There were some people that wondered what a ferry would look like and how did we get our truck and 5th wheel on to the ferry. Below is the pictures of how that happened.

The ferry trip from Haines to Juneau was spectacular and again, the pictures don't do justice to the scenery. I had never seen a vertical rainbow but it is was amazing. (Does anyone know any other adjectives I am running out)

When we arrived in Juneau, it was 11:00 PM and dark, no moon and a light rain. This is the first I had driven in the dark since we left the lower 48. It was a little unsettling and I was glad when we arrived at the camp site. In Juneau we did the West Mendenhall Glacier trail. The area is part of the temperate rain forest with a tall tree canopy and a lush undergrowth. The area gets over 400 inches in precipitation a year. I had seen the lichen all over Alaska and Canada but the denseness was captivating. Darlene was a trouper until we had to wade through water, ice cold, to an unknown depth. We headed back to the camper and I went on the east Mendenhall Glacier trail and the visitor center. The photos below are from those hikes.

On Sunday we visited the Glacier Botanical Gardens. Some guy named Steve got carried away and created an area that will make any flower gardener salivate.