Here they come

Things will be a lot more crowded this summer in Southeast Alaska with a more robust cruise ship season, but it won’t be impossible to enjoy some quiet solitude. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

Here they come.

Here they come to ask ignorant questions about elevation (I hope they mean latitude), currency, and tell a stale joke about Russia, Sarah Palin or the Bridge to Nowhere.

Here they come to take, take, take then go home to tell everyone how, in their 10 minutes here, they were able to conquer Alaska.

Here they come to annoy locals by trying to fit in, or not even exercising a basic level of self-awareness to know their obnoxious behavior is not welcome.

Eh, maybe that’s too harsh.

Let’s try the opposite.

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