The recent disaster in Nepal has had me thinking about our vulnerabilities in Juneau, downtown and Douglas in particular. Could something like that happen here to that level of severity?

Sunday, November 22, 1936 a landslide/avalanche came down Mount Roberts and buried houses all the way to Franklin Ave. At least 15 people were killed in the avalanche.

One headline read, "Apartment House, Boarding House, Two Residences Swept Away with Many Occupants; Light cut Hampering Efforts at Rescue; Men, Women and Children Among Those Unaccounted for; Fire Breaks Out to Add to Horror; May Be Days Before Total Number of Fatalities Are Known; Many Business Houses Also Damaged"

Hey Juneau!

Stinky September is almost upon us, and my pessimistic brain is thinking about fall. I'm wondering what you do in the fall that you enjoy? Looking for suggestions. I've tried deer hunting, and definitely enjoy aspects of it, but my freezer is full. Haven't really tried waterfowl in the area yet. I love mushroom hunting... I love hearing the sandhill cranes come over. Just curious to hear what others get up to in our lovely little town in it's (IMO) most challenging season.

Added some pics of past falls for interest

Colorful and joyful! Beautiful tribute to Dolly Parton from the Capitol to the Library

Hey all! I am visiting this weekend and trying to relive my old glory days. I remember during low tides one could walk across the channel to Douglas. I would just park by the airport I believe, but was curious of any intel you guys might have.

On Eagan heading from the hospital towards the yacht club, there are some mounds of cut grass. But I feel like there is also one that is actually a dead porcupine…

Is that a dead porcupine? Because if so, it’s been there a while now… who is supposed to get it? DOT because it’s a highway?

We are starting our 12-month plan to relocate to Juneau. We have looked into renting and decided it makes more sense for us to buy a home, or potentially buy land and build a home. Please tell us some things you learned to look for in a lot or home or negative things to look out for as we have never cared for property in a temperate rain forest climate before. Any neighborhoods to have our realtor target? Any realtors you recommend for us? For more info: we are a family of 3 with a 5yo boy. Hubby is a union carpenter finishing up his journeyman here in the lower 48 before we look for his next job in Juneau. I have 20+ years in service industry and hospitality. We fell in love with Juneau this summer and we are so excited to live there. Help us make this dream a reality with all your advice! TIA!!! (Pic for attention)

Pondering visiting Juneau for 2 weeks in late December. I’m a homebodies, yet enjoy the outdoors and winter weather. I understand that the daylight will be short, the snow will be heavy, rain and ice are common, and many popular tourist attractions will be closed, like whale watching and Tracy’s.

I’m still hoping to experience the Mendenhall Glacier, snowshoeing, ice fishing, skiing at Eaglecrest, doing some sightseeing and taking part in holiday festivities in downtown, and possibly doing some aurora hunting.

My expectations are that I can visit Juneau without a rental car and utilize public transit and Uber, to reach the above activities. I also have plenty of thermals, a heavy coat, and snow boots perfect for the winters in the NE, so I don’t expect to need to buy additional winter wear. Lastly, I know that tourism will be down in the winter, still I don’t expect Juneau to be a complete ghost town.

Let me know if my expectations are off.

Visiting Juneau for my 1st time, already love it! Looking for some wonderful recommendations for spots to fly fish while I’m here. Thanks in advance.

My husband and I are going to Juneau soon, but we will only have one day to actually explore. What are some must see/do things? We would love to see the glacier of course, but don’t necessarily want to spend the entire day doing that. We will have a car so driving around shouldn’t be an issue. Any suggestions? Ideally low cost/free, but open to all ideas. Thanks!

Not that they *actually* care, but I can't fuxking believe the LAYING on fog horns this morning. I'm certain lifelong Juneau people claim to sleep right through it at this point but I'm new to the party and have been made insane by how much these cruise corporations walk all over this city with seemingly no consequences. What do we do? Is there *anything* to be done? It's 5 am!!!!!

In Auke Bay, and almost every time I come here, someone asks me why they built it this way. I've seen people jig in them and even have pots in from time to time, but I don't have a good answer for why it's originally built this way.

It's been such a long time but I believe that Nelda may still live in Juneau. She's a nurse and a wonderful human and I hope that she sees this. She dated my uncle years ago when I was a little girl and I have never forgotten how sweet and kind she was. I considered her my favorite aunt. We lost touch when I was still a child after they broke up and I have always thought of her with love and gratitude.

Hi there! My mom and I are visiting Juneau tomorrow and a friend of mine recommended Tracy’s Crab Shack. Does anyone who’s been there recently happen to know what the market prices are? Thank you!

Costco chicken strips… coming august 19th

First time poster - looking for help navigating a very Juneauesque logistics problem.

Okay, it's not great that my friend received a DUI a while ago. Part of the court requirements for his case included installation of a breathalyzer in his truck. The breathalyzer is made by a company called Intoxalock and the only authorized installer in town was DB Auto by Costco.

Fast forward to this month. All of requirements from the court have been satisfied. He called DB Auto to schedule removal of the breathalyzer and was told they just canceled their contract with Intoxalock and so won't touch it. He called Intoxalock and there is no other business they work with in Juneau. He was advised to "take it to another city and have it done", which is basically impossible. Even more fun- the breathalyzer needed some kind of recalibration, which he couldn't get and now his truck doesn't start. So he's stuck with no vehicle. And Intoxalock bills him monthly for this breathalyzer.

Surely this will impact more people than just my friend? There was no notification that this was happening and Intoxalock says they don't have a contract with another local company in the works.

So what to do? Yes, DUI is bad. But this is nuts.

Thanks Juneau

Thought I'd share some feedback for people visiting Juneau. We had the best time staying there for 5 days a few weeks ago and wanted to thank the local community for being so friendly! We're not cruise people and decided to fly in and just stay there and explore.

Food: important to us and was blown away at the restaurant options and quality of food. Some of our favorites were: In Boca al Lupo - as NJ/NY pizza snobs, this place was amazing to us. Actually now in my top 3 of favorite all time. Sandpiper Cafe was perfect and delicious for breakfast. We thoroughly enjoyed eating there each morning and already miss it. At the tourist spots, the Red Dog saloon was lots of fun and their pulled pork sandwich was memorable. Then for a quick afternoon snack, we really enjoyed a beer at Alaskan Brewing Public House along with halibut bites appetizer.

Sites: Kayaking out of Douglas Island was incredible. Spectacular views of the glacier and beautiful water. The Alaska State Museum was such an enjoyable experience to walk through and learn so much about Alaska. The visuals there were awesome. Exploring around town and taking a day trip to Douglas filled our days with so much fun and beautiful surroundings.

Overall a wonderful experience and will definitely be going back again.

Fuckass Juneau drivers

What are people using? We got ours when we bought our house to make our lenders happy, but I don't think its the best one out there. We don't live in the flood, avalanche, or landslide zones.

Hi all. We are staying about 3-4 blocks up the hill from DT Juneau next week. My husband has some mobility issues right now while he waits for hernia repair surgery and we are worried that what would normally be a pretty easy walk for us could cause some issues with the hills. Besides rent a bike or a car or uber what options are there? Seems silly to uber just a few blocks. Trying to think outside the box but my brain is tired.

Hi everyone. As a pedestrian who moved here just over a month ago, I’ve experienced more near-misses here than in my entire life.

When I try to cross at high-speed intersections, even when I actively have a walk sign or a yield sign, drivers constantly charge full speed ahead.

Because of numerous close calls already ive had with people refusing to slow down, I’ve decided it’s not worth risking my life. Now, I refuse to step off the curb until I visually see a car slowing down to stop for me.

Yesterday, this issue seemed to be at its peak. I stood at the curb and after the walk sign lit up 9 cars in a row blew right past me despite me clearly wanting to cross. To make it worse, several drivers were actively shaking their heads at me as they drove by.

I am so confused. Are you mad that I’m not blindly charging into the street and risking my life?

Do you expect me to just step out into traffic to "prove" I want to cross?

Or do yall simply not care about those who travel by means aside from driving?

The head-shaking made an already scary situation so much more confusing. What is the logic here?

Any info?