Everything about taking a cruise to Alaska was grey.
and really big!
except the birds.
Skagway Yakutania Point High Fog
Ship at Dusk Strait of Juan de Fuca
Glacier Bay Looking North to Rendu & Queen Inlets
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Juneau Alaska
Skagway Yakutania Point Low Fog
Ward Lake near Kechikan
Hump Back Whale near Chatham Strait
Bald Eagle from deck 8 of the NCL Encore in port at Ketchikan
Great Blue Heron at dawn at low tide in Skagway
Sitakaday Narrows Looking North
Ward Cove Ketchikan
Gastineau Channel Fishing Boat Juneau
Glacier Bay Margerie Glacier
Humpback Whale approaching Juneau
Tufted Puffins, Glacier Bay Alaska
Dark-eyed Junco, Ketchikan, Alaska
Seeing the sunrise or the sunset was extra special on this trip. We were far enough north that it was basically daytime all the time.
This was from our first night at sea, off the coast of British Columbia.
Dusk
wildlife gallery
Mostly birds
Violet-green Swallow
Stellar Jay (Love that Blue!!)
Stellar Jay eating wild blueberries
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Bald Eagle
Alaskan Marmot
The boats passing by gave scale to the grandeur.
room with a view.
A few of my favorite shots, taken while on the NCL Encore on our cruise to Alaska, July 2024.
Glacier Bay
Glacier Bay
Glacier Bay
Iceberg with Seal
View while docked in Ketchikan
Coming from dry Colorado, I really appreciated that it was wet or raining the whole time. This is one of the many waterfalls we could see from the boat as we cruised close to shore.
water
We took each tangent. At each town, we looked which way the crowds were going and we went the other way. Literally taking the path less traveled.
