Tracy Arm Fjord and Juneau

One morning we cruised the Tracy Arm Fjord.  Unfortunately they start doing this at 5:00 am.
We were awake by 7, and out to see this glacier. WOW!!
The beauty is unbelievable.

Iceberg
You have no way of knowing how long ago it had broken off, or even
how deep it is.

The ice field.

We are coming into Juneau for another great excursion.

Greeted by more eagles.
The locals refer to them as Beach Buzzards.

They process the salmon right by the water.

Salmon hatchery,  That is a lot of fish!

Even the juvenile eagles sit and wait for an opportunity to catch one of those fish.

What an amazing operation.

On to Mendenhall Glacier.  Unfortunately, it was not the best day to view it.
It was foggy, and light rain.  A lot of rain ponchos were being purchased in the Visitors Center.
It was still a sight to see.

Visitors Center at Mendenhall Glacier.

This picture was actually taken through a window at the Visitors Center.
The lake was not previously there. It is a result of the melting of the glacier
The glacier stretches some 13.5 miles and flows right down the the valley floor.
Last year the glacier shrank by 540 feet.

Hard to believe this is 200 years old.

Had a kind person take a picture of me with Mendenhall behind me.

Once more.  What a sight.

Forget-me-not
Such a dainty pretty little flower.
Alaska's state flower.

Onward to the next stop.
Glacier Gardens
This a a family owned  gardens built on the side of the mountains, with part of it in the Tongass National Forest.
 There had been an avalanche at one point and lots of trees came down.
This man decided to use it to his advantage.  He planted the trees upside down and using the root system planted all sorts of flowering plants.  The result is a beautiful lush garden.  A tram takes you to the top for what is supposed to be a beautiful view.  For us, not so much.  We had fog all around us.

Better closeup of what we saw.  There were ponds, and waterfalls in various areas.  The road was all hand built and a one way track.  No room for two way traffic.  He added pretty touches every where, carved statues, and flowering plants everywhere.

When we arrived back at the bottom, there was a greenhouse with these spectacular hanging baskets.
Petunias inpatients and fuchsias were among the different baskets.

We were greeted by the hanging umbrellas, as well.

Isn't this basket beautiful.
There were varieties of flowers I had not seen before.

Another wonderful day.
Mary