Today we cruised up Tracy Arm, a spectacular glacially-carved fjord in Southeast Alaska. The fjord averages about one mile wide, is 28 miles long, and measures about 1000 feet deep. Activities this morning included kayaking amongst the floating icebergs and Zodiac cruising to get closer to the face of the South Sawyer Glacier. Those on the Zodiac cruises noticed an abundance of harbor seals hauled out on many of the floating icebergs. After lunch, National Geographic Quest cruised out of the fjord in the strange water falling from the sky (WHAT IS THAT??). It was an exceptional week and after dinner there were many emotions as we bid Alaska farewell, at least for now.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 04 Jun 2022
Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, 6/4/2022, National Geographic Quest
- Aboard the National Geographic Quest
- Alaska
Alan Trujillo, Naturalist
Al recently retired from teaching oceanography and Earth sciences at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, California, where he was a Distinguished Teaching Professor and co-Director of the Oceanography Program for more than 30 years. He received ...
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