Pulling Into Skagway at Sunrise
August 03, 2026
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I was blessed with this beautiful scene when I woke up very early one morning hoping to catch the sunrise. As I stepped onto the back deck of the ship, I noticed another cruise liner making its way into the inlet leading to Skagway. The early morning light was beginning to touch the clouds and mountains, creating a soft, almost magical glow across...
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Margerie Glacier
August 02, 2026
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The Margerie Glacier is absolutely beautiful, with its jagged, bluish-white ice wall and sheer size. The boats in the foreground are another good indicator of the immense size of this wall of ice. It didn’t happen while we were there, but it’s possible to see chunks of ice break off into the sea. This was certainly a breathtaking sight. This glacie...
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John Hopkins Glacier
August 01, 2026
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John Hopkins Glacier was one of the glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park, and it quickly became one of my favorites. The deep blacks and brilliant blues woven through the ice gave it an almost mystical, marbled appearance, as if the glacier had been painted by nature itself. Look closely at the yacht in the lower-left-hand corner. Against the imme...
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Humpback Whales in Alaska
August 01, 2026
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Watching and trying to photograph humpback whales from a cruise ship in Alaska will go down as one of the most thrilling and challenging wildlife photography experiences I’ve ever had. First, it’s like watching for a needle in a haystack. It is daunting to look out at a vast ocean and watch for whale spouts, hoping to track them. Just because you s...
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Carved by Glaciers
July 31, 2026
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Glaciers carved some of the most beautiful and unimaginable landforms on the planet in Alaska. These vistas look like something straight from a dream, especially when wrapped in moody fog, shifting weather, and electric blue waters that seem almost otherworldly.
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