{"id":30063,"date":"2025-07-26T16:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30063"},"modified":"2025-07-26T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:06:20","slug":"juneau-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30063","title":{"rendered":"Juneau, Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Four Glaciers Helicopter and Dog Sled Adventure\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/niUDqe6wKuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t get to spend a lot of time in Juneau but we got the experience of a lifetime with our helicopter and dog-sledding tour (see video above for highlights). <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54630982887\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54630982887_444728a178_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We started the day with a hearty breakfast from the dining room.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54632053844\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632053844_44e57a2d83.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54631813146\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54631813146_af6dc23c63.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We did a little bit of sight-seeing off our cabin balcony before heading off the ship.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54630950877\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54630950877_fe627342ba.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54632057419\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632057419_5f0df156d5_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our group actually went on a few different excursions at this port. Most of our group, including mom and dad, went on a whale-watching excursion with Jay and Becca. The Culvers went on a helicopter tour and glacier walk on Mendenhall Glacier. Brian&#8217;s parents and Brian and I went on a helicopter tour and dog-sledding adventure. We all had to wait in the same area for our tour guides, though.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54632622437\/in\/datetaken\/\" d title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632622437_507d76b12d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hanging out with the Culvers (Sandy and Lorin), while waiting for our respective helicopter tours&#8230; Theirs was through Temsco Helicopters and ours was through NorthStar Trekking.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633454636\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633454636_5ac12351c6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You basically just look for one of these guys when you get off the ship in order to find your transport for your excursion.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633711203\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633711203_58550a0dd1_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We followed him to the bus and, after a short 10-minute ride, we arrived at NorthStar. Most of the tour employees\/guides were practically kids. Here&#8217;s the guy who gave us the safety briefing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633751800\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633751800_0bd0835402_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our cute helicopter pilot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633665764\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633665764_b8c72cf6ac.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633666304\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633666304_029aab9b7d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They crammed 6 of us (7 if you count our pilot) into a tiny helicopter. You forget how cramped you feel while looking at the amazing views, though. I&#8217;m not even going to bother posting pictures we took from the helicopter on here because the pictures just do not do the landscapes any justice.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633684528\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633684528_7f08732524.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a couple of pictures of Brian as we were getting ready to hop on the sleds.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633453446\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633453446_2a882f9f24_w.jpg\" width=\"230\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54632693094\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54632693094_99f740463f_w.jpg\" width=\"230\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture of us with Redman, our guide.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54633673988\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54633673988_ae1f2fd84b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a great experience overall, despite our sled crashing. The sled in front of us was holding Brian&#8217;s parents and Redman and then they attached another sled with a seat, which is where I was, and then Brian standing behind me. I guess Redman couldn&#8217;t counter-balance Brian&#8217;s parents (both seated on the sled with him standing behind them) so their sled ended up toppling over. Thankfully, no one was hurt. We ended up re-configuring with me in the front sled and Brian&#8217;s dad in the back sled with Brian before continuing and it was better after that. <\/p>\n<p>Brian tried to get GoPro footage of the experience but the GoPro was acting up. We didn&#8217;t get much of the excursion. But it&#8217;s all in my brain so I&#8217;ll remember it forever. What an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We didn&#8217;t get to spend a lot of time in Juneau but we got the experience of a lifetime with our helicopter and dog-sledding tour (see video above for highlights). We started the day with a hearty breakfast from the dining room. 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