Juneau Snow

I flew into Juneau last night at about 9:30pm. I'm staying at the Silverbow Inn which is a nifty little inn with a bagel bakery downstairs. Free bagels and espresso beverages for breakfast. Yum!

Today I went to the GIS Conference for the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA). Those are the main tribes in this southeast portion of Alaska. I gave my spiel just before lunch and listened to the other presenters for the rest of the day.

It was a good group with lots of friendly, interesting people. I learned some new things and met some nice folks. One of the other presenters was a girl from Santa Fe, NM with the Trust for Public Lands. She's originally from NC and we chatted for a while. I ended up running into her later this evening and we had dinner together at the Hangar Restaurant on the wharf. She goes to the same San Diego conference I go to every summer. So we plan to get together down there as well. Nice girl.

It started snowing this morning. This is their first snow this season. And it was unexpected. They don't generally get snow before late November or early December. It came down all day in big, picture-postcard flakes. Just like a snow globe. By the end of the work day, there was probably an inch or two on the ground. But I don't think it'll last. It was here long enough for everything to look white and beautiful.