Moving south on the Sept 13th to Geikie Inlet
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Looking west into Geikie Inlet....a very picturesque inlet with a couple of small fiords off it
Views from our anchorage in Shaq Cove off Geikie Inlet
The further south we go the the forests are becoming more mature full of bigger Spruce forests and the Cottonwoods are turning to their golden fall colors
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Watching the Nature channel from our pilot house
Hey there Mr Kingfisher!!
Beautiful!!
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Gorgeous even with clouds coming in!!
Large Brown bear
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Black bear!!
Morning of the 14th and very calm!!
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Start of a long day to East Arm.....90nm today!!!
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East Arm to John Muir and Wachusett Inlets.....very few cruise ships go up this Arm!!
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Whoa.....more dramatic mountains and glaciers!!!
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Otters or seals??
OK, otters.....many pups playing!!
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Not as dramatic as John Hopkins.....mountains only in the 3-8k' range!!!
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The whole day was a lesson in receding glaciers and the evolution of the plant life
Many mountains carved in the last 25-100 years
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Riggs glacier
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Looks just carved.....very barren up top!!
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Muir Glacier
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Riggs Galcier as we pass by again on our way out
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Icebergs coming out of McBride Glacier inlet....closed for motorized boats!
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Icebergs on shore!!
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Wachusett Inlet closed until 8/31
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Glacier receded way up the carved valley
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Beartrack Mountains.....luv the name!!!
Mt Wright on right.....5k'
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Views from our anchorage for 2 nights - North Sandy Cove
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On our way to Berg Bay on the 17th, we stopped and saw the seals again on South Marble Island
Barking stellar sea lions!!
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View from our anchorage in Berg Bay.....gorgeous but no crabs or prawns:(((
Morning of the 18th.....heavy frost as John fills the dinghy with gas and checks the crab and prawn traps
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Pink Shrimp.....way too small!!
But did catch a Wolf eel that lived to see another day:)))
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Mt Crillon......12.7k'
Leaving Glacier Bay NP
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