Today (Thur 6/25) was a transit day to Sitka with a trip down Disenchantment Bay to visit Hubbard Glacier. Hubbard is a 17 mile wide, 76 mile long tidal glacier, one of the largest in Alaska. It's very active, currently 'surging' again and threatening to close off the mouth of Russell Fjord and isolating the Tlingit eskimos of Yukatak (I'm sure I spelled something wrong). All this info thanks to a glaciologist on board who narrated our approach and visit, as well as some native eskimos we took on board to describe their relationship with the glacier.
We were very lucky to get in as close as we did (approx 2000ft away) as the ice flows usually prevent a close approach. The captain spun the ship 720 degrees to provide panoramic views.
As you might expect, pictures don't do justice to the experience, but several follow. I've also captured some videos, but we're now limited to rather low-bandwidth satellite internet access.
We'll be in Sitka by the time we arise - more to follow.
Below-500 foot high face (1000 more below sea level)
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I showed your blog to the girls and we all want to go to Alaska! Keep the updates coming - they're very cool (no pun intended).
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Bruce
Cool! Glad you guys are enjoying. The girls (and Cooper) would love this place. There are dogs everywhere. (In Talkeetna, we counted more dogs than people hanging out on Main Street.)
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