LaConte Ice Field
Today I did something that I’ve never done before in all of
my three contracts for working for Lindblad Expeditions. I ended up taking a
Zodiac cruise threw the LaConte Glacier’s ice field. It was amazing to get out in a Zodiac for the last time
before I make my way back to the “Lower 48” cos just breathing the fresh
Alaskan air while you cruise along the water in one is something else. I went
out in a Zodiac in a guest cruise with Gretchen as the staff/Captain of the
Zodiac to admire the beautiful ice.
The icebergs were amazing cos each & every one of them has their own
personalities & you see something new in the ice. Funny to think that the ice is older than I am with going
back a couple hundred years since it is frozen in time on the glacier which is
about ten miles from where the boat was anchored. The icebergs pick up every
shade of color in the color spectrum except for blue & blue is the one that
you see the most. I saw some icebergs that reminded me of a whale’s fluke,
heart & turtle out there. Surprising
that it has been a rather warm overcast day, which was quite nice of a surprise.
I was lucky enough to help Gretchen pick up an iceberg & put it in the
Zodiac for the guest to see & touch the ancient ice. Overall, a lovely morning!