Most people have heard of Glacier Bay, Alaska, as the place to go see tidewater glaciers. I do recall it as quite impressive twelve years ago. This trip was the first time I had heard of Tracy Arm Fjord as an alternative choice for cruise ships to view tidewater glaciers. Although we couldn’t get quite as close to the front of the glacier as the ship had in Glacier Bay (due to a rock island creating a narrow passage), the scenery entering and exiting the fjord was stunning. We sailed through the 3000-foot steep granite walled fjord while icebergs and seals floated around us, the walls spouted waterfalls plunging into the sea, and cirque glaciers clung high up in the small depressions of the rock left shaped by the retreating glaciers. I think it is best to let the pictures speak from themselves.

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Photos and commentary by Neil.