Brian Bear

There was a plant sale going on in the park as we approached. After a few minutes of guessing at likely locations, the maven of caching stealth herself, wilsonlm, slowly closed in for the find, examining the plants as she went, dodging a small sea of "muggles". Looking like a cross between a research botanist and a USDA Extension Agent searching for an aphid infestation, she emerged with the container. Signing the log (which is now full) quickly, then replacing the cache safe and sound, we were on our way.

This is one of two caches that is closest to the Alaska statehouse. This part of downtown Juneau is VERY steep, and the streets are narrow, so finding a place to park was challenging.

We took a very late ferry from Haines to Juneau, grabbing a little sleep on the ferry and a little more when we arrived in Juneau. We wanted to do a little more caching in Juneau before we had to catch our flight home, so we set our sights on some of the easier caches in town. this one was found behind the medical center that is located somewhat north of downtown Juneau.

Battery Point was the only cache in Haines; it was to be archived after we found it, so we packed out the container.

The hiking opportunities in Haines are wonderful; the trails are well maintained, and cover diverse terrain from ocean beaches to mountain tops.

We spent the day climbing Mt Decoli, and had a lot of fun doing it. One of the advantages of being this far north is that you have unlimited hiking light this time of year. One of the disadvantages is that there's no mechanism short of exhaustion to get you off the mountain!