the inner city.

The shopping center of the inner city has narrow streets and little parking areas, apart from a large parking garage just off the downtown core.

This will be a long trip through Alaska at a time when most tourists stay home, apart from the hardy tourists who are at home in the snow, cold, and wind. I look forward to seeing Alaska in her hardest time of the year. Much happens in the far north of the 60th parallel that we don't see too much of, skiing, mushing, snowmobilling, and of course, staying warm in front of a blazing fireplace.
This day is coming to a close as bedtime is nearly here. 4am start tomorrow, ferry to Haines, should be a great day!
So long for now.