Mt. Jumbo is my favorite hike in Juneau, and we got to do it for the second time a couple weekends ago with some friends. It was a rare sunny weekend, and we took full advantage!
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| The beginning of the hike is through muskeg |
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| a beautiful view looking down on Juneau, from the Douglas side of the Gastineau Channel |
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| Jason, Inari and their little girl Saana + us |
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| At the top, after about four hours of hiking |
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| At 3 years old, Saana already has lots of hikes under her belt! |
I especially love that last photo of Jason & Saana, because I think it captures the kind of dad he is. He was offered a premiere job at Univ of Washington this summer, and decided to turn it down because he said he thought he could be a better dad to Saana in Juneau rather than Seattle. They go on lots of hikes together and can do so within minutes of their front door. People thought he was crazy to turn down a top job in his field (he's a glaciologist), but the easy access to outdoors and the close-knit community in Juneau kept him here. They live in our neighborhood, and we are happy they decided to stay!
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