Midnight Sun, Arctic Moon

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It's back to Juneau. April 18th - 22nd, 2012.

Below is the classic view from downtown Juneau with Mt. Roberts towering over the town. You can take a cable lift from downtown right to the top of Mt. Roberts for an eagle's view.

Next stop is the KINY Radio station where I have an interview with Sharon Gateman on her "Capital Chat" show. The radio station beams out to not only Juneau but also Angoon, Hoonah, Skagway and beyond. There is some serious equipment here beaming this radio station all over the southeast of Alaska, and it is fun to think of all the people in all the communities in SE Alaska who will be listening to Sharon's show.

Downtown Juneau.
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The KINY radio tower is 290 feet tall.
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KINY's "forrest" of a dozen big satellite dishes.
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Back to the University as a guest lecturer.
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With Prof. Sara Minton (left, English Dept.) and Cathy Conner (right, Geology Dept).

Teaching is always fun, whatever the subject.
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With Cathy Conner's PHYSICAL GEOLOGY class.
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Lots of bright students, the faces of Alaska's future.

From the waffle place next to the Univ. bookshop.
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Oh dear -- I don't think this yummy triple berry waffle is on the Book Tour Diet.

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Neither are these Chiklat ice cream cones.

Bridget Milligan of Kodiak Coats, downtown shop.
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Serious talent. Back in the 60's Bridget invented bell-bottoms and styled Sonny & Cher. And now me!

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In my Kodiak coat.

From her downtown workshop, Bridget Milligan tells me how she dropped out of Hollywood High School back in the 1960's and went to work at a little clothes shop. While wearing a pair of suede bell-bottoms she made herself, a pair of singers in clasically tailored British suits came into the shop to buy the bobcat vest in the window. It was Cleo and Ceaser, who later called themselves Sonny and Cher. They instantly fell in love with Bridget's funky style and when they took it on, they changed the face of fashion forever. Bridget moved in with them and lived with the singers for a while and continued to style Sonny and Cher's look. But after they became famous, she fled the intense life in the fast lane and moved to Alaska. Now she lives in Juneau and makes her "Kodiak Coats", offering durability with good looks at reasonable prices. I bought one of her Kodiak Coats and I love it. Made entirely by hand with attention to detail and a perfect fit, it reminds me once again of all the talent here in Alaska in all sorts of fields. People congregate here from all walks of life with all sorts of rich histories for the simple joy of being surrounded by Alaska's natural beauty.

It is time for my book tour to leave Southeast Alaska and head north to Anchorage.

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