Our Glacier/Wildlife Cruise

Connie...

Today we took a cruise to view glaciers and wildlife.  What a wonderful time.  We headed out on the Valdez Spirit around 10:00 a.m. and it was rather cloudy and cold.  It looked like we might get some rain, as the clouds hung low over the mountains around the harbor.  We didn't care though as we were hopeful of seeing beautiful views and ocean wildlife. We were not disappointed.

This is the view we had as we looked behind us traveling out of the harbor.  The clouds were still hanging about halfway between the tops of the mountains and the shoreline.  Sometimes when we would look out our window of the trailer, you would swear the mountains had disappeared, because the clouds were completely covering the mountains from top to bottom

 

 As we sailed along the beautiful waterways, we continued to take in the beauty all around us.  From sea to mountains to tree landscaped shores, it was something to behold.  

Below is a photo of the Meares Glacier.  If you look closely, you can see a portion of the ice breaking off and crashing into the water.  At times we could hear the breaking from the opposite side.  It was tricky getting pictures, because we would hear it before we could see it.  Constant back and forth monitoring with the camera lens was crucial for a good photo.  Absolutely spectacular!!