On June 14, 2012, we ventured into Holkham Bay and then up Tracy Arm Fjord to get a look at both North and South Sawyer Glaciers. We had no idea what to expect, other than that the Carnival cruise ship ahead of us was also going in and we overheard the conversation between them and a Forest Ranger saying the iceberg condition was 'good'... It seemed strange
to think that we were following this huge vessel up the fjord, and, of course, they left us in a cloud of - not dust- but ocean spray! Bill was determined to get to the end so we could see the glaciers, so he carefully guided Grey Wolf around tiny ice blocks on up to house size icebergs, and that was on the surface. The blue photo above shows the top of an iceberg the size of our boat,
above the water line! The gray sculptured iceberg shows how much earth and rock a glacier can pick up in its descent down a mountainside! By the time we neared the face of No. Sawyer, the channel was full of icebergs, and we stopped. Right behind us came a tour boat which plowed right on through. Of course, the pilot knew just what to do...
On June 14, 2012, we ventured into Holkham Bay and then up Tracy Arm Fjord to get a look at both North and South Sawyer Glaciers. We had no idea what to expect, other than that the Carnival cruise ship ahead of us was also going in and we overheard the conversation between them and a Forest Ranger saying the iceberg condition was 'good'... It seemed strange
to think that we were following this huge vessel up the fjord, and, of course, they left us in a cloud of - not dust- but ocean spray! Bill was determined to get to the end so we could see the glaciers, so he carefully guided Grey Wolf around tiny ice blocks on up to house size icebergs, and that was on the surface. The blue photo above shows the top of an iceberg the size of our boat,
above the water line! The gray sculptured iceberg shows how much earth and rock a glacier can pick up in its descent down a mountainside! By the time we neared the face of No. Sawyer, the channel was full of icebergs, and we stopped. Right behind us came a tour boat which plowed right on through. Of course, the pilot knew just what to do...
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