Meadow's Glacier Bay Guest House Gustavus

... the water is stunning. The breaching was fantastic to watch, but my attention was often diverted to closer animals. Several humpbacks were near the boat, some approaching as close as 50 yards. During lunch (fresh grab cabs with a ginger sauce), a whale paced the boat right alongside the dining area. No one complained about the view. We stopped several times to take in the whale activities, crossing the Icy ...

... There was a group of about twenty, doing flips and twirling around, just off the bow of the boat. I expected one of them to pull up with a beach ball on his nose, but apparently they don't have access to them here. We observed the animals for about an hour before we left the area. We chugged back to Bartlett Cove, our origination point, to pick up the crab traps for a fresh dinner. The rest of the day was spent on the water, sailing up to Dundas Bay. Along the way, we saw some orcas ...

... and you can see how it has wound down the mountain face to spill into the ocean. The backdrop includes two mountains, well over ten thousand feet tall-that's from sea level. They were snow capped and the sky draped blue behind it. All around this inlet, glaciers drop from the mountains, but only one other goes all the way to the sea. In total, there are nine glaciers in this one area. There was one that was absolutely stunning. It came down ...

... regret I have from Kilimanjaro was not visiting the glacier at the top. It was bout 1/4 to 1/2 mile away from our camp and just below the summit of the mountain. but I really thought I might die if I walked one more step that day, not to mention there was no oxygen left in the air at that altitude. Anyway, I didn't do it there, but I had the chance today. So I got my feet very wet and made my way to the glacier. It was as solid as glass and just as smooth. I looked over ...

... t even bother to register their cars here, either. Many vehicles don’t have plates, and those that do have plates have not renewed them in years…decades in some cases. Hell, not even in this century! But that’s not the story I wanted to tell you. Here’s how laid back it is in Gustavus… Linda was telling me about the one rental car shop at the airport. When you rent the vehicle, you sign the contract and the ...

... and learning about this unique and powerful place. For additional information go to http://www.nps.gov/glba/ . The area around Glacier Bay in southeastern Alaska was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925. It was changed to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Glacier Bay National Park and ...

Watching a fabulous pink sunset over the mountains with a few whales swimming quietly by. We had one a mere 25 meters from the beach. Hoping that I have one good breaching picture after some great acrobatics after dinner. The kids went to bed happy after the s'mores.

... Rangers on board to explain and spot wild life. We went through Icy Strait into Glacier Bay. At South Marble Island we saw sea lions lolling on the rocks and some Puffins sitting outside their nest on tuffs of grass on the cliff face. We went into Tidal Inlet and saw timber wolves. They say that this was a rare sighting as generally wolves don't show themselves and these were all black which is also ...

... Bay was certainly the highlight of our trip. Unbelievable. The trip started at 04.00hrs in the morning and ended at 19.00hrs last night. But what a trip starting with a flight over the ocean in a little Cessna with only AM and I and the pilot of course, on board. Then the cruise on a motorized catamaran. We saw at least 20 bears of all sizes and colors. The Whales, sea lions, sea otters, mountain sheeps, and all of the flying birds you can imagine including ...

We arrived into Here are some fun facts from the official web site about the Park: *Denali National Park and Preserve is nearly 6 million acres and over 9,419 square miles in size. *There are 39 species of mammals, 167 species of birds, 10 species ...