A 4K video on YouTube of the area where I live - Juneau, Alaska by KB Northwest, July 25, 2016.

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Our house is in one of the scenes (1:39 - 1:43) as the drone is flying over West Juneau.

Massive landslide in Alaska sweeps over glacier  - by Mary Pemberton (AP)

"ANCHORAGE - Even by Alaska standards, the rock slide in Glacier Bay National Park was a huge event.

It was a monumental geophysical event that was almost overlooked until a pilot happened to fly over where the cliff collapsed and snapped some photographs nearly a month later.

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AP article

Cruise lines slash prices in wake of recession

ALASKA TOURISM: Signs point to dismal season, but there's still time.

From the Anchorage Daily News article by Craig Medred (who was a reporter in Juneau in the 1970's):

"Two hundred years of glacial shrinkage in Alaska, and then came the winter and summer of 2007-2008.

Unusually large amounts of winter snow were followed by unusually chilly temperatures in June, July and August.

"In mid-June, I was surprised to see ( Read more... )

Hawaii Superferry: http://hawaiisuperferry.com/

http://starbulletin.com/2007/08/26/news/story02.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082600661.html

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/26/america/NA-GEN-US-Hawaii-Superferry.php

In 1976 I took one of the predecessor ferries, a passenger only Boeing Jetfoil ( Read more... )