On our last day in Alaska we went to the very remote Prince William Sound to take a glacier cruise. The fog kept us from getting the gorgeous views you'll see if you google images of Prince William Sound, but it was still beautiful.
In order to get to the port of Whittier to catch the boat, we had to drive through this crazy-small tunnel through the mountain on the railroad tracks. The tunnel openings are carefully timed to allow windows for cars in each direction and trains in each direction without any interference.
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| It was VERY windy, especially when the boat was moving. |
We saw some interesting wildlife on the cruise. I don't have a zoom lens, so my photos aren't the best.
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| I promise it's a bald eagle. |
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This waterfall area is a kittiwake bird rookery. Thousands of the birds roost there.
They're part of the bald eagles' food chain... |
Wanna see a zillion pictures of glaciers? We saw 13 different glaciers on our cruise, and they were pretty impressive even though we didn't see/hear any calving.
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| glacier = blue (the white stuff is just snow) |
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| 1/4-mile wide |
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Gavin was cold and kept saying "It's raining. Let's go home."
(Thankfully the boat was heated and he didn't go outside much.) |
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| Gavin, Grandma, glacier |
1 comment:
Wow, how cool!!
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