Auke Bay to Glacier Bay with Bears Fighting

Point Retreat Lighthouse at the north end of Admiralty Island
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Humpback whale as we entered Funter Bay
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We have a Brown bear!!
Gorgeous double rainbow....wow!!!
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We thought the pot of gold was right on us!!!
Cruise ship terminal at Hoonah!!
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Views of Hoonah Inlet/Port Frederick...yep, dark and rainy!!
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Hoonah
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Brown Bear at Bells Island in Port Frederick
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Views from our anchorage at Bells Island the next morning
Love the reflections
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Cruise ships in Hoonah as we leave
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Otter resting in the kelp!!
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Otter snoozing outside Mystic one morning in Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay
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Views of Glacier Bay from our anchorage in South Sandy Cove
Lots of snow still left on May 18, 2022
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Good morning Mr Otter!!
Views of Glacier Bay going north.......look at all that snow!!
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Some of the Fairweather Coastal mountains!!
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Can you see the mountain goats?
Now you can barely see them!!
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More Mountain Goats
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Mountain goat butt:))
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Ah, a good face shot!!!
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In all, we saw >20 mountain goats!!!
More views of the mountains in Glacier Bay heading north into West Arm
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Iceberg floating by our anchorage off Russell Island
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Views from our anchorage off Russel Island
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We have a female Brown Bear...we called her Blondie
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Blondie senses Brownie, a big male coming to court!!
Whoa, ducks in the picture as well
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That's Brownie, a huge male Brown Bear
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That is Thunder Thighs, another huge male; his thighs were so big they shook when he walked; hmmm, two males, one female...what could possibly happen??
Yep, boys will be boys....we watch for a good hour plus these two duke it out!!!
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Brownie on the right, Thunder on the left
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Oh boys get over it, I'm waiting!!!!
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OK...I'm leaving!!!
In the water continuing to fight over Blondie!!
It's now been over 5 minutes
Brownie will start to chase Thunder for over an hour in the water. They swim almost across the channel, ~1-mile
Meanwhile Blondie patiently eats some more grass...it has now been over an hour
That's Thunder coming back from across the 1-mile channel
That's Brownie coming back.....hmmm, who won???
Brownie on the left, Thunder on the right
Thunder
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Brownie
Thunder
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Brownie
Thunder moving rather slow!! But, he was the WINNER!!!! He soon followed Blondie into the forest
After a 10 minute rest laying down, Brownie is up and eating
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The next morning Thunder and Blondie emerge from the forest to eat along the shoreline!!
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The happy couple!!
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Eagle in the tree!!
This is glacier day.....starting from Russell Island ~9:30am!!
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Mount Salisbury in John Hopkins Inlet, >10k'
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Yep, we have a huge visitor...will be in several pictures...ugh!!
Marjerie Glacier
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Grand Pacific Glacier moraine as the glacier has receded up the valley
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Just caught the tail end of a small calving!!
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The start of a large calving!!
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Wow......look at that!!!!
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All over....maybe 2 minutes!!
Margerie glacier with Mt Lituya in background
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That's looking south into the anchorage at Russell Island
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Looking into John Hopkins Inlet

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