Glacier Bay, Alaska

Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan en route

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We sail all night to Juneau, and do some exploring the next day. Dad and I went on a whale-watching and glacier hike excursion. The water was choppy, and it was raining the whole day, but the sights were great.

Whale-watching off the Alaska coast near Juneau.

We set out from a small harbor near Juneau. Mildly rainy and stormy.

These images were shot from the boat in choppy water and rain with a long telephoto (400mm 35mm equiv.)

Mendenhall Glacier

The tour guide tells us that the glaciers are receeding so fast that they will no longer extend into Mendenhall Lake within two years.

At that point there will be no more ice floes on the lake, as the water will seep into the ground as the glaciers melt.

Juneau Harbor

The typical mode of transportation from Juneau to the surrounding area.

 Glacier Bay

The waters of Glacier Bay are tinted green by the teeming life they contain.

The __ Glacier.

Some glaciers have already receeded, leaving behind streams of meltwater.

The Johns Hopkins Glacier has a torrent of water flowing out this cavern.

The Marjorie Glacier extends out into the water at the end of the bay.

Melt water streams down the cliffs.

This composite image shows the face of the glacier at its interface with the water.

Melting and fracturing ice produces fantastical shapes.

Many layers of compresed ice form the glacer.

This tour boat was left high and dry for a few hours.

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