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akcattykit — Sailboat and Holgate Glacier
Published: 2010-06-05 06:32:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 972; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 0
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From the Kenai Fjords Tours boat, the Aialik Voyager, in the Holgate Arm.Related content
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Awesome shot! I did the tour a few years ago to the Holgate Glacier and saw it calving. What a great experience! You captured the size nicely with the sailboat in the foreground.
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Thanks very much! It was a really good cruise that day.
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The tours are really fantastic. I love them a lot!
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This is great! Really shows the scale and size of the enormous glacier
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Thanks! That boat was still probably 3/4 a mile away from the face, if not more. That one is HUGE.
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And it was freezing cold as well
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Definitely! But once when we visited the Aialik Glacier, the wind was blowing very hard off the glacier...now THAT was COLD. Brrrrr!
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Yes! When we reached a place where we were surrounded by glaciers..it's colder than being in the freezer
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Wow.....great shot...just gorgeous! I've never seen this glacier before.
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Thanks for the fave, too.
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Thanks so much. I love those tours!
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Welcome! I'd love to do that one some day after being in Alska so many years!
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You really should! They're so awesome!
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oh my goodness.. that looks so beautiful! I love snow and ice.. can't wait for winter to get back here
Don't worry.. I love the summer.. and the fall.. but there's just something about winter.. and all that cold
I can't believe you sat in a little boat here to take this shot.. Or were you on another shore?
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We were on a local cruise tour. The boat probably holds 100 people or so. It was wonderful..but quite cold near that glacier.
You can have my share of winter! Can I send you ours??
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you know, when I first got to Canada I was a little worried.. spending 6 months in snow and cold and ice and darkness? I, who suffer from depression and SAD (seasonal affective disorder) WEll, I was pleasantly surprised about the brightness and beauty of winter here. Now, it's one of my favorite seasons. I nearly cried at the last snowstorm, knowing I'd have to wait another x many months to get another one 
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Well...you are allowed to enjoy it. 
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Thank YOU, and for the 
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This is super cool ! I haven't been on the Kenai Fjords tours. Are they pretty reasonably priced ?
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Well, I'm not sure what you consider reasonable, but I think whatever the cost, the tours are worth every cent! I always enjoy them, no matter the weather. We have been on tours both out of Seward (most often) and Whittier, and have always seen wildlife, and lots of beauty. You should try it sometime.
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Now that I have a tripod, I plan on some sort of water tour. There is so much cool thngs to see!
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Whoa! It's kind of intimidating. It looks like it could crush the boat
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Exactly! Mother Nature is enormous, and we are SO SMALL!
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I would like to see what you wore in the boat, Carole 
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Just blue jeans, a blouse, and my jacket, Vitaliy. It wasn't that cold.
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OK. I presented the photo to Halyna Pahutyak (ukrainian writer, you remember) with the following words:
'The resorts of Alaska are always opened for you!'
Than you once more, Carole!
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You're welcome, Vitaliy. I hope she enjoys the photo!
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Think in some way she terrified (as I planned 
Yes, she was glad of...
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is this glacier coming or going
i'd have thought the boat would have been iced in
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Well, I'm not sure, but the Aialik Glacier, where the tour boat usually goes, did have too much ice in the water for the boat to make it in. In this area, we were able to get in fairly close, and we could hear the thunder as it cracked and shifted. I even got a shot of some stuff falling down, but it wasn't large chunks.
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that could be a bit unnerving
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No....it's freakin' AWESOME!!!
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Amen.. That was what I hoped people would take from this shot.
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T'was a beautiful day, too. Thanks a bunch!
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