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Our home for the week was the Star Princess that carried more than three...
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Our shipmate Nancy pointed out that ours was not the only ship in town. There...
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Here's one of only two ways to come here. You fly or you sail. You...
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We met Maureen, who lives up here and would be our gracious driver...
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We came to Alaska at a very special time. This is the 50th anniversary of...
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There's Mendenhall Glacier, just twelve miles north of Juneau....
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They keep coming to see this unique glacier, about four million folks every...
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A short walk takes you within feet of icebergs that have fallen off Mendenhall.
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Kayakers can get even closer.
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Inside the visitor's center, a guide explains the glacier, how it formed,...
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Mendenhall is receding, and at a greater rate every year. In recent times, it...
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Arctic terns are truly marathon migrators. We didn't see any this...
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This little Arctic tern migrates a longer distance than any other bird in the...
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A mother reads a children's book about glaciers to her little daughter.
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Here comes Nancy ... it must be time to leave.
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On to the next spot.
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A very busy fish ladder. See the salmon jumping from one step to the next?
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A window in one ladder step shows the salmon headed 'upstream' to the...
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A large pen teeming with salmon. The females will be milked by being gently...
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Now let's drive up the hill, high above Juneau.
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A great spot to see downtown Juneau .
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The capitol of Alaska from a hilltop.
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One more shot.
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There's our ship in the harbor below.
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And now, back to the old town area of Juneau.
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