Tag: Glacier
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Final Day on the Water

This is the eighth, and final, post of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” series. Our last full day on the Misty Fjord dawned with heavy mist hanging on the mountain tops, turning the greens and browns of the lower elevations to multiple shades of gray. A hearty breakfast warmed us, as we clustered once again in…
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The Grandeur of Glacier Bay

This is the seventh of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. With only two more posts to go, to wrap up the memorable week on the water in Alaska, I almost abandoned the effort; but, I have dusted off the blog, and am committed to seeing it through! I could not leave the journey without…
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The First Iceberg

This is the fifth of the “Week-Long Alaskan Dream” post series. The starting of the Misty Fjord’s engines at 5:00 a.m. roused me awake, but the gentle movement of the boat starting on the day’s journey quickly lulled me back to sleep for another couple of hours. It was hard to believe we were beginning…
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Paying Joy Forward
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ~ E.B. White These words echoed…
