Today is our first shore excursion. We docked in Juneau, the capitol of Alaska, at 2:00 p.m. and headed toward the gangplank, along with crowds of other folks trying to get ashore. We were all delayed by an evacuation of a person with a medical emergency.
Once we reached the shore, we looked for a shuttle to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center (located in the Tongass National Forest). It turned out there were several, all for $8 per person each way--still way cheaper than the shore excursion offered by the cruise line. The only problem was that the latest return shuttle left the glacier at 6:00 p.m., so our time at the glacier was limited.
We hiked the easy Nugget Falls trail to a great vantage point near the base of the thundering falls.
The sandy area was also a good place to see the glacier:
Glacier calving little icebergs into the lake
Steep Creek boardwalk trail
We were back at the ship in plenty of time to have dinner in the Summer Palace.
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