After visiting the glacier we headed downtown. It was about 5 pm when we got there and the
cruise ships were getting ready to head back out, so things were getting quiet
in town. The downtown area is maybe 15
miles or so from the Valley (where we are) and it’s more tucked beneath the
mountains than we are here. Because of
the mountains looming overhead, they get even more rain and fog than we
do. The city is built into the hills and
the roads are steep, with long staircases leading up and up and up. We ran into a bus driver up at Mendenhall who
lived downtown in the summer and said coming home in the dark at night was
scary because he often encountered bears on the stairs!
Down on the docks, loading ice and unloading fish.
There’s a tram that goes to the top of Mt. Roberts, leaving
right from the cruise ship terminal.
It’s got a great view on a clear day (or so we’re told), but it costs
$29 for the round trip! That’s highway
robbery! You can also hike up in 1-2
hours, which we’ll do someday.
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