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Ship 2 Shore: Alaska #4 Report

We had a travel day, but it was still a fun day aboard ship. We awoke to the ship entering the Endicott Arm. What’s that, you ask? “This narrow fjord is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Juneau and is part of the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness area. Breathtaking Endicott Arm extends over 30 miles…

Mike Miller
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We had a travel day, but it was still a fun day aboard ship.

We awoke to the ship entering the Endicott Arm. What’s that, you ask?

“This narrow fjord is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Juneau and is part of the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness area. Breathtaking Endicott Arm extends over 30 miles long, with nearly one-fifth of its area covered in ice. At the head of the fjord, tidewater glaciers, such as the Dawes Glacier, regularly expel enormous chunks of ice into the waters below in a magnificent process known as calving.”

A waterway carved into the rock for ice melt.
A mama seal and her baby relaxing on a chuck of ice.
The Dawes Glacier in the background. That’s another cruise ship closer to the glacier.
The water had an emerald color.

The water in the Arm was smooth and calm. It was a sunny day as well. We spent the better part of the morning navigating the fiord, then we departed for Ketchikan.

The rest of the day was spent eating, drinking, admiring the beauty as we sailed past it; then repeated!

Photo credits: Jori & Mike

2 responses to “Ship 2 Shore: Alaska #4 Report”

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    Christian’s Music Musings

    Beautiful pics, Mike. Really looks like a great trip! 🙂

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      Mike Miller

      Thanks! We’re having a blast!

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