Today we visited Juneau and went to the Mendenhall Glacier. It was pretty, but not quite as nice as being up close to the others we've seen earlier. Next to the glacier was Hidden Falls. In the early 1950's, the glacier extended beyond Hidden Falls. Signs in the Visitor Center said this glacier has been in retreat for about 200 years.
As we headed toward the Visitor Center, we walked along a creek that had salmon running.
Mary snapped this picture of two of them preparing a nest for their eggs
We saw many more as we walked on.
After doing some shopping in town, we headed back to the ship for lunch since our boarding time was 12:45, very early by most port standards. But that is because we were heading out to cruise Tracy Arm Fjord this afternoon before heading north to Skagway.
But before visiting Tracy Arm, we had a Chris Nole concert!
Chris is one of my favorite musicians and he did a super job of playing his music, some of John Denver's, and a number with Jim Curry. we completely enjoyed hearing his playing.
After the concert, Chris invited me to meet him and some of his wife's family, who are also doing the cruise, at one of the ship's bars.
We had a great conversation.
Later, Mary and I enjoyed cruising Tracy Arm Fjord with its high cliffs and amazing waterfalls.
A camera does not come close to capturing the beauty the eye sees when
viewing this marvelous scenery.
One last event for this evening is a sing along with the Currys. It was a lot of fun as we enjoyed singing lots of favorites.
1 comment:
Wow , how beautiful is the Glaciers and falls , very pretty , thanks for the photos ,
A nice photo of the salmon too Mary , they look to have colour on them . The concerts sounds wonderful Bill and you are becoming friends with them all now too , so nice . Enjoy the rest of the cruise , thanks again . Pat
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