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we found some tracks and piles of moose poop while we waited for the train
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waiting for train
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waiting for train
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walking back to catch the train
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time to head back - cool views the other direction too
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lots of ridges
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we saw 2 people "surfing" - maybe catching the wake of ice bergs when they fall off?
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more reflections (really the sun was awesome after our rainy summer)
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love the colors
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ground level view
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this lake was full of icebergs - more than I had seen at other glaciers so far
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another glacier off our list
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icebergs floating around in reflections
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scotch heaven - life is good!
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what a great day!
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close up of the glacier - more is "calving" off everyday
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down by the lake
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see the blue in the glacier?
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different views of the ice bergs and glacier
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cool reflection
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smooth!
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40 year old scotch; 4,000 year old ice (he's been dreaming about this)
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This one's for Mike...
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next he puts the 40-year old scotch on the rocks (Black Bull scotch - bday present from me)
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then he puts the glacier ice in the scotch glass (yes he brought one on our hike)
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Jason's going in for the ice
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lots of icebergs in this lake
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Great reflection on Spencer Lake
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yum...glacier ice - he had a goal this trip!
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Spencer Glacier is retreating fast - like 98% of glaciers in Alaska
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Ranger Rick led our hike
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first spot of the glacier
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he gave me the nice camera!
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after 20 minutes we arrived at Spencer Glacier Whistetop
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glacier streams are cloudy and don't sustain life (so no bears were fishing)
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we were out in an area inaccessible by car - so pristine
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fall fireweed
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We picked up the train at the Portage stop
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it might be an Indian summer, but there are definite signs of autumn
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back on the Seward highway - another beautiful day
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moose tracks - fairly fresh
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heading back to Anchorage for some disc golf
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you can see at least 3 at surface this round
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don't know a whole lot about belugas - not sure what is poking up
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they were traveling - not feeding or jumping - but it was still neat to watch them
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we think there was 4 traveling together -we saw them just past "Beluga Point"
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coming up for air
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oh yeah - there was seal too!
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belugas are white (from Russian word) or a grayish color
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more wildlife - beluga whales!
