"We need the tonic of wilderness..." ~Henry David Thoreau
At the end of July Mom and I spent the day in Whittier Sound, Alaska. We rode the train from Anchorage to Whittier Sound. Below are pictures of the view from our train!
We took the Glacier Quest Cruise around Blackstone Bay. It was such beautiful weather and we saw many natural waterfalls, glaciers, and even some icebergs! I did learn that there were 3 types of glaciers: Tidewater, Piedmont, and Alpine.
The glaciers above are the following: Ripon, Lawrence, Marquette, Beloit, and Blackstone.
These waterfalls coming from the Blackstone glacier.
Need ice???? Yes Glacier Quest Cruise staff retrieved some ice for their kitchen!
The view of the other cruise ship!
Black-legged kittiwakes!.
The glaciers were beautiful and serene! I hope to see more while I am here in Alaska and if I do I will be sure to share them with my fellow bloggers! Until next time.
"Not all who wander are lost"~Tolkein
Lil' Adventurers
"kittiwakes"
ReplyDeleteWas this name derived from observing how kitties "wake" when these birds appear in order to eat them?? I can only hope.
Miss you and hope everything is awesome-Tyke sends his love from NC-He ate his first hoof trimming yesterday and... let's just say his world just changed for the better...can we say obsessed??? I believe he wants to go from a five week schedule to a four week schedule so that he can get his fix :)
Keep the pictures coming! Just beautiful!!