Ketchikan and Juneau May 2018 Oceania Regatta

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Got off the ship & immediately went to Creek Street. (Disney ship comes at 11).	The funicular no longer runs to Fox Lodge but you can catch a shuttle bus up there.	Funicular	Was surprised to see that even though it's quite cold here, rhododendrons bloom in late May, same as in DC.	Creek along Creek Street	Chief Kyan Totem in park near Creek Street.
Tunnel you can walk through, over or on top of! I took the steps up a little but didn't continue farther.	Typical Ketchikan houses on the hillside	Stickers!	Disney Wonder and Oceania Regatta on a cold, windy day. Bought a $20 coat at Tongass	Eagle statue	Took silver line bus south to Saxman Totem Park
The one block long walk up to Saxman was fun.	The totems there seem to be recently painted. Not sure why this guy has his tongue out. I passed on getting a formal tour.	It was raining so I didn't stay more than an hour, but it was fun to identify snakes, men, etc. on the poles	A number of the totems had things way up top.	Of course, I HAD to take a picture of one of the 2 eagles on poles.	Saxman Clan House, where the Tlingit ("klink it") people gathered
If you walk around enough, you can take a picture with multiple poles	I thought this guy was cute.	Closeup of the Clan House & its bear theme	All of the totems were within a two block area; easy to view them.	Took the silver bus north to Totem Bight. This park, in a rain forest, is more spread out & has a more attractive feel to it.	Man with a bear hat
Elaborate totem with eagle, fish and more.	Bird with long beak	It started pouring. My map was in shreds and I was afraid to take more pictures because of the wetness.	Another beautiful totem. Wish I could read my map to see what the symbols represent, but my map is in tatters.	I took shelter in the Clan House, which contained 4 totems.	Saw this big white slug outside.
Clan house	Detail	Totem Bight had a carver but he wasn't working when I went by.	Totems outside carver building	Discarded totems?	Back to the ship for sailaway and our meal at Polo
Floatplanes are everywhere	Airport is on another island; must take ferry!	When we left Ketchikan, I noticed this steep street - wow! What do people do when it snows/ices up?	Guard Island Lighthouse	Had dinner at Polo that night.	Woke up next day in Juneau. Cabbed it to AJ dock, where we rented a car. This diagram reminded me of totem poles!
Drove an old but adequate Lincoln Continental to almost the end of the road - 40 miles - to visit Shrine of St. Thesese	Had to cross a short causeway. It was in a pretty area west of Juneau maybe 30 miles.	There was a large crucifix	And stations of the cross interspersed in a garden. As is usual in Alaska, there were green things everywhere.	Then we went to Mendenhall Glacier, which is 13 miles long.	Mendenhall from the road, taken while in the car
We walked around the shorter trail (Photo Point) to get a better look at the glacier.	A longer trail goes to Nugget Falls.	Then we drove back to Juneau & over to Douglas to see the ruins of a huge mine (Treadwell). This is salt H2O pump station.	Remains on the beach at Savikko Park, Douglas	Back to the ship: Regatta looks puny between 2 big ships.	We departed Juneau, with light rain and great scenery
Goodbye, beautiful Juneau - the only U.S. state capital you can't drive to!

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