 Travelogue
Alaska
Prince William Sound & College Fjord - June 13th
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 Prince
William Sound was cold and misty.
 The
pilot boat was arriving to bring the Inner Passage Pilot who would direct us
through College Fjord.
 Snow
covered mountains stood sentry duty for Prince William Sound.
A solitary island waited quietly in the vastness of the Prince William Sound.
 Our
ship arrived at the entry to College Fjord.
 It
was cold and damp entering the confines of this Glacier filled Fjord.
 No
matter how bad the weather, the elements could not hide the majesty of the
mountains which sided up to this fjord.
 A Glacier in College Fjord. As you could guess, all of the glaciers in
this fjord are named after colleges on the east coast of the USA.
 Another
view of this first Glacier in College Fjord.
 The
ice filled waters around the glaciers at the end of College Fjord.
 At
least five glaciers are observed at the foot of College Fjord. The largest on
the right is Yale Glacier. The first of the left was Amherst Glacier.
 It
was a chilling reality to face so many glaciers in one space at one time.
 These
smaller glaciers on the right of the fjord were sedate and at rest during our
visit.
 We
were convinced that these must be the sum total of all the remaining glaciers in
Alaska, but we found out that there are 100,000 glaciers in Alaska. Each glacier
must be 25 acres in size, be moving, and start at the top of a mountain.
A close up view of the face of the Yale Glacier to see the fissure and and
streaks which dot such glaciers.
A more long range view of Yale Glacier to help give perspective as to how far
away from the glacier our ship was.
 As
we left the College Fjord Glaciers their ice flows followed us to bid us
farewell.
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