Juneau that?

Juneau that you cannot drive to Juneau?  It is the only state capital not connected to its state road system.  You must either fly in or come by boat.

A city that reminds some of San Francisco--a few blocks from downtown stand several hilly neighborhoods full of interesting and varied houses.

Juneau, the third largest city in Alaska, is much more interesting than the two bigger cities (Anchorage and Fairbanks), but it also has all the requisite natural beauty and charm of the small towns we have visited-- mountains coming down to the water, and wildlife--we've seen more eagles here than anywhere else so far.

We visited the "drive up" Mendenhall glacier, located just a few miles from the center of town.

Another stop was the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery, a non-profit that practices what it calls "salmon ranching."  Eggs are harvested from salmon as they return "home" and are fertilized.  The resulting hatchlings are raised until they are old enough to survive on their own, then released into ocean waters.  When they return, the cycle begins again.

Laundry and car servicing filled much of the rest of our day, but we ran across this house on our way to dinner.

Early ferry tomorrow.