Shore Leave in Glacier Bay, Alaska
We land on a gravel out-wash that is low, flat, and braided with leaping streams. The stream itself seems to defy gravity, somehow leaping above the level where we stand watching it without ever Read More …
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Glacier Gazing: Margerie and Grand Pacific
We motor along the rocky shore of the Tarr Inlet, passing more gouged and scoured rock that is being colonized by vibrant vegetation. Between the bright fall foliage along the rock face and the dark Read More …
Glacier gazing in Glacier Bay: Johns Hopkins
The landscape is fascinating, in some places raw and new-looking, as if just created. Of course, in a way it has been, when John Muir first visited here in 1879 much of the bay was Read More …
Glacier gazing in Glacier Bay: Lamplugh
Our first new glacier for the day is Lamplugh, a rapidly receding tidewater glacier that sits underwater behind the sand piled in front of it. I’m fascinated by the way the compacted ice glows intensely Read More …
Reid Glacier, Alaska
We are setting off on a gray morning that is misty with rain. The water churns a bit – making me reach for my sea sickness patches – as we motor through the Sitakaday Narrows, Read More …
Petroglyph Beach, Wrangell, Alaska
The Great Land – Alaska posts
Around Prince William Sound, Alaska
We quickly leave Whittier behind and move into a wonderland of alpine meadows, rushing water, and glaciated peaks. Obviously this really is a rain forest! Eagles swoop overhead or keep watch from the tallest trees, Read More …
Whittier, Alaska
We had to leave Hope early this morning to make it to Whittier in time for our day cruise on Prince William Sound. More precisely, we needed to make the 9:30 passage through the tunnel.Yes, Read More …
Hope (Alaska) at the end of the day
Hope, Alaska, was a gold rush boom town in the 1890s. Today, it is a scenic isolated village comprised of smattering of historic buildings – some in everyday use, others falling into decay – and Read More …
Along the way in Alaska on the Sterling Highway
We are back on the Sterling Highway again, headed across the Kenai to the Seward Highway and up to Hope. Instead of staying on the main highway, we switch over to the Skilak Lake Loop Read More …