Juneau reports

The Inside Passage 
Having reached Alaska by chance (I was, literally, expelled from Chukotka, in Russia, and forced to cross the Bering Strait), I resolved to get the best out of that unexpected circumstance in my journey. So I bought a cheap ticket in a regular ferry of th... more

Juneau -- At the Edge of the Wilderness 
Juneau is just this thin strip of civilization along a coast of densely-wooded mountains, which was originally a tent city of gold miners. Now it's a stop for cruise ships and adventure groups. Armies of college students pour in to go over the mountains a... more