THE BEST DAY
Tracy Arm Fjord & Glacier Explorer
We thought that today would be THE day of all the excursions and if anything it surpassed expectations! We boarded a small ship about 9:30 am and sailed out to Tracy Arm Fjord, about a 90 minute ride....but oh was it worth it :) The scenery was great but NOTHING like what we were about to see. We rode up the fjord and saw so many mountains and waterfalls and then went right into the Sawyer Glacier inlet where we crept through icebergs to get within 1.5 miles of the glacier. Then after navigating out way out we went to the South Sawyer Glacier and got within a half mile of it. We also saw eagles, sea lions, and a black bear. Just a wonderful, amazing day.
We're in Juneau
Typical scenery before we got to the fjord
Our first glacier, a "hanging glacier"
Right up to the waterfall
Posing at the waterfall
View from the back observation deck as we sail up the fjord
Eagle on an iceberg
These are about 8-10 feet tall and 20-30 feet in length
We have to navigate this ice field to the glacier - see it on the far left
Closing in on the glacier
Sawyer Glacier
There it is....Sawyer Glacier!
We are SOOOO close!
Another iceberg on the way out
South Sawyer Glacier
A sister ship approaches - yes, that's where WE are going
Within a quarter of a mile of the glacier
Close-up of South Sawyer Glacier
Snow-capped mountains surrounding the fjord
Our first BEAR
Sea Lions on the way back
Sawyer Glacier Highlights
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