“That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense,
is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.” — Edgar Allan Poe
Nature
“Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The
only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers, and these flowers are every little sacrifice,
every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.” — St. Therese of Lisieux
The Shrine of Saint Therese sets in a very serene setting just outside of Juneau.
Saint Therese was named the Queen and Patroness of Alaska in 1925.
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“There is a hidden message in every waterfall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
The botanical garden in Juneau borders the Tongass National Forest which is the second largest rain forest in the world. Amazon being the largest. The unique feature of Glacier Gardens are the upside down trees. The owner was using an excavator to move rocks and toppled trees when a large boulder damaged his equipment. In frustration he picked up a tree and slammed it into the muddy ground. It stuck. Thus the idea of upside down trees was born with flowers planted in the roots.
“A view is what you see with your eyes open, a vision you can see with your eyes closed.”
– Steve Bowhay
“Glaciers are delicate and individual things, like humans. Instability is built into them.” — Will Harrison
“We humans, as species, are interested in communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. Would not a good beginning be improved communication with terrestrial intelligence, with other human beings of different cultures and languages, with the great apes, with the dolphins, but particularly with those intelligent masters of the deep, the great whales?” — Carl Sagan 🐳
White Pass and Yukon Railroad was built during the Klondike Gold Rush and is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a designation shared with the Panama Canal, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. One of the longest narrow gauge railroads in the world it climbs about 3,000 feet in just 20 miles. The steel bridge was the tallest in the world when constructed in 1901.
“There’s time enough, but none to spare.” Charles W. Chesnutt
It was about a one hour flight over the mountains from Juneau to Skagway. One hopes that the pilot isn’t having a really bad day. Glaciers and mountains provided a spare but often scenic landscape.
Maverick’s residence while in Juneau, Alaska
Had a great view of downtown Juneau and cruise ships in the harbor.
I have returned from the great state of Alaska and had a wonderful time the six days I was there. Probably good that I wasn’t there any longer as I now have a ton of photos to go through which I’ll share as I get to them. Primarily they’re from the Juneau and Skagway area. There’s also lots of blog likes and messages in my absence to respond to which I’ll get to eventually, thank you.
Tomorrow morning we go to Skagway
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Maverick Mist 