Glacier Bay Glacier Bay National park
in the late 18th century was hidden under a cast sheet of ice.
Today, it has retreated almost 30 miles, revealig a pristine
beauty and rugged majesty that is one of the highlights of the
Inside Passage.
How does it feel when
a monumental chunk of ice spilts off a glacier and crashes into
the sea? The sound is like thunder. The impact shoots water
hundreds of feet into the air. You hold your breath as you catch
the moment on film. Then you wait for it to happen again. And
it does. Glacier Bay has more actively calving glaciers than
anywhere else in the world.
Cruise by Reid and Lamplugh glaciers to the mighty
John Hopkins - surrounded by rugged peaks and sheltering a seal
pupping ground. Then linger at Grand Pacific and Margerie glaciers
for the grandest spectacle of them all. Margerie is an Ice Age
giant a mile wide and 25 stories high. Here you will marvel at
nature's unrelenting power as you witness the birth of one massive
iceberg after another. |
