We decided to visit a tourist attraction near our house called Glacier Gardens. Basically, a decade or two ago a guy who was cleaning up some of his recently purchased acreage had the idea to replant some dead trees (from a mudslide) upside down, with their roots hanging over the top, and plant flowers in them. The result is pretty interesting to see and we enjoyed our tour of the gardens.
Inside the visitor’s center
An eagles’ nest up in a tree
Our little treehugger
View of part of Juneau from boardwalk at around 600 ft.
The main attractions
After lunch and a rest for the boys we drove out to Echo Cove for some salmon fishing! Paul had had a couple opportunities already to go fishing, so I took a turn. I was disappointed at first because the only thing biting was the seaweed, but after a few minutes the fish started biting like crazy!
Benjamin and Rhett were troopers while I was catching fish. We spread a blanket on the ground, but despite having no shoes, Rhett preferred to walk around the rocky, barnacle covered beach, filling his mouth with rocks as he went. Both boys were captivated by the fish splashing in the bucket after they were caught.
After an hour or so I came away with my limit of six big salmon, and a bit of a sore arm!
3 comments:
That is so beautiful!! What a treat to see, coming from the desert. I am glad you guys are enjoying Alaska.
Vicky - you rock. Way to be a fisherwoman.
Beautiful photos! Those fish look delicious. :)
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