Thu, Aug 1: Glacier Bay

Good weather.
Cruised through Glacier Bay.  Only two cruise ships allowed a day.

The opening to Glacier Bay, with very low clouds in the gap. 

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Once through into bay, clouds cleared up.
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We passed several glaciers, including Lumplugh Glacier, Reid Glacier, and Johns Hopkins glacier.

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The Marguerite Glacier.  
¼ to ½ mile away, 1 mile wide, 250 feet high, 100 under water.

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A small calving (the next four slides - a small chunk in the middle falling):
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A larger calving splash:

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On our way out:
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