My Favorite Part of My Alaska Cruise: The Tracy Arm Passage
06/18/2014
"To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world."
~John Muir
(OK we all know Alaska is a state not a country, but it may have been when this quote was written)
Visiting the Tracy Arm Passage was definitely one of the highlights of my cruise to Alaska. Tracy Arm is a Fjord located only about 45 miles from Juneau. Our ship was only there for about six hours, but it was incredibly beautiful. There was a chance that we might not be able to get into this area because ice chunks are often blocking the entrance for the ship to get in. It was pretty cold in this area compared to some of the ports we stopped at so I was very grateful for the server passing out pea soup to those who wanted it on deck. On this day I saw more people out on deck looking at the beautiful scenery and taking photos than any other on this seven day cruise. One thing I would definitely recommend to people who like to visit this type of environment is not to visit Antarctica first like I did. Antarctica was probably one of my favorite trips so far and Alaska, at least this particular cruise that I chose, just did not compare. The fact is you're just not going that far north on some of these cruises, so you're not going to see some of the scenery such as this Antarctica scene: Back to Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska!
Lot's of people out on the deck despite it being fairly cold:
Server passing out yummy pea soup!
If you are lucky, you might see bears, deer, wolves, seals, and even mountain goats. Perhaps I wasn't vigilant enough or just not lucky, but I don't remember even seeing a bird of any sort.
Yes, this ice chunk was really this blue!
I will leave you with a photo of me trying to stay warm and wearing sunglasses becaause I got a chunk of snow in my eye while dog sledding :(
Thanks so much for stopping by. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Take care my friends!
~ Michelle