Flightseeing and kayaking
Today was an absolutely GORGEOUS day..we knew it was a good sign when it got sunny when we went to bed yesterday. We called the flightseeing people early since we knew it would fill up quickly, and got a spot soon after that. I was so excited to see glaciers I'd never seen before! We flew over Taku, Hole-in-the-Wall, Norris and East and West Twin Glaciers (and there was one in the distance I didn't know the name of). It was SOOO incredibly awesome..glaciers are one of the coolest things ever!! I kept saying "wow wow WOW" in my head haha. I couldn't believe how gorgeous it was. The pilot said the Taku Glacier was recently advancing, but it stopped for the moment..you could see the moraines it had been pushing forward..squee! It's also the deepest and thickest alpine temperate glacier known in the world (4,845 feet thick)!! I was ridiculously sad when we left the glaciers behind LOL. Such incredible scenery. After that we drove to Christine's house..she had a coupon for a free kayak rental, so we got one (she has her own) and went kayaking at Mendenhall Lake! I was hot on shore and didn't bring my jacket, figuring I'd be fine, even though I KNOW it's colder by glaciers lol..needless to say, my hands were freezing. :P Oh welll, it was still awesome. There were some icebergs, and some arctic terns nesting on the shore. I know we went at least a mile in, since we went past Nugget Falls, which is a mile from the visitor center. The people on the shore looked tiny compared to the falls haha. It would have been cool to get closer, but we had to turn in the kayak at 6, so we turned back so we didn't go over that time. After that we went back to the B&B..such a fun day!!
Tomorrow we're leaving and flying to Anchorage, where we'll stay till Sunday. I hope I see more glaciers LOL (I guess I never get tired of them :P)
Taking off over Juneau..the wing got in the way in some of these, sorry (there were two cruise ships when we took off, and after we landed I saw another had docked lol)
So pretty!!
Apparently you could see Admiralty Island from here (it has one of the world's highest population of brown bears), but there are a million islands out there..it might be on the right, but who knows lol
The silty Taku River mixing with the sea!
The front of Taku Glacier!! I was squeeing so much LOL
Wooooow *swoons*
It's been calving!
Check out the moraine it pushed forward!! So cooool
The textures are so cool!
I think this one is Hole-in-the-Wall..I've always been amused by that name :P
Who are you, Mystery Glacier??
Taku River
This one might be one of the twins
I see the Juneau Icefield!!
If only that strut hadn't been in the way!
Wow
I love how blue the water is!
The other twin maybe..it gets hard to say after awhile haha
A waterfall!
Norris I think
I'm always amazed at how big glaciers are
Cool tarn ("mountain lake")!
Just oneee more pic of Norris before leaving *sniff*
Looking back down Gastineau Channel to Juneau. This pic doesn't do justice to how pretty it was
Kayaking at Mendenhall Lake!
Iceberg!
Sorry, I'll stop taking pics of Mendenhall Glacier now :P
Oh YEAHH. :D :D Mom said I've gotten a lot better kayaking too!
Nugget Falls
Tomorrow we're leaving and flying to Anchorage, where we'll stay till Sunday. I hope I see more glaciers LOL (I guess I never get tired of them :P)
Taking off over Juneau..the wing got in the way in some of these, sorry (there were two cruise ships when we took off, and after we landed I saw another had docked lol)
So pretty!!
Apparently you could see Admiralty Island from here (it has one of the world's highest population of brown bears), but there are a million islands out there..it might be on the right, but who knows lol
The silty Taku River mixing with the sea!
The front of Taku Glacier!! I was squeeing so much LOL
Wooooow *swoons*
It's been calving!
Check out the moraine it pushed forward!! So cooool
The textures are so cool!
I think this one is Hole-in-the-Wall..I've always been amused by that name :P
Who are you, Mystery Glacier??
Taku River
This one might be one of the twins
I see the Juneau Icefield!!
If only that strut hadn't been in the way!
Wow
I love how blue the water is!
The other twin maybe..it gets hard to say after awhile haha
A waterfall!
Norris I think
I'm always amazed at how big glaciers are
Cool tarn ("mountain lake")!
Just oneee more pic of Norris before leaving *sniff*
Looking back down Gastineau Channel to Juneau. This pic doesn't do justice to how pretty it was
Kayaking at Mendenhall Lake!
Iceberg!
Sorry, I'll stop taking pics of Mendenhall Glacier now :P
Oh YEAHH. :D :D Mom said I've gotten a lot better kayaking too!
Nugget Falls