Day 5 (5/19/09) - Tracy
Arm Fjord passageway and The Sawyer Glaciers at the end
Nestled between
3,000-foot high granite walls, the narrow, twisting slice of ocean called Tracy
Arm Fjord weaves through the Tongass National Forest for roughly 35 miles. The
shoreline is spotted with waterfalls created by melting snowcaps and trees
sprouting at odd angles from rocky outcroppings
The Sawyer Glaciers at
the end of Tracy Arm may not be the most famous glaciers in Alaska, but visitors
find them to be the most dramatic. Framed by mountains on either side, the
glaciers are often bathed in a light mist that amplifies the blue hue of the
ice.
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Navigating - Captain Sullivan (right) |
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Ships radar - of passageway |
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Glacial ice - our favorite specimen |
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Glacial ice - a swan look-a-like? |
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One of many waterfalls throughout the passageway |
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We were moving so slowly, you could hear the waterfalls |
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Whale - (bottom of picture) |
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Whale - (bottom of picture) |
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And again, hanging out on the balcony |
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