In Juneau we went on a canoeing excursion that took us as close as we could safely get (about 200 yds.) to the face of the Mendenhall Glacier.
To help with scale, the Mendenhall glacier is a mile and a half wide where it meets the water.
We did not see any big calving, but the splash on the right side of the ice cave was from a "small" chunk that conveniently fell off just before I pressed the shutter button.
The glacier had a significant calving event about a week before we were there, so there were several large icebergs in the river that we circled, and one of them calved while were there. It sounded like thunder, and when we paddled to look at what broke off the interior blue was splendid.
Then of course the guides get the tourists wet under the waterfall spray...
On the way walking back to the ship we followed another bald eagle as it flew from perch to perch along the docks and finally swooped to catch a fish!
Joel CAWed at it, of course, which perked its curiosity at the unusual tourist.
Great photos. You'll have to tell me again how I can see the album.
ReplyDeleteYou have some stunning shots here, Sonya! Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDelete