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"Live" Webcam Image from Mendenhall Glacier
in Juneau, Alaska...Not Sawyer Glacier, but still a cool webcam!
Here's the ship's webcam again, so you can see the glacier, too
(if it's Tuesday Afternoon/Evening!)
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"Tracy Arm Fjord is perhaps one of the most dramatic
locations in all of North America. Completely protected
within the Tongass National Forest, this fjord stretches
some 25 miles up into the Coastal Range Mountains.
Tracy Arm Fjord is home to Sawyer Glacier. Though it's not
as well known as Glacier Bay, some naturalists claim Sawyer
Glacier is even more spectacular. Framed by 7,000-foot-high
snowcapped mountains, which drop immediately to sea level.
The area is surrounded by sheer 1,500-to 2,000-foot walls
of granite falling into the extremely narrow passage, creating
countless waterfalls and strange rock formations covered
in forest, and trees hanging on to precipices at impossible
angles.
Sawyer Glacier boasts an impressive list of wildlife: black
and brown bears, deer, wolves and moose. Even mountain goats,
which usually keep to higher elevations, have been seen
near its base."
-- from www.AlaskaCruises.com
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are some images of our trip to Tracy Arm Fjord and Sawyer
Glacier... |
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Remember: You can click on "most"
images on our OnTheSeas site for a Close-Up view! |
Tracy Arm Fjord and Glacier Explorer Excursion: "This
narrow fjord twists and turns for over 30 miles, culminating
in a spectacular view of the twin tidewater Sawyer Glaciers.
Your captain will navigate as close as the ice floe allows,
stopping for an extended stay at the face of the glacier.
Watch for seals relaxing on the icebergs, bald eagles soaring
above the cliffs and many other animals that call this area
home. Learn about the natural history of the fjord, its
glaciers and the wildlife from our onboard naturalist. Gain
insights into Tlingit Native culture. Overcast days will
not dampen your enjoyment as clouds and mist only heighten
the drama of the fjord and intensify the glacial blue color."
At the conclusion of the excursion, passengers will be required
to "Walk to Gangplank" back to their ship! (OK,
so I embelish!!)
Well, that's just about what we did! We were told that
our trip was the first of the 2006 Season to actually make
it through the ice to the glacier face!
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Matthew's favorite...South Sawyer Glacier!
We didn't make it up to the face of this one because of heavy
ice, but did enjoy a quick glimpse up the fjord toward the
twin glacier!
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After steering through the ice bergs and
chunks, we made it to North Sawyer Glacier!
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Birds catch a ride on an iceberg in Sawyer
Glacier! For more great photos, check out Harv & Marv's
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Arm Photos. |
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Mama & Baby Seals... they were everywhere
on the ice chunks!
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Remember: You can click on "most"
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Waterfalls covered the sides of Tracy Arm
Fjord. What an awesome trip!
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Tracy Arm Fjord and Glacier Explorer
-- NCL Sun Excursion. We'll sailed in a "small"
boat to the face of the "twin" North Sawyer -- and
then re-boarded our ship in the Fjord. Good thing mom had
"new-knees" or that gangplank from the explorer
vessel to the cruise ship might have been a hugh leap (literally!!)
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For more images, check the Photo
Gallery...
or click here for our Webshots
Album, and select the Tracy Arm Fjord / Sawyer Glacier
page.
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