October 6, 2013: Spectacular Mountaintop Sunset in Juneau, Alaska...

A spectacular mountaintop sunset 

from our dining room window just now, 

we are definitely blessed here in Juneau, Alaska!

May 6, 2013: Lucky Day Netting A Dungeness Crab in the Shallows...

May 6, 2013:

My husband and I went fishing in our skiff for king salmon, 
although we ended up netting a 
dungeness crab instead in Juneau, Alaska...

We spotted this dungeness crab crawling along the shallows of the harbor
shortly after launching the skiff...

After two attempts with it crawling like crazy and the wind catching the boat
 - we successfully netted it...

I told my husband,  "The crab is crawling under the floorboard, 
you better grab it." He said, "Don't worry, it has nowhere to go; 
I don't want to get pinched"...

Male and Female 
Marbled Murrelets...

Same 
Marbled Murrelets...

Common Merganser...

Super rainy day,
with the sun trying to appear...

Male and Female 
Harlequins...

Another Marbled Murrelet; 
calling its mate that's fishing nearby...

Clever...

Pigeon Guillemot...

Max spotted salmon fry near the shoreline,
and shortly thereafter so did this bald eagle...

He was lucky and took flight 
while grabbing a salmon fry in its talons...

Promise of spring, albeit late, is the sprouting of skunk cabbage
(and its unique odor) everywhere...

And, the story continues...I hated to tell Max, "Told ya so!"
We ended up having to use a camera to locate this bugger 
under the floorboard of the skiff, 
then a coat hanger to fish it out once we arrive back home...

The fresh dungeness crab made for a mighty fine
recipe creation that I so enjoyed preparing, consisting of a tasty

Oven-Baked Alaska Dungeness Crab 'N Artichoke Dip

March 6, 2013: View of the sun setting from Juneau-Douglas Bridge (Juneau, Alaska)...

March 6, 2013:

A stupendous view crossing Juneau-Douglas Bridge

of Gastineau Channel
while the sun was setting in Juneau, Alaska

when heading to the Island Pub to enjoy dinner with friends...

June 6, 2012: Playing tourist guide for our 'great-niece' in Juneau, Alaska...

June 6, 2012:

Our sweet niece came to visit, so my husband and I gave her

a quick tour of Juneau, Alaska yesterday evening ~ What fun!!

Twin-engine floatplane ready to take off
in front of Merchant's Wharf...

Newly renovated Marine Park...

Native Art Mural painted
on the facade of the Municipal Building...

Sealaska Corporation....

Newly constructed Downtown Transportation Center
and Parking Garage at the corner of Egan/Main...

Boat lightering tourists ashore from an anchored
Cruise Ship in Gastineau Channel...

Merchant's Wharf Building
along the waterfront...

Cruise ship Statendam in port...

Marine View Building...

Paradise Cafe...

Tourists loaded onto the bus...

Marine Park Parking Garage
with a Library on the top floor... 

Taku Harley-Davidson Shop...

My niece fell in love 
with the iconic Patsy Ann...

Patsy Ann was dubbed the
"Official Greeter of Juneau, Alaska"
in 1934 by the Mayor...

SERRC Building in the foreground,
with the Baranof Hotel in the background...

Red Dog Mercantile...

A Downtown Juneau apartment building...

Infamous 
Red Dog Saloon...

Alaskan Brewing Company
(their downtown outlet store)...

Front and back are made out of Alaskan Brewing Company
beer bottle caps,
which is sleeveless and worn by slipping it over the head
(display only, not for sale)... 

Photograph from the second floor
of a first floor display...

A unique ship sculpture created with drift wood,
an Alaskan Brewing Company beer bottle,
moss, and metal... 

Walking along Franklin Street
on a mission for sweet treats...

My niece had to purchase chocolate covered gummy bears
and we couldn't pass up a brick
 of the very tasty 'Mendenhall Mudd'...

Another iconic bar called the Lucky Lady in the foreground,
with the Marine View Building in the background...

A view up 
Franklin Street...

Our niece wanted to see 'in-person' 
our commercial fishing boat  the F/V Chelsey,
as she had only viewed it in photographs...

Scenic Harris Boat Harbor...

She had never visited the
Local 262 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Hall where my husband
is the Business Manager for Southeast Alaska either...

Ground floor houses the union offices, a conference room, and two bays -
the second story contains the training center, a 2-bdrm. apartment,
and a bunkhouse for traveling apprentices/journeymen...

The much-used shop while training apprentices, which has three bays, 
and also houses several individual welding stations...

Our niece's tour is over, although she'll be back

another day when we'll continue showing her the

sights of Juneau, Alaska...