Tongass Views

A typical view of the Tongass

Temperate Rainforest

Along a trail through the forest near Juneau.

The Wolf at Mendenhall Glaciar

My big size 12 boots next to the wolf tracks



There is a lone wolf that spends part of the year at the Mendenhall Glaciar. We didn't know it was there and were surprised to see it. It walked around us and howled. This is the first time we've seen a wolf. We heard them at night in Wisconsin but we've never seen one.
The folks at the visitor center thinks it lost its pack and can't find one to join up with. It likes to follow big dogs and seems to want to make friends with them.

Mendenhall Glaciar

The Mendenhall Glaciar is Juneau's city park. It is a really amazing place. The lake was frozen the days we were there and we could walk across it towards the glaciar. We didn't dare get too close as the ice can slough off at anytime and break the lake ice.

Coming into Juneau

We came into Juneau at dawn aboad the Columbia Ferry. The fishing Boats were heading out.

Forest along the way

The forest along the way is Temperate Rain Forest. Most of it has been ravaged by logging and gives only a hint of what it once was...

At the Ketchikan terminal

The ferry stops at Ketchikan for all of Sunday morning. As we waiting, a barge full of containers pulled in. This is how all goods arrive in SE Alaska. The seagulls wanted sandwiches.

First morning on the ferry

Aboard the Columbia, somewhere on the inside passage.....

The Ferry Terminal at Bellingham

The ferry left the Bellingham Terminal promptly at 5.15.

Larramie State Park

Lots of trails around Bellingham through the thick forest

On the Pacific

We made it to the Pacific Ocean on Feb 9th. It was clear and nice. The trip took 6 days at an moderate pace.

Through the Cascades

A week before this section of the road was closed for landslides but this week it was clear, calm and beautiful. The cascades are big mountains and very pretty.
These photos were taken from the truck so the quality isn't so good.

Mt. Rainier

We came up out of the Columbia River Basin and saw Mt. Rainier in the distance