Places to Visit in Juneau, Alaska ↠ Auke Recreation Area (AKA Sunshine Cove).

Auke Recreation Area is a beach on the northern shoreline of Auke Bay. This beach in Juneau is a gorgeous spot filled with picnickers, kayakers, dog walkers, and everything in between. Dave and I decided to check out the area when we were driving up North by Lena Point recently. This spot is filled with the most beautiful landscape scenery and a perfect spot to sit and take in all the beauty of Alaska. 

This was also the first spot we took Atka as soon as we got her. We wanted to let her walk around after being in her kennel for the whole plane ride over and take her time in bonding with us both. It was so crazy going back the very next day, after our first trip to Auke Rec the night before, this time with our new puppy. We had sat and soaked up the sun the evening before and wished we had a dog to walk around the beach with us...we had no idea that later that night I would find Atka online and within 24 hours she would be at the beach with us! Needless to say, the Auke Rec area has a special place in my heart. 

I'm already planning our next trip out there, next time I'll be bringing a blanket and food for a picnic!

More places to visit in Juneau, here.

Introducing Atka the Alaskan Malamute ≫≫ our nine month old puppy!

Dave and I have been dying for a dog of our own for as long as we've been married (five years now), and since we moved to Alaska we've really fallen in love with Alaskan Malamutes. Our landlord recently gave us the green light to have a dog in our little rental house here in Juneau, so we've been scouring the internet to find a Malamute. You would think you could easily find one here, since we're in Alaska, but that's not the case here in Juneau. 

On Sunday night, Dave and I were watching TV and I was flipping through the Juneau buy/sell/trade groups on Facebook and saw this gorgeous face. She was on one of the islands nearby and her family was looking for a new home for her, I text the number as fast as I could and prayed she was still available. Within 24 hours our new little lady was on a plane headed to Juneau. I still can't believe she's ours!

We named her Atka, which is an Alaskan/Inuit name that means Guardian Spirit. She's just the sweetest, smartest, and most gorgeous dog...we love her to pieces! 

Isn't she the cutest?! Obsessed. There are (and will be) more Atka pictures on Instagram, I even posted a "throwback thursday" yesterday of her at six weeks that I got from the breeder!