So again we had lots of time before our excursion so we found out their was a gold mining museam called Last Chance Mining. We had alot of fun winning it on panning for gold. The admission is $5. address 1001 Basin Road Juneau, AK 99801-1038 phone number 907-586-5338.

By the time we got done we had to run back to the peer for the meeting point for our excursion.  I very highly recommend going to the last chance mining museum.  

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Did You Know: The Jualpa Mining Camp was also known as the Last Chance Basin Camp. The campus was the site of one of the largest gold finds in the Juneau mining district. It was established between 1910 and 1913 and operated until 1944. It produced more than $80 million worth of gold.  When this closed down the main building which is 84 feet and the compressor stayed and was turned in to the Last Chance Mining Museum. 

 

Did You Know:Juneau is the only U.S Capital accessible only by boat or plane. 

Our excursion for Juneau was Dog Sledding on the Mendenhall Glacier. I can not begane to tell you how amazing this was it is a once in a live time experience adventure of a lifetime.  Alaska Ice-field Expeditions akdogtour.com/tripadvisor  907-983-2886  look at webpage under reservations fill out to get pricing ours was base on the cruise line. 

Did You Know: The Mendenhall Glacier is nicknamed “the drive-up glacier” it’s only 14 miles from the city center. Mendenhall Glacier flows 12 miles from its source and has a half-mile-wide face. It formed during the “little ice age”, which began about 3,000 years ago, the glacier is fed from an ice field high above Juneau.

We had a quick bit to eat after our adventure. We did not want to wast the  opportunity to have crab. where better to eat then tracy's king crab shack.  yum yum 

Did You Know:Juneau is the only U.S Capital accessible only by boat or plane. 

I so wish we had more time in this town. So much to see with so little time. Juneau has the most spectacular wildlife veiwing opportunities in the world.  The Inside Passage region is known to attract humpback whales during the summer. About 60 humpbacks come to Juneau so many tour operators offer a guaranteed sighting. With the breathtaking surroundings with nearly 300 bird species, including 10,000 bald eagles. The best place in Juneau to see birds is to visit Mendenhall Wildlife Refuge. Get a guided tour through Glacier Gardens for the opportunity to learn about the local flora and fauna. Thereis so much to see and do that it is mind blowing….