Tracy Arm & Juneau

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:05 +0000

We are on our way to Tracy Arm which is a glacier-carved, narrow fjord famous for blue icebergs and various animals and mammals. It is truly controlled by mother nature and we won’t know if we can navigate it until we get there. I’ll keep you posted.
Those blue icebergs I mentioned earlier, they were all over the entrance to Tracy Arm and thus prevented us from going in. This however made our arrival to Juneau, Alaska, much earlier than had been planned. I had the opportunity to visit the Alaska State Capitol and the Governor’s Residence [Sarah Palin wasn't there because she was visiting our troops in Kosovo, according to our tour guide.] The guided tour of the State Capitol was quite enlightening. Did you know that the state legislature only meets for ninety days each year beginning in early January? Anyway, the building was first a federal building which housed a post office, courtroom and other offices, before being taken over by the state government. The building is in the process of being renovated.
We were informed that Juneau is the largest city, by area, in the United States. Population wise, there are about 31,000 residents. Did you know that it is only accessible by land or sea? – there are no roads to there As we docked, the bald eagles were putting on a show for us all to see. Juneau is surrounded by mountains that are a beauty to behold. When the sun shines off of the snow-capped mountains, you get deep understanding of the power and creativity of the God who designed this great land. We stayed in Juneau for about 12 hours.
We’re off to Skagway next, where we’ll disembark and begin the land tour portion of our trip.

McCain and Palin

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:02:12 +0000

Thanks, John McCain, for igniting the grass roots of the Republican Party by introducing Sarah Palin to the world. She has the chance to be a leader who will help bring real conservatism back to the party. We, as a party, have been moving toward the center for too long and not standing by our principles. I hope Sarah stays in the spotlight and is up for the challenge!

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Tracy Arm & Juneau

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