Adventures of an Alaskan Transplant: Labor Day Weekend in Juneau

This Labor Day weekend, we took a belated anniversary trip (13 years!) to Juneau, Alaska. We flew in on a very bumpy flight Thursday night and checked into our AirBNB on Douglas. Friday morning, after a filling breakfast at the Sandpiper Cafe downtown, we drove out to the end of the North Douglas Highway and checked out the Rainforest Loop trail and beach.

The view of Juneau across the Gastineau Channel from our AirBNB in Douglas

French toast at the Sandpiper!

After our hike, we headed back to Juneau and visited some friends at my alma mater, the University of Alaska Southeast. Its such a pretty campus! They were prepping for Campus Kickoff in the pouring down rain!

The beautiful Egan Library on campus

After the rain stopped (and a quick nap!), we headed back to the Auke Bay area for the best Thai in the state - Chan's Thai!

After dinner, we went for a drive north and checked out the new Lena Beach Recreation Site.

Views of Tee Beach from a highway pullout

Saturday was a rainy day, so we played tourist and did some shopping downtown.

Delicious fish tacos at Deckhand Dave's

Had to get my Heritage Coffee fix!

Sunday we headed back to Rainforest Trail beach for one last beach walk. The rain had cleared, and it was a gorgeous day!

Then we headed downtown on got on the Mount Robert Tram to go up the mountain and do some hiking.

Tourists are funny

The tram!

Looking down from the tram

A view of Father Brown's Cross from the tram's lodge

We made it!

We kept going another level above the cross!

Sunday night we had dinner with some friends on Douglas. Monday morning we checked out of our AirBNB and drove north of Juneau to the Shine of St. Therese.