 Travelogue
Alaska
Tracy Arm - June 10th
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 A
falls on the shore of Tracy Arm. Our first sight on June 10, 2000.
 Huge
mountains line the fjord called Tracy Arm which is the home of Sawyer's Glacier.
 Sawyer's
Glacier comes into view for the first time.
 Sawyer
Glacier is a calving glacier in that in its constant motion chunks of the
glacier break off into ice bergs which surround the waters near the glacier.
 We
were approximate two miles from the glacier at any time and the immense size and
magnitude gets lost in pictures.
 A
playful seal entertains the ship from an iceberg near the glacier.
 The
size of the ice chunks can be misleading. Since the water is close to 1000 feet
deep near this glacier the ice bergs could be hundreds of feet under the water
making it difficult for small ships to come close to the glacier.
 Although
we had a sunny day, the temperature near the glacier was very cold.
 As
we headed out of the fjord we felt like we could almost touch the sides of the
canyon walls.
 The
cliffs of the fjord were spectacular.
 A
look back at Sawyer Glacier as we sailed back down the Tracy Arm fjord.
 The
Sawyer Glacier became more hidden as we sailed off.
 A
sister glacier came into view as we proceeded down Tracy Arm.
 This
glacier appears to be less active and smaller than Sawyer.
 Our
ship had a visitor in the fjord. It was the 7 Seas Adventurer which seemed to
follow us into a number of ports on our trip.
 The
sheer size and height of the cliffs was hard to imagine because of their
immensity.
 The
mountains were still snow covered. Much of the snow we saw, we were told would
melt by mid July.
 A
water falls on Tracy Arm's shores with a boat taking a closer look.
 A
view of the mountain sides as we approach Juneau from Tracy Arm
 Connie
and I found a warm table window side to watch the passing view. We felt we were
in a IMAX theater with no projectionist
 The
calm waters of Tracy Arm were hypnotizing.
 The
7 Seas Adventurer passed us as we came close to Juneau. Click
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