The highlight of our fabulous Alaskan Cruise was the morning sailing up the Endicott Arm to the Dawes Glacier. I arrived early to get a front row view and I was not disappointed as the scenery, complete with morning mist and dew drops on the ship’s railings, was breathtaking. As dawn broke to morning light, we were greeted with the first views of the fjord, the mountains rising from both sides of the ship, countless cascading waterfalls, and finally the stunning Dawes Glacier. The ice burg speckled water was like glass, reflecting the mountains, sky, clouds, and glaciers. As we moved within close proximity of the Dawes Glacier we all witnessed the magnificent sights and sounds of huge chunks of glacial ice calving into the ocean waters. I feel this picture, in a very small way, captures the grandeur and serene beauty only found in Alaska’s glacier bays.
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