Alaskan Cruise - Day 6

Today we visited Junea. It was wonderful weather and a great day for walking on a glacier. As soon as I found out we could go on a glacier trek, I got really excited, although I didn't really want to pay for it, it's something I really wanted to do. Since my birthday was going to be in a couple of days, M "surprised" me with tickets for a helicopter ride to the top of a glacier. I was stoked! As soon as we got off the ship and found our excursion guide, we found out we weren't going to be able to go, because the glacier we were going to go on had formed it's own clouds, as glaciers do, and they were too thick for helicopters to land on. They gave us the option of waiting for another one or cancelling. We cancelled. Fortunately, we were able to find a local excursion booth that sold the same experiences, on a different glacier for much cheaper. Not only were we able to walk on a glacier, but we also "saved" some money. I really wish I could upload all the pictures from this day, because the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. If we hadn't taken so many I would, but it'll take too long and I'm doing good to get some posted.I had to take a picture of this guy because he looked and sounded like the actor, Seth Rogen. It wasn't the first time he had heard that either.

If you've ever wondered how tall a mile is... there ya go... This glacier is over 5,200 feet thick. Makes the trees look SO small!

Alaskan Cruise - Day 4

Our first port was Scagway. It was pretty. I never knew Alaska was SO green! I guess that's why it's the Evergreen State.
The more popular attraction was the Yukon Pass, which I heard was amazing, but we opted to go zip lining and shopping instead. Here are a couple of pictures of the wildlife we saw while we waited for our driver to pick us up.

ready for the zip line... and to become "vikings"they asked who wanted to go first... I didn't hesitate!

The Yukon Pass from our view!On our way back to "town", we saw more wildlife.

The only stone building in Scagway. It used to be the city hall, now it's a museum.

Scagway

We finished the night off with a little karaoke.

Alaskan Cruise - Day 3

There were a lot of pictures from this day, so it was really hard to choose. This is the day we were supposed to enter the Tracy Arm Fjord, but due to a high volume of glaciers in the area, we weren't able to enter it, but was able to go into another one that had amazing scenery.iceberg Glacier

Alaskan Cruise - Day 2

I wish I would have kept our itinerary so I knew exactly what we had done on what days. Fortunately for me, my computer saves pictures in folders by date, so they're organized for me. Now, I just need to recall where we were each day. :-)

Day 2 and Day 3 were spent on the ship at sea. Here are a few pic of the gorgeous scenery.

This is the day we spent "cruising" with humpback whales for over an hour. Although we were passing through the whale's "feeding" grounds, the naturalist said it was very uncommon that we were able to spend such a long amount of time with them. Although I never saw one breach, some of our fellow cruisers did. Just seeing the tails and blows were amazing. We also had the pleasure of seeing 2 porpoises. For some reason, I was amazed at how fast they were. Absolutely beautiful. There's nothing like being in nature to really appreciate God's glory.