So I know, I talk about the rain a lot. Mostly because, it rains a lot here. BUT I have come up with a genius idea in order to be able to share all of my rainy hiking sights with you...it's called a ziploc. I tried it out during my 5 1/2 hours of hiking today and I think overall, the pictures turned out pretty great.
Also, I'm not really going to post a lot of pictures on the blog anymore since they take about 15 minutes each to load. Instead, I'll put them up on facebook and add the link here. Not the most efficient, I know.
Where have I been this week? Well, we lucked out and got three consecutive days where it was not rainy after work. We even saw real genuine sun (not "Juneau sun") on Thursday (hence, the mobile upload). I hiked both Monday and Tuesday and the sights were amazing. On Monday, my friend Amber and I went up the John Muir trail. We didn't get to the cabin at the end because it started getting fairly dark and we figured it was a good idea to turn back. We're actually losing light at a rate of about 5-6 minutes per day. That may not seem like much, but the sun is setting about 35-40 minutes earlier each week. Ouch.
Tuesday, my friend Neil and I went out to Boy Scout Beach, so named for the boy scout camp located nearby. It is a legit beach with sand and seagulls and some of the most amazing views of the Chilkat mountain range. The cool thing about Juneau is that each new hike leads you to such amazing views, but they are all different in their own way. The pictures may look great, but they barely do it justice.
Look here:
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On Wednesday...well Wednesday is trivia day. My team actually came in 2nd place this week....which entitled us to $40 worth of free booze. I <3 you too, Juneau.
Thursday, we got some sun so I ran 10 miles...in a t-shirt. Life was good and the sky was blue. I was squinting a lot (it's funny how you quickly you acclimate to a much lower light level). Then, I went to the local movie theater (not the big commercial one). It's called the "Nick" (or Nickelodeon) and it's pretty sweet. There are couches in the back and each seat has its own couch pillow, there are lamps inside and the person running the movie just yells stuff from the projection room. Popcorn costs $2. I was sold.
On Friday, Bud and his wife, Annie, hosted us for our "welcome" dinner (so we've already been working for 3 weeks, whatever...). The food was delicious and the wine was overflowing. Mmmm, just the way I like it.
Today, it's poured basically all day. So, my friend Jimmy and I took it upon ourselves to go hike for 5 1/2 hours. First, we did the treadwell trails and played on all the old mine ruins. Afterwards, we figured we may as well go find Mt. Jumbo (the highest peak on Douglas Island and possibly in the area). We originally planned to go up only about 30-40 minutes to get a better view of the treadwell "Glory Hole." Instead, we did the whole trail (if you can even call it trail, most of it included walking up waterfalls and climbing up root systems). Although visibility sucked, it was still one of the coolest views around. I got startled when a brave deer intercepted our path, but Jimmy got him to go away. (Good thing it wasn't a grizzly!) It was raining the whole time, but as I mentioned earlier, I still took pictures. My xtratufs definitely got some good use today.
Here are the pictures:
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Ciao!
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