Juneau Rain Hike and Aboard Uncruise

The next day found us in the state capital of Juneau. This is a remarkably small town - you can't even drive to it without taking a ferry part way. Since we didn’t have to check in with our Uncruise ship until the afternoon, we had most of a day to explore. We started with a walk around the gift shop tourist area of Juneau, and down on the empty cruise ship docks. Because of COVID restrictions, none of the big cruise ships will be in Alaska until mid-July.

We took a flight of stairs to get above the town, walking along a quiet road and into some of the residential neighborhoods. Eventually the homes ended and we crossed a bridge over the river and returned along a trail following an old flume. The flume was originally for an early hydroelectric plant dating from 1893.

Rain favored us with its attention—after all this is the Tongas Rain Forest, and we were glad to board our cruse ship and dry off.Read more