Juneau Alaska & An Island of Brown Bears (Glaciers, Whales & Hikes)

Juneau is the capital of Alaska and the base for most cruise passengers coming to see Alaska's Glacier Bay. I visited at the end of August to explore this charming coastal city and the wildlife within. I saw my first brown bears on Chichagof Island, followed whales in the sea, and ate some delicious seafood.
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[@AliceFordAdventures]

Which Alaska destination from my Alaska series do you want to visit first? Redoubt Bay, Denali or Juneau?

[@kylehasasmile]

They all look amazing, but Denali has been near the top of my bucket list for a bit now. I learned of the option to take the train there from your video, so thanks for that!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

@@kylehasasmile Glad to hear that.

[@snowdog03]

McKinley 😎

[@voidist1]

Did you see many rental properties?

[@carinaamoroso9787]

Juneau

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Halibut tacos from deckhand Dave’s are delicious. Rock fish tacos are yum yum too. Thanks for showcasing the beauty of southeast Alaska

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I loved it! cannot wait to come for another visit.

[@gabriellafeliciano9476]

Juneau is so pretty!! When you go to Douglas here there are beautiful sunsets😍

[@frankbyrd6726]

This was my home for 8 yrs it was wonderful top see all these places I know and miss

[@glennbellman1100]

Thank you , another beautiful video from adorable Alice.

[@NatureNewsChannel]

What a beautiful place. Those bears are incredible, what an unforgettable experience.

[@cynthiawolfe3419]

Alice, I enjoyed this video so much. We are cruising there in June of '23...I rarely comment on other videos I've watched, but yours was phenomenal! Thank you!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much Cynthia. It’s an incredible place I hope you enjoy you’re cruise.

[@williammiller7328]

Very enjoyable and beautiful video Alice!

[@radisson8627]

Thanks for sharing Alice. If you are going back next year, I am going with you 🥾 🏔 There is so much to explore.

[@orianafisher3960]

Absolutely breathtaking moments captured on this Alaskan adventure 😍

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much

[@cachetheline]

Fantastic footage of the bears! Mesmerizing, beautiful.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so muc

[@jamesnasium4035]

Another great video Alice!

[@billcushman6780]

Thank you Alice, wonderful video, a place I've always wanted to see. It's nice to see it with you.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching. I hope you visit Alaska one day.

[@stephensmith60]

Good for you! I'm glad that you're enjoying seeing so much of this world. I surely envie you. Stay safe, and continue to have fun! 👍😘. Thanks for the video. I liked it. Always.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Stephen. Cheers to many more adventures. Thanks for watching

[@billyjohnson6355]

Wow Alice what a beautiful and scenic trip awesome breathtaking scenery and congratulations on finally seeing some bears ,they were awesome, again nice video Alice

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks so much Billy

[@TheRayd700]

I only heard about Denali but looking forward to seeing any of them🙏🙏🙏

[@calsurflance5598]

Another great adventure Alice! Always love where you take us. My wife and I would love to see Alaska. Now that we have retired, we just need to plan it and go!✈️

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Yes you sure do. So much to see and do in this incredible state

[@penultimateh766]

What an incredible landscape! And may I say you look so happy in every shot. Almost like you're getting younger as the months pass.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you, travel and hiking keep me young

[@cynthiajohnson6747]

I live in Juneau. You did a really good job of highlighting some of my favorite hikes and hang outs.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much Cynthia

[@glorialiu7536]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful and informative video! You did an incredible job! We might never get a chance to see it in person.

[@deborahcorona7377]

Alaska is now on my bucket list!!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Rightly so :)

[@BigDogsRUSS]

Thanks so much Alice! This is beautiful! I’ve watched Denali, now onto the 3rd.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much for watching. Let me know which you like best.

[@BigDogsRUSS]

@@AliceFordAdventures just watched the Redoubt vlog, and the Juneau one is my fav, but all are excellent. I feel like I must visit Alaska now. I’ve been kind of intimidated by this great state, but you’ve made it look so wonderful, I’ve gotta do it! 😀. Thank you!

[@ThaneR0248]

Once again an amazing video.. So glad to see you still traveling and enjoying life.. Those bears were absolutely amazing,, Bears squirrels and turtles are among my favorites in the wild. Thank you for sharing your experience, and sparking my travel bug yet again... I have hiked and camped my entire life. Finding your videos about a year ago have inspired me to travel to hike and camp and explore as much as possible. In the past year I have made two trips to Colorado. Mt. Elbert. and The Indian Peak wilderness, . Planning my next soon.. Thank you again for sharing and inspiring me to travel and explore outside my normal area..

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Love hearing that Thane. Thank you so much for being part of my community. Happy adventuring to you

[@OutdoorSugar]

Fresh fish Tacos and Beer….so good! Great camera work throughout the video.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks so much. Those were some of the best fish tacos I've ever had.

[@georgespencer3973]

Sorry to hear about that glacier retreating so far. The ones near here are shrinking too :( Another fantastic video, Alice. I’m glad you were finally able to experience some good bear sightings.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Yes thank you so much me too. The glaciers almost everywhere are retreating and the seas rising :(

[@johnshipley9755]

Fantastic video thank you very much.🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks so much.

[@alexstancato7991]

Wow ..what a place! The salmon in that part of the world is as good as it gets! I would probably be eating salmon for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.. I love how rainy and misty it is, the most perfect coffee weather. Def seems worth a visit

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I certainly had fresh fish for at least lunch and dinner :) it’s a great place to check out

[@zarnell]

Great video of my hometown, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself here! Come back soon!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you I sure did love it

[@manubisbee1]

Love this!

[@travelpockets]

I love Alaska and its gorgeous scenery! I've only been to Fairbanks and Denali NP and didn't explore nearly enough as I should have. I had no idea that there were no roads leading to Juneau. So interesting. I also didn't know that Juneau rains a lot. Learned a lot from this video!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Travel Pockets I’m glad you learned a few things. Also really cool you’ve been to Denali and Fairbanks. Did you see the northern lights?

[@travelpockets]

@@AliceFordAdventures I kinda saw them as I was flying out. I really wanted to see them while I was on land, but it was a unique experience seeing it from the plane too.

[@carinaamoroso9787]

Beautiful video, Alice! Thanks for sharing you experience! Carina from Uruguay

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much. I have never been to Uruguay but would love to visit one day

[@mickeybrumfield764]

Great video of the bears and Juneau area.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you Mickey

[@treklinda1309]

Oh I love bears. Could watch them for hours :)

[@AliceFordAdventures]

ME too, i really didn't want to leave

[@roger_is_red]

wow that was one of your best I loved it.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Roger.

[@noreenclarke5523]

By far the most interesting and entertaining and informative video I've seen. Kudos!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks you so much Noreen

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Very beautiful place to be, thanks . Greetings from beautiful Hawaii islands ⛵️ 🏝

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you

[@LiveHardxLoveHard]

Loved this adventure Alice! We were those people that only got to experience Juneau for a day on our Alaska cruise 😂 We enjoyed seeing the town from your point of view. Sad to hear the glacier has receded so much. -E

[@AliceFordAdventures]

thanks so much for watching. Glad you got to see a little of Alaska

[@markjandera2762]

Nice job Alice I lived in Alaska for 2 years and still didn’t see everything thank you 🙏 great video

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Its such a huge state, you could probably live there your whole life and only scratch the surface.

[@rus2989]

My love Alaska

[@nataliareynolds1740]

Gorgeous!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you

[@pauljohnson1129]

Thanks Alice for a great video .is I enjoy being with you on trips via video

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Paul. I enjoy bringing you along.

[@cowboypalaboy0723]

You are very good at filming and vlogging you speak good very intertaining with a smiley face Love your video and nice shot many Bear's

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you very much!

[@cowboypalaboy0723]

@@AliceFordAdventures you got a fan now from Philippines hehe😁

[@rommelnavarrette2831]

Jaja "maybe if we are lucky we'll see one" i don't think I want to see one Alice. Great video

[@olenanaumova4718]

Awesome 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Amazing video!!!!!!!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much

[@davinci20031978]

Excellent video! Hope you enjoyed my city and The Tongass in general!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Yes I sure did

[@adjake1]

Bada$$. Someday ill get there.

[@brianjohnston6132]

I liked the whale footage best, because I've never seen a whale. Also, you cut your hair. Looks nice. As always, thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Brian. I actually aways discount whales as I saw them so often in my childhood but I'll be shore to spend more time with them in the future.

[@eddiesedventures...3106]

Good Stuff!!

[@markpatterson5250]

Thank you for the effort you put into this video. I was born and raised in Seattle and I've lived in Juneau for almost 30 years now. Seattle's weather is NOT like Juneau's. Downtown Juneau gets 93 inches of rain a year. Seattle gets 36 inches a year, whereas Juneau gets almost three times as much rain which is always in the form of mist or drizzle, so we have way more rainy days in this part of the rain forest. Comparing Juneau's weather to Seattle is like comparing Seattle's weather to Pheonix (which gets 12 inches a year (a third of Seattle's). George Vancouver in 1794 documented the (named 100 yrs later) Mendenhall Glacier pressing up against Douglas Island (completely filling the Mendenhall Valley, covering the airport and filling Gastineau Channel with glacier and extending over to Douglas Island. Nice try though and good shots and hope you enjoyed our town.

[@coloradohikertrash9958]

who cares besides overly sensitive residents of JU-no?

[@relaxingvideosnorthwest3646]

Great video! Thank you,

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks for watching

[@jimr654]

Great video...rain, bears, mud..what more could you ask for?? And a bear in a tree - that hotel should advertise that!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Haha yeah they should. That tree had crab apples and that Bear was back every day

[@jimr654]

@@AliceFordAdventures I guess if they had fish tacos hanging from the branches it would be back too - but that would be silly!

[@BeforeIKicktheBucket1]

Awesome video....LIKED!!!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks!

[@GaryVaughan]

I felt dumb sitting on my living room couch telling my dogs (in dog voice of course) “look at those adorable bears …” and then I heard you say you wanted to cuddle them all which made me feel much more comfortable in my behavior 😂😂

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Bear hugs are the best for a reason. 😆

[@stacyvanaernem8622]

Glad you had a wonderful visit to Juneau. Very sorry someone suggested that you take a bus that cost $45.00 round trip from downtown to Mendenhall Glacier when the Captial Transit bus could have got you to the entrance road for a few dollars. The walk from the bus stop to the vistors center only takes 15 to 20 minutes.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

ohh I did not know that. Thanks Stacy, sadly I booked a whale watch that also went to the glacier after I had already been and that was more wasted money out of my pocket. I planned this trip three days prior though so these things are bound to happen.

[@jasoncombs7545]

Nice work on the tree carvings... Eating fresh caught salmon as opposed to the "farm fresh" - whatever that means - found in my local stores sounds fantastic. Maybe next time try to catch a salmon yourself (barehanded, of course). Sounds like a fun challenge. Beautiful scenery. What season are you thinking for the next trip up there now that you have some experience?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Would love to fish for Salmon on the next trip. I had a shoulder injury on this trip but definitely want to go back early summer next time

[@pete26167]

Salmon 😋

[@junrosamura645]

Looking to go this August to see everything you covered on this amazing video. How many days are required to see everything you did?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I visited Juneau for 4 days have a great time

[@2manysigns]

Bears !

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I want to see more! I'm hooked

[@francescatrezza5978]

Those bears

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Amazing!!! Depends on the location and the hike. Always bring my camera but location and subject decides which lens and camera, sometimes I carry around my neck but usually in the pack until I need it

[@Hello-mp5vr]

The "grizzly" nature of interior brown bears is due to their diet not having the same amount of oils (from fish) that coastal bears are able to get.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Yes and also fat and calories

[@randykerckhoff6324]

Denali.

[@radisson8627]

To answer your question, I should add there is Kluane National Park which is in the Yukon Territory in Canada 🇨🇦 and borders the state of Alaska. Have you considered the Klondike days region and Chilkoot Trail? This could be an interesting option for you while in the area.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Yes I would love to explore more of canada, This past year and a half has been tricky but I would love to get up North in Canada

[@radisson8627]

Although the 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 border reopens, we are not safe yet. They say the pandemic might be something from the past by summertime. 🤞

[@markstanley6876]

You are so good

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Mark

[@fernandod3510]

Lol the Chicagof Bears

[@prime9048]

We want Sasquatch expedition plzzzzzzs

[@deni9626]

Wanted to cuddle those bears......would have been the last thing she cuddled. Still a wonderful video....

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Luckily my teddy bear is a dead ringer for these guys 😆

[@uk2488]

👍

[@ChillROC]

So beautiful mamaAlaska sent me

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you 🙏

[@StokingWithRy]

Ok so I see that bad boy 200-600mm lens on your camera. Did you feel like that was enough range for the bears? Or do you wish you had a further zoom?? How far away from the bears were you, would you say??

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Hi Rylee, This was perfect for the bears. I was just across the river so about 70-200 feet away depending on where they were. It was however not great for whales but my whale shooting experience is limited. A 24-120 would have been better for whales and some of the other wildlife, especially since it was cloudy. I actually rented this lens from Borrow Lenses too which is a great alternative to buying new lenses.

[@StokingWithRy]

@@AliceFordAdventures awesome thank you so much!!!

[@way2manyhobbies]

City bus to the glacier only costs $2!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Yep it sure does

[@way2manyhobbies]

@@AliceFordAdventures btw, out of all the videos about visiting Juneau that i have watched on KZbin, yours has been the best.

[@shilohjones44]

How long was the hike to the top of the tram time and length?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

It's a little over 3 miles and took me about 90 minutes. You can also continue on to the top of Mt Gastineau if you're looking for a longer hike

[@LoganCharlesII]

She's cute

[@TheBickeybob]

Again, well done. Very informative. Rick Steves has nothing on you.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you 🙏

[@Psychotechmusichead]

What berries are on that trail?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Raspberries, blueberries and lots of other edible plants too

[@terraparsly140]

I just need to clarify something, The bears seen in Juneau are Black bears NOT brown bears. Most of the Southeast is inhabited by black bears.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

The bears I saw on Chichagof island were indeed brown bears. The bear in juneau was a black bear, I never claimed to see a brown bear in juneau

[@twitterdtwitterdumb8271]

Can’t wait till I move there ! Great video !

[@AliceFordAdventures]

How wonderful yes

[@user-yc1ow2gx3l]

👍🍎🍏🍵🥧🍰

[@TJDuffy-ip3ue]

FAIL: 1:50 - "We're not too far from the Tongass National Forest..." Wrong. You are in the heart of the Tongass in Juneau. But you got it right later. 6:20 - "You can hop on a ship to see the [Mendenhall] Glacier." Wrong. The glacier is on a lake. Ships can't get to the lake. And the park service heavily regulates any motorized boats on the lake. 10:50 - "I kept seeing carcass after [salmon] carcass, a reminder of how many bears had just been here..." Most salmon don't die from bears, they die from spawning. 14:29 - dream come true! I saw four bears (holds up five fingers).

[@jorjastonej]

I’m done with your channel. You want to cuddle Grizzly bears? Please leave the wild life alone. Do not stalk them in known areas.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Not stalking them, and that was a joke. I was with a guided tour and never approached any wildlife I sat still on a rock for 3 hours and waited to see if they would arrive