If you’re headed to Alaska on a cruise from Seattle, there’s a good chance Ketchikan will be your very first stop — and your first real chance to get off the ship, stretch your legs, and start soaking in the Last Frontier. So of course, you’ll want to make the most of it. But what …
Congratulations on your decision to visit beautiful Juneau, Alaska! Unless you’re on a cruise ship that’s only in town for a couple of hours, you’ll need some transportation to visit some of our beautiful sights. If you’re trying to get around in Juneau while on vacation, there are a bunch of options, each one with …
If you’re considering taking a cruise to Southeast Alaska, it’s important to know which ports are the best. The very concept of “the best” is subjective, of course, which I freely admit. However, I’ve lived in Southeast Alaska for my entire life. I have been to every port that will appear on this list and …
Have you ever seen a bear in person? If you haven’t, or if you want to see one again (at a safe distance!), Ketchikan, Alaska is a great place to go! In Ketchikan, you’ll mostly see black bears, although if you’re lucky, you may get a chance to see brown bears (also known as grizzlies, …
Are you planning a trip to Juneau to see the Mendenhall Glacier? Great! It’s beautiful and I’m sure you’ll have a great time. Once your cruise ship arrives in port, you’ll have to decide how you’re going to get there. It’s 12.5 miles from the cruise ship docks, so you won’t have time to walk. …
A friend of mine called me yesterday and told me that his parents were looking at booking a cruise up to Alaska this summer. He said that they’ve always wanted to visit and they decided that this was their year. He said that they’d decided most of the details and would be coming up around …
On a recent trip to Seattle, I took the Link Light Rail to meet some friends at the Northgate Mall. One of them got on at International District/Chinatown Station and we started talking. During a break in our conversation, the man sitting in front of us turned around and apologized for interrupting but since he …
Last week, I received a phone call from an uncle that I haven’t seen in many years. He told me that he was looking at tickets for this summer to put his car on the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry in Bellingham and come to Alaska. He wanted to spend a few days in Juneau to …
I recently took a trip to Ketchikan to see an old friend of mine and, as I was on the ferry from the airport to the mainland, I overheard some of my fellow visitors discussing a part of town called Creek Street. I’d been to Ketchikan a few times before this but it was always …
I went over to Safeway last week to get some protein powder and while I was there, I saw an old friend from high school who I probably haven’t seen in about five years, despite the fact that we live in the same city. He was wearing a shirt with “Run 4 The Rock” and …