Under low-hanging clouds and through dense fog, National Geographic Quest made her way through the Tracy Arm Fjord system. With slow strolls past one gushing cascade after another, trees coated in a heavy, gray mist, and mountaintops that seemed to disappear into nothingness the higher we looked, we finally caught our first sight of a brilliant blue glacier face. Sitting about a half-mile from the glacier itself, our guests were in awe at the size and beauty of the Sawyer Glacier. After a few moments on the deck, we turned the ship and found a spot to float near Sawyer Island. From here, we dropped Zodiacs and ran guests up through a maze of blue-white icebergs, past a sea of curious harbor seals, and finally, to the face of the massive South Sawyer Glacier. After spending the morning among the giants of ice, we turned back again and made our way to the entrance and on to our next stop.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 18 Jul 2022
Tracy Arm Fjord, 7/18/2022, National Geographic Quest
- Aboard the National Geographic Quest
- Alaska
Tony Probst, Assistant Expedition Leader
Tony grew up on a cattle farm in southern Wisconsin and had the chance to raise and work with several heritage breeds of livestock including highland cattle. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and Edgewood College in Madison,...
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