Tracy Arm and William Cove
It was a fantastic day of glaciers, icebergs and waterfalls. We started our exploration in the 20 mile stretch that is known as Tracy Arm, of southeast Alaska’s coastal range. The journey was wrought with stunning beauty and bear spotting as we twisted our way through the winding arm bordered by dramatic towering cliffs on either side of the National Geographic Sea Lion.
The approaching Stikine ice field encompassed large bluish chunks of ice that had seemingly calved from the Sawyer and South Sawyer glaciers in the preceding days before we arrived. The Zodiacs went off in search of wildlife and closer views of the groaning, crumbling mountain of ice looming over us. It was slow moving through the dense icebergs, but sightings of arctic terns and pigeon guillemonts were plentiful.
In the late afternoon, some adventurous kayakers and Zodiac passengers set out in quiet Williams Cove to see the waterfalls. There were eagles and even a mink! The last day of the voyage turned out to be spectacular and enjoyable, closing with a fabulous slide show of photos from the entire week and a fantastic farewell dinner with the captain of the National Geographic Sea Lion.
