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Glacier Bay, a water inlet 65 miles long, is a long way from modern civilization, and a place of spectacular beauty.
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The ship spent a few hours at the Margerie and Grand Pacific glaciers. These rivers of ice have different appearances.
Cutting through more granite, the Margerie glacier has a whiter appearance, but picks up debris at the margins.
The Grand Pacific glacier goes through softer rock formations, picking up lots of rocks and dirt, like the muddy Mississppi River...except a lot colder and way slower, but still looks dirty.
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Merle points out that we are getting closer.
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Another view.
Since our ship was quite a ways away from the glacier, it was hard to keep things in perspective, but through the binoculars, another point of reference could be seen...a person in a kayak.
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With zooming in a little.
With the telephoto function of my digital camera, this is as close as we could see this glacier.
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Glaciers can sure make you hungry, so we do what people do best on a cruise: EAT!!
Even a seagull flies by the ship looking for some leftovers.
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Further down is the Lamplugh Glacier, pictured behind me.
Some cool views.
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Aunt Gloria
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We saw some significant icebergs, but never came close to having a Titanic moment.
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