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LOCAL JUNEAU EMPIRE As a million cruise ship passengers disembark in Juneau this summer, each with reservations for shore excursions to watch whales, trek on the glacier or kayak Juneau's slice of the Inside Passage, it may seem that adventure travel in Alaska is as popular as ever.

More Alaska tourists seeking out the softer side of adventure travel

Michael Penn / Juneau Empire

Gearing up: Above and Beyond Alaska employee Holly Markham, center, watches customers Christian Fessel, left, of New York, and Adam von Giese of Melbourne, Australia, adjust their foot pedals Saturday before a four-hour kayak trip in Auke Bay.

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