The document describes several locations in Alaska including the fishing village of Ketchikan, the Mendenhall Glacier in Skagway where large crevices and melting ice expose the underlying rock, whale watching and seal spotting in Juneau along with dolphins swimming near ships, and views of the massive Hubbard Glacier where calving events produce distant thunder sounds. The trip concluded with observations of two rainbows as the sun set, ending the journey.

1. Alaska – The Last Frontier

2. Ketchikan, AK – A large fishing village.

3. Skagway Skagway, AK – on top of Mendenhall Glacier.

4. Large crevice in the glacier

5. Many of the glacier’s no longer exist today. What was once covered in ice is now pools of water surrounded by rock.

6. You can see the rock being reveled as the ice melts.

7. Juneau, AK – Whale Watching

8. Killer Whales between Victoria Canada and Vancouver

9. Bald Eagle in Ketchikan, AK. This is the “Salmon Capital of the World” providing great meals for these bald eagles.

10. Juneau, AK - Harbor Seals

11. School of dolphin, swimming along side our ship.

12. Juneau, AK – Steller Sea Lions

13. Approaching the Hubbard Glacier .

14. The closer you get; you are amazed at the size of this glacier.

15. Wow!!

16. When the glacier breaks off this is called “Calving”.

17. The sound is like a distant thunder.

18. Two beautiful rainbows the last night of our trip.

19. As the sun sets so ends our journey.