Cruising back to the Hubbard Glacier, Alaska and Yukon/Carlos Pueblo

Cruising back to the Hubbard Glacier, Alaska and Yukon/Carlos Pueblo

We left Seward, Alaska in the afternoon cruising back to the Hubbard Glacier seated between Alaska and Yukon Territory of Canada we visited a day before. It is the largest tidewater glacier in the North America, named after a former president of the Bell Company. It is appeared blue and dirt yellow due to the light reflection during the day and the dirt carried down from the top of the mountain. I was sitting at an Italian Restaurant for a steak dinner with my adopted daughter, Jingle from Manila. We had to lower the window shade to avoid direct sunset after 9 pm, sunrise at 4:05 a and sunset at 10:55 p in this area of the world. We arrived early in the next morning into a bay moving toward the gigantic glacier through various little ones along the way.

First, the moisture from the Pacific and the North Pole moving to the mountains of the area and deposit snow and ice precipitation on the top to form the white color cap, a form of glacier. Throughout the year, the solid form of water comes down to the foot of the mountain via the valley to form glacier while the melted snow flying down from the top to the bottom called waterfall. We can see all kinds of snow white water fall as well as still frozen glacier. After the global warming, the glacier retreated and an inlet formed gradually becomes a bay. It is amazing to ride with a huge cruise ship to sail through this world miracle. It is very different feeling in compare with the bullet train riding through Hokaido, Japan in the winter. Cruising through Alaska glaciers is more relax and joyful.

I had had three leather jackets available this time, two for fashions and one for wear and tear purposes. Along with my fellow passengers, I stood out on deck 7 for the view of wild animals, sea lions lay on the fragment iceberg and brown bears running on the beach far away, etc. The huge glacier is really blue indeed and dirty brown on side. The Captain was very thoughtful to move around the ship in order to let all passengers to have their complete view of the scenery. We could see the spread icebergs all over on the surface of the bay. On our way out of the bay, I still attempted to catch the beautiful snow cap of the mountains. I must admit that I am still not able to manage my cameras facing the bright light reflection.