Tag Archives: Whalewatching

Back to the Ice Age – Alaska Glacier Bay

Posted on January 26, 2010 by admin

Had he been interested, Captain George Vancouver, who charted the waters of Icy Strait in 1794, could have seen all of Glacier Bay in about an hour. In those days, however, the 5-mile-long indentation in the 100-mile (160-km) long, 20-mile … Continue reading →

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Kenai Fjords National Park – Alaska

Posted on August 24, 2009 by admin

Only a geologic heartbeat removed from the last great period of the Ice Age, the immense Harding Icefield dominates the moonscape face of this park. Pierced only by peaks of granite called ‘lonely peaks’, the Harding Icefield covers 700 square … Continue reading →

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