Pacific Northwest Gardening: DG garden, 1 by 1AnjL

1AnjL wrote:
In Ketchican... we were only there 1/2 day.... we took the totem Bight park tour... it was nice, I love native art, but we were really rushed and didnt get to see the town. The town has wood staircases for streets... looked really interesting and we definitely want to go back to Ketchican, just to explore the town and how it was all built on water.

Juneau.. first year we did the tram and trek... really nice walk/hike and saw alot of flora and fauna. I didnt care for the 'tram ride to the mountain top' scared of heights! lol! but got alot of nice eagle shots on the way up and down.
Second year we did the Mendenhall glacier and hatchery tour...Very Nice! I cant believe we missed the glacier on the first trip! WHAT was I thinking?!
DH also went salmon fishing.. and I went shopping! lol! He caught a salmon, but it costs a fortune to clean and ship it back, so he gave it away :o(

Skagway... we did the goldpanning tour---SKIP IT! big dud! LOL! Of course I live in Cali and have goldpanned many, many times... but this was really a poor tour thrown together by the cruise lines and the tour guide had no idea what she was talking about :o(

First year at skagway: Experience the Yukon Another MUST SEE! bus tour takes you on the same hike as the goldpanners back in 1898... you will be amazed at how these people drug loads and loads of supplies up the mountain for some gold. then at the top, we got to go to a museum and a dog sledding camp, lots of lil puppies and you can take a ride on the mushers sled with the dogs... lots of fun!-I'll post a pix of this one! :o)

Sitka- You MUST SEE the Raptor center! really interesting place where they are rehabing raptors...etc. we also did a walking tour of the city which is also interesting.

Victoria- Believe it or not...no butchardt gardens! it was closed both years! Still on my to do list, so if you can go there and havent been...definitely go! We took a horse drawn carriage ride thru the city first year. really nice to see the parliment all lit up at night. 2nd year we went to the maritime museum which was also really really nice (and cheaper than all those tours!) oh, yeah...and LOTS of shopping in all the ports! LOL!

Bring a digital camera with lots of memory....and a laptop to download pictures everyday!
I have 10,000 pictures just of sunsets.... 7,000 pictures of icebergs in the Tracy Arm Fjord... lol, but shutterbug is another hobby of mine. :o)