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| Eaglecrest sunset |
The day after Christmas Nora and I along with cousin Leo went on a ski vacation to Juneau. Stuey had to stay on Kodiak for basketball and the Joe Floyd Basketball Tournament so Leo took his place. I first came to Alaska in 1985 and have lived here for over a 1/4 century but until this trip I had never visited Southeast Alaska.
Juneau surpassed all expectations. It was a winter wonderland and the Eaglecrest Ski area was much bigger and with better skiing than expected. Somehow I had thought that Eaglecrest was going to be a small little thing like the Hilltop Ski area in Anchorage. I was shocked to discover a ski area that absolutely blows away the Alyeska ski area and is one of the best ski areas I have EVER visited anywhere. And the city of Juneau is beautiful, and fun to explore on foot. In a weird way the place actually reminded me of Aspen Colorado, but better because it is on the ocean.
Jared from the elk hunt lives there and helped us out with logistics. He had us over for dinner and admitted that we were a tad lucky with the weather and snow. But I suspect that even if it had been raining in town the skiing on Eaglecrest would have still been good and Juneau itself would still be tucked in against the towering mountains adjacent to the Gastineau Channel. It's a spectacular place!
In the next few posts I'll go into more detail on our visit. so stay tuned.
Patrick
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| Lake Mendenhall |
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| Dawn near Lake Mendenhall - this is where we went XC skiing |
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| View from near the Juneau DMV (we visited to get Nora a replacement drivers permit) |
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