Monday, July 18, 2011

Tracy Arm Icebergs

The next leg of our trip takes us to Tracy Arm to check out some glaciers and hope to find some new birds. Forgive me if this post is nearly devoid of the winged ones.

Trip Map, Day 3

We arrive at Tracy Arm early in the morning. On the way I spotted a Humpbacked Whale in the distance and then something else floating nearby. A small iceberg! We must be almost there. We make our way up Stephen's Passage with the 4th level deck now open for viewing the landscape.

More and more began to appear as we rounded the turn into the fjord. Here are my favorite shots of icebergs during our journey in and out of the area. Right at the entrance was a large, gorgeous blue block of ice.

Iceberg

OK. Here are some birds. Numerous gulls rest on an iceberg near the mouth of the fjord.

Iceberg

Up on the cliffs rest the edges of the glaciers that drop the icebergs into the water.

Iceberg

I loved this view as we reached the farthest reach of our visit here.

Iceberg

We were all waiting to see this nice coloration of the bergs. Dig the nearly square block resting on top.

Iceberg

I could have stared at these chunks of ice all day.

Iceberg

But we had a port to get to, so back to the Crow's Nest to watch our return to Stephen's Passage.

Iceberg

Not done with Tracy Arm just yet. There were waterfalls galore and I have a lot of shots for the next post.

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