I tried to plan for my trip but I had a few little gaps in my plans. For example: I had no idea how I was going to find my hotel. Once I located my hotel I had no idea how I was going to get to that hotel. As the plane landed I looked out my window. (well... actually some guy took the window seat I had reserved, but that didn't stop me from awkwardly peering over his shoulder as the plane landed.) Anyway as I we landed I saw my hotel out the window. To my wonderful surprise my hotel was directly across the street from the airport. I picked up my 3 suitcases and started walking down the street.
The next day was a beautiful, hot, sunny, day. I decided to go and see the Mendenhall Glacier. The hotel guy told me that if I just walked down this street and I would find a bus stop that would take me right to the glacier. I started walking. Somehow I missed the bus stop. Later I found out I actually missed a couple bus stops. (They really should spend some of that oil money on some new bus stop signs.) Anyway, I ended up walking about 3.5 miles. Then, I found a bus stop. I waited 15 mins and got on the bus excited to not be walking. The bus took me about 200 yards. The bus driver told me that that was the last stop and that the glacier was only about a 2 mile walk up the road. So I started walking again. As I was walking I saw a a tiny little stream on the side of the road. It was full of salmon.
It was totally cool! I could have reached right down and caught them with my hands. I walked back to the road and about 5 feet away from where I was standing I saw this sign.
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
While I was there some glacier floated up to me and I got to touch it.
After a while I had to start my LONG walk back to my hotel. I shouldn't complain though, Tongass National Forest is a really beautiful place.
