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.
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| The view of Juneau across the Gastineau Channel from our AirBNB in Douglas |
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| 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!
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| 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.
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| Views of Tee Beach from a highway pullout |
Saturday was a rainy day, so we played tourist and did some shopping downtown.
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| Delicious fish tacos at Deckhand Dave's |
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| 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.
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| Tourists are funny |
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| The tram! |
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| Looking down from the tram |
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| A view of Father Brown's Cross from the tram's lodge |
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| We made it! |
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| 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.
After a quick nap in the car, we headed back downtown for a snack and to check out the whale sculpture on the water.
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| Crepes! |
We ended the trip with an anniversary pizza dinner at the Island Pub on Douglas. It was a great weekend getaway!
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| Denali, Anchorage, and the sunset on the flight home |
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