We traveled up Glacier Bay, but it was. Veryfoggy when we entered into the bay, so we were not sure how far we could go.
Our luck held though - by 11 am the fog burned off, and we have beautiful views in the bay.
By noon, we were well north up the bay- actually we were next to Reid Glacier
Reid Glacier (below) was a tidewater glacier, but in recent years, it has receded into the valley. Now, Reid Glacier is only a tidewater glacier during High Tide!
Our next stop was in front if the Margerie Glacier which is 25 stories High, 17 football fields across and 150 feet below the surface. It was incredible! And we saw a lot of 'calving' - where parts of the glacier fall into the water. The Margerie is a tidewater glacier.
We had such a glorious view, and saw many calving incidents - although it didn't see as if they were calving large icebergs, but it was significant debris. Couldn't catch it on The iPad's camera though.
After an fe hours watching the Margerie Glacier (it is hypnotizing) , we pulled out to start back to the entrance of Glacier bay.
Took a peak at John Hopkins Glacier (below)
As we pulled along side the Lampaugh Glacier. Another magnificent show of Mother Nature. Notice the 'cave' in the bottom right of the picture. The Park Ranger on board told us that it changes continually and was barely visible a few days ago. In addition there is an immensely strong current coming from the cave, which is the river of Snow Melt that is always 'under' a glacier. This glacier is still a tidewater glacier, but is it as deep as the Margerie. It doesn't really have any depth below the surface.
Day 8 will be our first excursion stop- at the town of Skagway.
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