The scenery was unbelievable! As our ship sailed up the fjords I spent most of the day standing either at the balcony of my stateroom or on the ship’s main forward deck. My eyes were wide open. It was hard to believe the beautiful colors and the sheer grandeur of Glacier Bay National Park.

A park ranger that came on board gave us a narration of the areas through which we passed. The water was over 1000 feet deep. The mountains rose majestically from the water to unbelievable heights. Ice and snow were everywhere, especially at the upper elevations.

Thin ribbons could be seen extending from the ice and snow down the faces of the mountains. I had my binoculars with me. On closer examination I saw that these thin ribbons were actually waterfalls. They were everywhere. From the distance they first appeared to be small streams, but on closer inspection I could see that many of them were massive torrents.