Places to Visit in Juneau ↠ Drive up the Northern Coast.

I think I've established that living here in Juneau is like living in a dream. There is so much beauty here that is like nothing I've ever seen. So it shouldn't come as much surprise that the Fall colors are on a whole new level here.

I know there are some extra gorgeous places in the rest of the states to see the leaves change, but the colors in Juneau are so vivid. Combine that with the view and it can truly take your breath away.

This past weekend, Dave and I took a drive up the coast, it was one of those rare sunshine-filled days here and we weren't going to let it go to waste. We hadn't been that far North in Juneau yet, and it was worth the wait. Prepare yourselves for picture overload, I couldn't help myself...

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If you make a trip to Juneau and are able to take a drive up North along the coast, I highly recommend it. So many people just hop off the cruise and only see a tiny piece of downtown Juneau, which is gorgeous, but there is so much more to this city!

Places to Visit in Juneau, Alaska ↠ Nugget Falls Trail.

This past weekend Dave and I took a few evening strolls around the trails by Mendenhall Glacier. Let me tell you, it is CRAZY living down the street from a freakin' glacier! I'd like to go back and check out the gorgeous visitors center and actually hike the glacier soon, but we headed out kinda late both nights so we only had time for a short walks.

It is so breathtaking and the glacier ice really is that blue, it's amazing. Living here doesn't seem real at times, I've never been surrounded by so much beauty. We do deal with a lot more rain than I'm used to, but this is the one place that I don't really mind it. If there weren't rainy days I wouldn't get anything done here, and when the rain stops...it's magic.

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The last picture, and a few others up there, are of the icebergs in the water surrounding the glacier. Everything in Alaska is so much bigger and grander than any picture could every capture. Every time we take a walk to a different area, I'm left blown away and in disbelief with the gorgeousness all around us.

Luckily it's pouring down rain today because I am going to be stuck at the computer (and doing laundry- womp womp) all day. I hope you all are having a wonderful week...what's something beautiful you've come across lately?