Southest has its own awesome wonders. Springtime and Fall are gorgeous. Eaglecrest in winter is great. Been years since I was there. I was lucky enough to get a helicopter ride around the mountains and icefields. Use to hike all over Juneau  and Mendenhall Glacier. Loved seeing old mines and equipment, giant ferns, massive trees, marmots sunning themselves on pillings and hiking to secret lakes. On my first ever sighting of a marmot I thought is was a very large cat lost and goofy goofy me called, "here kitty kitty". When it turned towards me and stood up,  I needed a bathroom. I was young and new at exploring Alaska.