Southeast Alaska Glacier Bay National Park |
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| Glacier Bay National Park Map | ||
Bartlett Cove - Glacier Bay National Park Headquarters. This is where we were briefed on survival in the wilderness and bear etiquette, got bear proof food canisters, a topographical map of Glacier Bay and a tide chart. All very important, as we were about to find out... | ||
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Gustavus is a "lively" place of 300 people, right next to Bartlett Cove. | ||
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| Gustavus' gas station | ||
The forest around Bartlett Cove. | ||
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| berry season in Alaska | ||
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In order to finish packing our kayak for the trip, we woke up at 4am. | ||
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| Einat at 6am... | ||
A tourist boat carried us and our kayak to the drop off point. | ||
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| Drop-off | All alone | |
For the next 4 days we were all alone in the magnificent wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park | ||
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| Paddling is hard work | ||
All around us were scores of Humpback whales. We could see and hear them day and night. We were warned not to cross the path of a whale, since when it comes up for air, it may accidentally flip the small kayak. | ||
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| An illustration of a Humpback Whale | ||
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| panoramic view of Glacier Bay | ||
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| On the first day we were kayaking with Terry. | Resting after hours of paddling | A midday nap (well, Einat vigilantly watched for brown bears) |
Don't let the tranquility fool you. Glacier bay is Bear Country - The great Brown Bears (Grizzlies). | ||
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| Brown Bear - Illustration photo (luckily we were'nt that close to a real brown bear) | Laughing at the face of danger | Einat in full gear, waiting for the tide to change, so we can finally get away from this bear infested beach |
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| Ruggedy Barak | Our accommodation | |
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| This bald eagle sat right over our tent two whole afternoons | Headnets are very usefull in this bug-infested environment | carrying our dry bags over the tide line |
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Last morning with the kayak - paddling to the pick-up point and waiting for the catamaran. | ||
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| Pick up point | Loading our gear... | |
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| ...and our kayaks | once the kayaks are secured, we're ready to go! | |
The Catamaran is taking us up Glacier bay towards the Glaciers themselves. After 3 days of sunshine, this day turned out to be misty and overcast. We think it enhanced the sense of mystery of the place. | ||
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| Glaciers, Ice rivers, are everywhere here | ||
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