Friday, August 31, 2018

Alaska Cruise - Approaching Juneau

So here we are approaching Juneau.  What does one think of when he hears about Juneau?  Alaska, Sara Palin, the fact that this is the capital instead of Anchorage.  More interesting, though, may be the fact that though situated on the mainland this is a de facto island, as there is no road network leading to the city due to the rugged terrain.  And in spite of the appearance that it is much larger, the population is only around 32,000 sans tourists (which add 6,000 on a given day between May and September).

Zoomed in shot below:

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