Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Alaskan Cruise: Blooming Roots (Juneau, Alaska 6.30.26)

Dave and I love the Inside Passage, with its totem poles, bright blooming flowers, and rainforest weather.  We spent our morning in Juneau, Alaska, on June 30, 2026, at the Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure.
The specialty at the garden was plants growing on the roots of upturned trees.  The gardener digs up some of his trees, turns them upside down, and plants a garden on top!




There were gorgeous flowering bushes and baskets of flowers.

There were gorgeous ferns and ponds and pine trees.

During our tour, we stopped at viewpoints to see scenes like this one.
Our last stop of the morning tour was across the bridge from Juneau, at a park with totem poles, a whale statue, and beautiful flowers.





In the afternoon we took a culinary walking tour.  We started at Tracy's King Crab Shack for a cup of crab bisque.  Tracy's also sells crab legs, "the best legs in town."
Next stop was Deckhand Dave's fish tacos, with a squeeze of lime.


We finished our tour at the Crystal Saloon, after also tasting herb tea, mussels, and smoked salmon dip, each at a different restaurant. The Crystal Saloon had mocktails for Dave and me.


The smoked salmon dip was served in a cultural center with great Tklingit art and architecture.

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