Saturday, June 22, 2013

SEWARD

The drive up.  Freakishly beautiful.










genius tank design to simulate ocean currents and eliminate bumping against the edges of the tank, which can be very harmful to baby creatures, like octopus paralarvae

our strenuous day hike

pretty glacier



Harding Ice Field




Exit Glacier








Wow.



You can identify specific humpbacks by the unique markings on their tails.  Researchers like to keep track of which whales return to which areas each year.











Bear Glacier.  Actually two glaciers.  You can tell by the moraine (stripe of unconsolidated glacial debris) in the middle.




The Sea Otters are my favorite :)