Stop over in Juneau

Our ferry ride north had a layover in Juneau. We got into Juneau at 230am and went to a Walmart parking lot and crashed for a couple of hours. Then we went and found a hotel and some tourist information and decided to explore. What we found was amazing. We went and saw the Mendenhall Glacier. It was the most unusual color and you could see it from the water in Juneau. The touristy part of it was closed for the season but we still went and hiked around the area and was graced with the appearance of a little black bear. He was completely unbothered by us and actually passed within about 10-15 feet. He was on his way to get some salmon and I guess we didn't look as appetizing. We also were able to see a pond that held massive amounts of salmon(that kept the males in our family entertained for forever!). At the bottom on the glacier is a beautiful lake, but with all the ice floating around in it I didn't have to worry about the kiddos wanting to swim in it. This was a great introduction to Alaska!