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​Day 6, Sept 7 - Ship Cruise in Glacier Bay

Day 6, Cruising in Glacier Bay National Park 5:40
Again, according to the ships log, "Throughout the night we maintained a south easterly course through the 'Gulf of Alaska', we entered Alaskan waters at 7:15am and cruised through the Alaskan inside waters towards 'Point Gustavus' where we altered course to port and entered Glacier Bay. We then proceeded up towards Margerie Glacier at 12:45pm and Lamplugh Glacier at 3:25, when finished cruising by the Glaciers, the Grand Princess proceeded towards the rangers station, where we disembarked our Alaskan Rangers."

Glacier Bay is a National Park which is why we had taken onboard Park Rangers. They provided commentary as we proceed toward and in front of the glaciers which were both similar to and different from the Hubbard Glacier. We saw Marjorie Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier ​​and the Lamplugh Glacier, none as large as the Hubbard Glacier
but they were in an absolutely remarkably beautiful setting. The most time was spent at the Marjorie Glacier because as one web site states, it is "the most impressive glacier, which is advancing 12 to 14 feet a day and calves frequently." Of the John's Hopkins Glacier one web site claims that it is calving so much that most ships cannot get closer than two miles.

It would be almost impossible to NOT to get a post card quality picture regardless of where you pointed your camera in Glacier Bay. The multiple layers of mountains with sharp valleys, steep and long water falls, snow packs, glaciers, trees and beautiful water were simply striking. Here, for me it was less about the specifics of a glacier than about the whole landscape before you and around you. The bay was quite narrow with most mountains descending very steeply into the water. One can't help but be in awe of God's playground! The video is almost entirely the scenery we saw from the ship as that is what Glacier Bay is all about.

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