Salmon Creek Dam

A 3.5 mile hike up the Salmon Creek Trail leads to the Salmon Lake Dam, which was completed in 1914 to provide hydroelectric power for the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company’s Sheep Creek operation. It is one of the largest variable-arch dams in the world. The dam and powerhouse currently provides approximately 10% of Juneau’s electricity, and is Juneau's secondary water source-the first being Last Chance Basin.

Sky Watch

A trace of blue-sky attempts to peak out toward Fritz Cove, and a Wings of Alaska floatplane comes in for a landing as I walk along the newly expanded Airport Dike Trail.


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Parking Garage

Coogan Construction employees are working hard to complete the new parking garage, for the downtown transportation center, on the corner of Egan Drive and Main Street. The center will not only provide more parking, but it will also house a bus station complete with waiting rooms, public restrooms, lockers, vendors, and a police substation. Weather pending it could be completed by this summer.

Jason Sabin (pictured above) works on constructing a concrete form.

Airport Dike Trail

Today is the first fog free morning in over five days, so I took a walk out to the Mendenhall Wetlands to see how the construction is coming along the airport dike trail. The trail will remain closed until March 27, however, it is open to the public on Sundays.