Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
Jul 23, 2014 01:35:26 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
This place is just not to be missed! Stunning scenery,with wildlife to boot! We saw Bald Eagles, of course. Harbor Porpoise, which are very shy. Black Bears. And seals. There was a 5.7 earthquake the morning of our trip, so we had LOTS of extra ice to see! The sky cooperated with lots of sun. Wow!
Black bear feeding on black mussels, first smashing them, then licking up the soup.
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Cinnamon colored black momma bear, her cubs out of sight in this picture.
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This black bear has a hard time of it , the wall is very steep!
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Iceberg, one of many...
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Icebergs, left high and maybe not so dry due to tide.
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We just loved the unique shapes the bergs take.
Sawyer Glacier with extra icebergs due to the quake.
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Sawyer Glacier calving, we couldn't get very close due to all the bergs.
The seals come here to give birth.
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One last iceberg photo.
One of many beautiful waterfalls. This one a raging torent!
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The shy Harbor Porpoise, barely get a glimpse and they were gone.
One more black bear, full of mussels, no doubt. And what a view.
Jul 23, 2014 03:05:08 #
Nice set. Was this part of a cruise? The wife & I went on a Norwegian cruise a few years ago and got to see Glacier Bay. Beautiful scenery.
Ron
Ron
Jul 23, 2014 05:24:48 #
Nice set and wow, lots of ice in the water. We took a Princess Inside Passage cruise a few years back and went to about the same location in Tracy Arm. No earthquakes that day though. Thanks for sharing.
Chris
Chris
DougS wrote:
This place is just not to be missed! Stunning scenery,with wildlife to boot! We saw Bald Eagles, of course. Harbor Porpoise, which are very shy. Black Bears. And seals. There was a 5.7 earthquake the morning of our trip, so we had LOTS of extra ice to see! The sky cooperated with lots of sun. Wow!
Jul 23, 2014 07:13:34 #
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Jul 23, 2014 09:04:17 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
We drove our car, almost 12,000 miles plus Alaska Marine Hwy plus 2 float plane trips and 1 to Gustavius (Glacier Bay). I did my own planning and reservations for our 41 day trip! It included going thru the Yukon and British Columbia. And portions of 10 states. We used 'Adventure Bound' for the trip to Tracy Arm. So to answer your question, no it was not part of a cruise.
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Jul 24, 2014 23:56:24 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
I loved taking photos of the ice, they just took on so many interesting, unique shapes. I tried, but just couldn't capture most of them. Of course the day we were there, there were so many! But loved every minute of it.
Jan 22, 2015 13:29:38 #
DougS wrote:
This place is just not to be missed! Stunning scenery,with wildlife to boot! We saw Bald Eagles, of course. Harbor Porpoise, which are very shy. Black Bears. And seals. There was a 5.7 earthquake the morning of our trip, so we had LOTS of extra ice to see! The sky cooperated with lots of sun. Wow!
Yes Wow, that was quite the trip you took Doug. Nice shooting.
Craig
Jan 22, 2015 19:47:09 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
Thanks for the nice comment. Yes It was by far the best trip we have ever taken!!! Was in Alaska for a month, drove our car. It is unbelievable, just fantastic! Tracy Arm and Kenai Fjords, just... Would go again, many times!
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