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Juneau, Alaska's capital,
is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Southeast Alaska
(population of 29,000). There are many gift shops, tours
to Mendenhall Glacier, see the city, visit the Red Dog Saloon.
Tracy Arm has the North and South Sawyer glaciers at its
head, 26 miles from our anchorage in an unnamed bay. Both
of these are calving glaciers. Our Alaska yacht
charter will wind our way (carefully) through the
ice flows and icebergs scooping up glacier ice for the ice
chest. The scenery is beautiful with steep rocky walls and
waterfalls on both sides of the arm.
Cannery Cove, located on the east side of Admiralty Island,
was the site of a cannery in the 1920s. It is a beautiful
setting where we will crab and watch for bear feeding along
the shore at low tide.
Snug Cove, located in Gambier Bay, is another favorite.
It is well protected from winds and is perfect for kayaking
as well as bear watching. Gambier Bay has many small coves
among the islets and reefs and is worth exploring.
Baranof
Warm Springs is a must. It has a huge, beautiful 100-foot
waterfall and natural hot springs. We will take the boardwalk
and trail to the lake and sit in the hot springs next
to the falls. There is a 250-foot public float where we
can tie.
Red Bluff Bay has probably the most spectacular combination
of mountains, waterfalls and ice fields. We will anchor
near a drying mud flat, known as Bear Meadow.
Bay Bear Bay is one of the most sheltered anchorages around.
Once inside through the narrow entrance, it seems totally
landlocked. This is also a really protected bay where we
can kayak.
Sitka, the oldest and, what most people consider to be the
most beautiful city in Southeast Alaska. See the city and
visit the National Historic Park, which is the site of a
Tlingit Indian Fort and had a large collection of Haida
and Tlinget totem poles. |
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