The sun was out in Juneau today and so were the people! It's amazing how many people emerge from their houses when the sun shines. Everywhere you go people are out walking the dog, the baby, riding bikes, playing on the playgrounds and just plain soaking up that vitamin D. Juneau is one of the only places I have lived where people truly appreciate the outdoors and the sun.
With the sun showing it's colors and the kids making me crazy, off we went to explore the glacier. I have to add that my children did NOT go willingly! They wanted to stay inside and fight. BUT mom was done! So with a few tears we loaded ourselves into the van. As soon as we got there they were super excited. We decided to walk down along the beach and over a few creeks to head to the waterfall. It was beautiful. There were dark rain clouds hanging over the glacier but sunshine and puffy clouds everywhere else. Also at 4pm the sun is pretty low in the sky so it was illuminating the glacier and the falls. VERY PRETTY! We found bear tracks, a big chunk of ice, sticks, rock piles, threw rocks into the lake and waded in with our rain pants/boots on. We even saw a rainbow!! I took way too many pictures but couldn't seem to stop myself. We never quite made it to the falls as we had to get back for dinner. The best part was as we were heading back the same kids who had resisted the trip were saying, "mommy can we come back again tomorrow?". I had told them they would have fun, I love it when I'm right.
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