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Glacier Bay lies west of Juneau on Alaska’s Inside Passage. It was declared a national monument in 1925 by President Calvin Coolidge. This dynamic environment was later dedicated as a National Park and Preserve. Glacier Bay is one of the most inaccessible national parks in the United States. Yet it offers spectacular scenery. I was fortunate to be on board a ship that cruised through the bay and observed fantastic views of glaciers and the snow covered shoreline. |
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| Pros: | "Spectacular scenery." | | Cons: | "Relatively inaccessible." | | In A Nutshell: | "Grand, yet remote national park." |
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mtncorg Sun Sep 20, 2009 15:46 UTC
Glacier Bay is a fantastic place. A kayak helps get you closer to the glaciers and through the pack ice better, but you don't have such elaborate meals;-] Nice pages! | jumpingnorman Thu Feb 12, 2009 04:13 UTC
spectacular pics from ALASKA! My favorite is the Bald Eagle on the ice --- excellent one! Norman :) --- sad that glaciers have retreated from Glacier Bay... | atufft Mon Aug 4, 2008 07:07 UTC
What an outstanding contribution to VT! The General tips are particularly interesting and helpful in understanding more about Global Warming and glaciers in general. | iaint Thu Jul 24, 2008 07:14 UTC
not many HPs make me want to go, but this does! well done |
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