You have to fly or float to Juneau. There are roads here in town, but the roads don’t connect with any larger system from another state or from Canada. There’s 50 miles or so of accessible roads from the north to the south – but there “Road End” signs and then… and abrupt stop. It’s where the road ends that we have found some great hiking trails!
We hooked up with Juneau native, Alli of Knitosaurus (seriously check out her blog – I am trying to persuade her to start blogging again!) who is both a hardcore hiker and a fellow dog-lover. We became instant friends. And we hit the trails with the four-legged friends – this time up north (aka “out the road”) with Kris on Eagle Beach overlooking Lynn Canal:
And then on Wednesday, we went all the way to the other end of the road – down to Thane in the south. The trail opens up with an amazing view of Sheep River Falls. The trail was quite muddy – and I fell twice – but we made it most of the way, so I felt accomplished enough! Alli and I stand along with Oso, the adorable Husky wolf-dog that she raised from a pup, next to the Falls. Alli is in her (second) lovely Owls sweater.
We have another date with Alli today – we are hiking up a mountain 
There’s no shortage of amazing trails here. And the real beauty of Juneau? being able to wear handknit sweaters and accessories all year round! I have two that I have finished while I have been here… photos of those next time!
Very cool pictures, I’d love to visit Alaska one day
Beautiful pics, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful sweater, and love all the dogs! What a fun trip!
Oh my goodness, what a STUNNING and amazing wolf dog-a-log!!
And look at those gorgeous woofers too – makes me miss my husky!
Love the photos, Lolly
Hey, you guys should email me those sweater pictures! I will put them up on -my- blog. Also, I am totally kicking myself for -watching- you guys take all these amazing pictures this week but not taking out my camera even once! What is wrong with me?! You set such a good example. Sigh. I’m working on it, I promise!
Wow, very beautiful !! The post, you, Alaska, dogs …..
Here is 35 degrees C, and feels veeery good to see this post
Have a good weather !!
The dogs are amazing!
We were in Alaska in May. It’s beautiful, isn’t it? I’ve really enjoyed your posts. Thanks so much!
Wow, it’s like the Shel Silverstein poem about where the sidewalk ends. I’m blown away by how amazing this place looks. I need to get there!
I’ve been lurking & enjoying all your Alaska photos. so beautiful! I was born in Alaska (we moved back to NJ when I was 1 yr old) and would love to visit someday. That wolf/dog photo is awesome. Sometime I need to tell you the epic family story of how we had a pet wolf for about 10 minutes. Ha!