General...
When you enter Glacier Bay in southeast Alaska the glacier you will see is fairly young, just 200 years old. However, within this bay there is much more and you are in for the treat of a lifetime. Glacier Bay National Park boasts 16 of these glaciers - some much, much older than 200 years. Twelve of these glaciers calve icebergs into the bay. This is an unbelievable sight, where great pieces of ice up to 200 feet high crash into the water.
Scenery and Wildlife... Then of course there is the other scenery that nature offers here. Wildflowers bloom during the summer months on the rocky mounds of earth left behind by retreating glaciers. Wildlife roams throughout this great land such as bears, moose, deer and mountain goats.
Then you have the show put on by the seal animals, such as the whales. Stellar seals and porpoise swim within the water and in the air you will see the Great Bald Eagle soaring through the arctic air and frolicking in its freshness.
Seeing the Glacier...
The best way to see Glacier Bay is from the deck of a boat. Only then can you appreciate the true beauty that this vast land has to offer with it’s jagged rocks and peaks. There are endless glaciers that weave in and out through the valleys and reaches down to the sea.
The beauty will leave you speechless when trying to describe it. The summer months are the best time to see the calving of the glaciers as they give up large pieces of icebergs and let them drop into the sea with a thunderous roar.
This is the land of the mythical and it can be yours to see and admire. Drink in the sight of glaciers that have with stood time itself and the grandeur of the mountains and peaks that hover over them. The truly rugged landscape will enthrall your senses and give you the most unforgettable memories that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Once you have seen this land, you will want to return to see its awesome beauty time and time again.
