:: The Hubbard Glacier ::
Panoramic view of the Hubbard Glacier and some Miscellaneous shots taken at random. Most of these pictures were taken sailing into the glacier. Wind had blow most of the sea ice out to sea. The captain took the ship to less than a mile from the glacier at one point. That is unusually close for a large ship. The Hubbard is the largest glacier in Alaska. It is 73 miles long and 600 feet high. 250 feet are below water and 350 feet are above the water line. When you view some of the blocks of ice going into the water that should give you an idea of how large they really are.
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:: First Calving Sequence at Hubbard Glacier ::
First Calving Sequence at Hubbard Glacier. We were very blessed on our visit to the largest glacier in Alaska. The wind for 3 days blew ice near the glacier out to Sea. The captain was able to maneuver the ship to less than a mile from the glacier, which is extremely close. The Hubbard is 600 feet high with 350 feet above the water. It was an unbelievable experience.
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:: Second Calving Sequence at Hubbard Glacier ::
This is the second Calving Sequence at Hubbard Glacier. We were very blessed on our visit to the largest glacier in Alaska. The wind for 3 days blew ice near the glacier out to Sea. The captain was able to maneuver the ship to less than a mile from the glacier, which is extremely close. The Hubbard is 600 feet high with 350 feet above the water. It was an unbelievable experience. More so when you realize how big the wall of ice is.
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:: Third calving sequence at Hubbard Glacier ::
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:: fourth Calving Sequence at Hubbard Glacier ::
This is the fourth Calving Sequence at Hubbard Glacier. We were very blessed on our visit to the largest glacier in Alaska. The wind for 3 days blew ice near the glacier out to Sea. The captain was able to maneuver the ship to less than a mile from the glacier, which is extremely close. The Hubbard is 600 feet high with 350 feet above the water. It was an unbelievable experience. More so when you realize how big the wall of ice is.
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:: On the Boat at last. ::
After 13 hours of flying and Alaska Airlines totally messing up our flight tickets, with 4 hours delays in online check-in and two unnecessary flights we should not have been put on, we arrived tired in Vancouver and board the Royal Caribbean cruise ship the Radiance of the Seas.
:: The fishing village of Hoonah at Icy Strait Point ::
The fishing village of Hoonah at Icy Strait Point. Hoonah (Xunaa in Tlingit) is a Tlingit community on Chichagof Island, located in Alaska's panhandle in the southeast region of the state. It is 30 miles west of Juneau, across the Alaskan Inside Passage. Hoonah is the only first-class city on Chichagof Island, the 109th largest island in the world and the 5th largest island in the United States. The population is 760, though summer population can swell to over 1300 depending on fishing, boating, hiking and hunting conditions.
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:: Juneau on a Rainy Day ::
This is Juneau, Alaska on a rainy day, Surprise! Along the inside passage it is common for areas to get over 100 inches of rain a year. That by definition is a rain forest.
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:: Skagway Alaska home of the White Pass railroad ::
Skagway is home to the "White Pass" railroad. It was built to bring supplies to the klondike Gold Rush territory some 60 miles inland. The railroad terminated at the town of White Horse in the Yukon territory, Canada.
The White Pass & Yukon railway was built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, this narrow gauge railroad is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a designation shared with the Panama Canal, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.
The WP&YR suspended operations in 1982 when Yukon’s mining industry collapsed due to low mineral prices. The railway was reopened in 1988 as a seasonal tourism operation and served 37,000 passengers. Today, the WP&YR is Alaska’s most popular shore excursion carrying over 390,000 passengers during the 2012 May to September tourism season operating on the first 67.5 miles (Skagway, Alaska to Carcross, Yukon) of the original 110 mile line.
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:: The Kenai Fjords National Park at Seward Alaska ::
The Kenai Fjords National Park tour at Seward Alaska. You take a boat out of Seward and spend the afternoon on one of the best tours available in Alaska. This tour should not be missed if you are in the area. We sailed on the Aialik Bay tour.
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:: dolphins_seals__birds ::
Dolphins, Seals and Birds viewed on our Kenai Fjords National Park boat tour. A great tour, not to be missed if you are in the area in the summer.
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