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Personal Musings
Rants, raves and thoughts about topics such as politics and religion.
Juneau's Beaches and Streams
Outside of Juneau's downtown is where the real action is. Purported to be 'home to many eagles', we drove 29 miles north to the Eagle Beach Recreation Area, an extensive intertidal mudflat, where we saw ONE eagle perched on a post at the mouth of Eagle Creek amidst thousands of squawking gulls. The view of the Chilkat Peninsula on the western side of the canal makes for a stunning backdrop, … [Read more...]
Juneau's Tacky Tourist Center
Rounding the corner into downtown Juneau, my heart sank. But for the mountain and ocean views visible from the core, it would be hard to distinguish downtown Juneau from any other thriving tourist destination in terms of the throngs of people and places for those crowds to spend their money. When 3 cruise ships are in port, the city's population swells from a modest 5 thousand to a zoo of over … [Read more...]
Vic the Cat Goes Kayaking
While we were camping at Haynes Point Provincial Park (just south of Osoyoos, BC and just north of the U.S. border) this week, I got the brilliant idea to take my 12 year old, diabetic cat, Vic, out for a float in my kayak. He apparently didn't like kayaking as much as I originally thought, because as soon as we got fairly close to shore, he got ready to leap in the water. And leap he did. … [Read more...]
Horseback Riding at Sun Mountain Lodge with the Legendary Kit McLean
After a stupendous horseback adventure in the Oliver back country with the local natives during the Meadowlark Festival a few years back, I'd been longing to go riding again --- but Ed, who'd never been on a horse, and would therefore wonder where to put the key --- rather stymied all attempts until we were at Sun Mountain Lodge last week. I finally gave him the option - come, or stare blankly at … [Read more...]
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