EridanMan wrote:
One of the stops that he would very much like to make is Juneau... We
have family there, but alas, two previous attempts to visit have
resulted in failure ( Both due to various ferry strikes). My question
is..., is there a reasonably safe, over-land route from the mainland?
I know there are no roads in and out of Juneau because of the
glaciers... But is there a standard aviation route we could take that
would maximize ditching/rescue opportunities?

Depends on what you mean by standard, but the route with the shortest
over-water exposure is probably out of Atlin, BC, down the Taku River.
Down to the mouth of the Taku, hang a right, up the Gastineau Channel to
the airport dodging all the Otters and Beavers on floats carrying cruise
ship tourists. It's a well-known route and has a relatively low pass to
cross compared to, say, coming down from Skagway. Which helps with those
low ceilings someone mentioned.

I did a VFR trip up that way (from Minnesota) in a 182 a few years ago.
I had a higher tolerance for risk, though, so I flew the coast all the
way from Anchorage to Prince Rupert. Spent a week on the ground in
Juneau due to weather, but that was just fine as I had a bunch of
friends there I wanted to visit anyway.