The visibility is amazing. It is a white magic world under us with blue crevasses breaking the infinity of the white of the Juneau Ice field. The helicopter ride takes you up to the dogsledding camp, where another adventure awaits you.
As soon as the helicopter lands and you step on this frozen world, you hear all the excitement of the dogs crazy to take you for a ride.
I feel in my face the ice flakes, the dogs are digging in the ice and it ends up on those in the front of the Sled. It just adds to the adventure.At the end you can even play with young puppies before going back. But wait there are more options.
Walking or hiking on the ice field? Either option also includes an helicopter flight up to the ice field. At the base, safery instructions and equipment are provided. Then it is up to the air, to enjoy the views of the frozen world. Once the helicopter lands at the ice field, the exploration starts. Following a guide who will give you details of this unique environment, formation and hidden dangers in the surface to be observed. There is even an opportunity on the hike to experience to climb a small mountain.
Another adventure not to be missed is to take the flight to the Taku lodge. Actually, in my opinion, this is the best combination to include the most if you have only one day in Juneau. You will have the best of three activities in one: an amazing flightseeing in a floatplane designed for 10 people maximum and all with window seats; view of the Taku Glacier and a feast of wild king salmon.
The flight is over the Taku Glacier that is actually one of the few glaciers advancing, growing, is remarkable. It is so much beauty to be taken in while the pilot narrates what you are observing from your private window view.
The landing is on the Taku River and from there is just a few yards to the lodge where all is set for the salmon feast. The salmon is on the grill being prepared which gives a bit of time to explore the surroundings of the lodge.
As soon as the Salmon is ready, all tourist are invited to enter the lodge for lunch. There is a fireplace and some mobilia from the first owners. Once all are served, it is a buffet style and seated, one of the guides will tell the story of the lodge and their owners. Quite amazing.
After lunch there is time for a walk on the property at one of the trails and if you are there in July, there is an opportunity to pick your own berries during the trail. Just keep in mind to leave some to the black bears. Sometimes they pop out of the bushes!
After the walk, there is a bit of free time to enjoy at leisure or to take a look at the souvenir shop.
Then is time to flight back to the town of Juneau. Before the ship leaves, there is some time to explore the shops that are all in walking distance from the pier.
In sum, Juneau, is an unique capital city remarkable and so remote that you can only acess it by boat or plane. The roads lead to nowhere, it is a landlocked city but one of the most popular port cities in Alaska. Time to explore it: up in the air
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