The visitor’s center is like no other national park’s. It’s the only one where the rangers have to come to you in a pilot boat and board via a ship’s ladder. They joined us at 7 am along with a very interesting and informative member of the Tlingit tribe who grew up in the area. They brought literature and narrated and lectured during the course of the trip. We were glad we already experienced the Mendenhall glacier at Juneau so we had some basic understanding of how this place was (and is still being) formed.
We also pass the Reid and Lamplugh Glaciers. Another ship is closer to them and it gives some perspective. The giant cruise ship up against the wall of ice looks like a tiny bathtub toy.
We sailed out into the Bay of Alaska for our last night aboard the Statendam. Early the next morning we would dock at Seward to begin the land (and some sea) part of our adventures.
i saw the rocket ship, joel.
Wow! So immense and gorgeous and scary. Beautiful pictures!