Another good day here in Juneau. One of the things that made it a good was that we did not have to get up and go in to work and attend meetings. We also did not have any rain, and actually had some sunshine with temperatures in the fifties.
Neil worked on replacing some of the rusting parts on the canoe racks. Why they make things like canoe racks out of anything other than stainless steel in a real mystery. Neil admits that he is a bit of a nut about this kind of thing and has replaced as many of the fasteners on things that are used outdoors with stainless steel as he can.
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| Fish Creek Pond Today |
Neil also took a short hike on the Fish Creek Trail that is just about a half mile from the house. It is an area where Neil used to park his VW camper when he moved to Juneau in 1978 to work for the Forest Service. The trees are a lot bigger now, but the water is just as pretty.
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| A Nice, but Expensive Foot Bridge |
The area is now a city park, and they have constructed a massive foot bridge over Fish Creek. Neil thinks that the size of the bridge is a bit of overkill--it probably costs several hundred thousand dollars to install. It is amazing that these public projects get over-built using tax dollars. The same is true at the state and federal level. Neil also took a short video of Fish Creek with his iPhone--see below.
The snow in Mendenhall Valley is coming closer to sea level every day. Neil stopped by Jim and Judy's today and took this photo
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| High Tide and the Mendenhall Towers Covered with Snow |
We hope that you had a good day wherever you are. Thanks for visiting,
Neil and Pamela
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