The Shrine

I decided to take a little road trip about 25 miles from downtown Juneau to The Shrine of St. Therese, Queen and Patroness of Alaska. This really cool little chapel was built in 1938 on a small island connected to the beach by a footpath. As I was walking back from the island to the beach I saw a pod of Killer Whales about 100 yards from the shore breaching and swimming around. Words cannot describe how amazingly beautiful it is up here!

The Mendenhall Glacier

Named after Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (some buckeye who helped draw the boarder between Alaska and Canada), the Mendenhall Glacier is 12.5 miles long! This picture doesn't do it justice. You can see this toothpaste blue glacier from most of the roads near the valley. The scenery is breathtaking here!

Yep...I'm in Alaska!

I'm not sure what this animal is, but it was at The Viking tonight! I have only been in Juneau for a few hours but so far its living up to all of my expectations!