Alice in Glacierland

So, sure—it was possible to get pristine shots of Hubbard Glacier and the surrounding mountains—such as the ones in my previous post—by standing at the edge of the deck, leaning against the bannister, and carefully framing the shot to exclude the people around me.  But that wasn’t the actual experience. Most of the time I was [...]

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The top ten percent: Our view of Hubbard Glacier

Between 6 and 10 a.m. on the last full day of our cruise, our ship pulled up to Hubbard Glacier, the longest tidewater glacier in Alaska, and one of the few in the world that is currently advancing (i.e. growing).  Stretching 76 miles to the sea at Yakutat and Disenchantment bays, it has an open [...]

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