Emily S – Page 7 – Not Your Average Engineer

October 12, 2009November 15, 2021

Flying to Juneau

Luggage check-in at the Gustavus airstrip.

Long-term parking in Gustavus. People leave their cars for many months or years judging by some of the deflated tires.

Saying goodbye.

The gravel pit where we went shooting.

The Fairweathers. The day we flew out was the nicest day of our entire stay in Alaska.

The mountain range that separates Juneau from Gustavus. When we flew to Gustavus we had to go around the mountains because of bad weather. On this day we flew directly over the top.

The retreating low clouds.

I believe that is the Mendenhall Glacier.

A little lake tucked up in the mountains.

I was quite happy to be seated up front.

Juneau just above the instrument panel.

Landing at the Juneau airport.

An Alaska Air flight taxiing.

The Juneau terminal.

Our airplane transportation.

October 12, 2009November 15, 2021

Mushrooms abound in the forests of Gustavus. Emily, McLean, Margot, and I tromped off into the undergrowth in search of some edible mushrooms. We found many that were edible, a few that weren’t, and some hallucinogenic ones, too.

A delicious little mushroom.

Ring Creek.

Some yummy highbush cranberries.

A mushroom that is highly hallucinogenic but also that can be deadly.

A huge mushroom.

Cleaning mushrooms in the barn.

Mushroom processing in the evening.

October 12, 2009November 15, 2021

Glacier Bay National Park

Emily and I spent part of an afternoon enjoying the small lodge and visitor complex at Glacier Bay National Park. The exhibits in the museum had not changed since Emily was a child. Unfortunately the tourist season at the park had ended so we were not able to partake in the bar but we did have a nice little hike along the shore.

The sign at the main entrance to the park.

A prime example of some muskeg. Most of Gustavus seems to be made of the stuff.

The docks at the park. Cruise ships can tie up out in the bay and shuttle passengers in. Some smaller ships are able to dock at the pier on the left. Local boats are moored in the channel.