The Tracy Arm Fjord
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The Tracy Arm Fjord

Located just fifty miles south of Alaska's capital city, Juneau, the spectacular fjord of Tracy Arm is comprised of Yosemite-like granite rocks, countless waterfalls, glass-smooth water, and mountain peaks rising more than 5,000 feet. The "arm" itself penetrates 30 miles into the Alaskan wilderness, bending between near-vertical mountain chasms thousands of feet tall. Waterfalls cascade from spruce and hemlock-forested valleys. As our ship meandered slowly around bend after bend, the Sawyer Glacier, one of the state's biggest glaciers, comes into view wedged at the end of Tracy Arm. A true high-light of our journey with spectacular view after view, just another day in Alaska.


Passing by a small coastal community
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Passing by a small coastal community
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Entering the Tracy Arm Fjord
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There were waterfalls everywhere
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Icebergs from the Sawyer Glacier
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Check out the reflection!
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Awesome!
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Crystalized ice under pressure turns blue ... the deeper the blue is an indication of increased pressure
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Another icefield
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Just breathtaking
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An example of glacier scarring
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The Sawyer Glacier in the distance
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What more can I say?
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Headed north to Juneau
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