Hubbard Glacier

We have spent the past 25 hours heading pretty much straight east from Kodiak on our way to Hubbard Glacier.  We arrived about 3:00 this afternoon.  This glacier is 76 miles long and 7 miles wide. The height is more what you can relate to at 250-350 feet high- a football field length just for something to compare.  We are able to get within 1/2 mile as this is an active glacier with regular calving ( icebergs breaking off ) and significant icebergs in the water.  Our guide on the ship said this ice is at least 400 years old--around the time of Shakespeare's death.  

This glacier is an excellent example of a tidal glacier as it empties into salt water.  Mother Nature is always in charge and today is no different. As we inched our way closer to the glacier, we lost our sun and it actually started to rain. Oak and Bob were outside taking pictures while Shirley and I stayed inside where it was warmer.

This is our first view of the glacier. Difficult to determine just how close we are, but easily a mile out.

Closer, but not quite there yet.

This is the closest we could sail at about 1/2 mile.  Bob was using telephoto on this one.