The pictures do not provide a sense of the magnitude of the Alaskan wildness. Perhaps it is the difference between congested New Jersey and the glaciers, but probably not. I think even a Texan would find the landscape immense.
We headed in to Glacier Bay and on in to the Tar Inlet. Two glaciers come in to the end of the inlet. Like many glaciers, the Grand Pacific Glacier is receding. This is where the Grand Pacific Glacier hits Tar Inlet:
I know it's not very impressive. Although I couldn't get the entire glacier face in the frame, I'd say it's 90% there. You're looking at a 2 mile wide glacier face. A little perspective? If you laid the Empire State Building on it's side, it would be about (actually a little less) the length the dashes underneath the picture.
To the left is the Marjorie Glacier.
The Marjorie Glacier is about 1 mile wide and 350 high (250 above water).
Note that those caves are about 1/2 up in the first picture. The splash is about 1/2 to the cave. So the splash is about 60 feet high!!!
One of the other things that impresses me is the color of the water. I first encountered this at Glacier National Park in Montana. It was even bluer and clearer there. This picture doesn't capture it very well, but I think it gives you the idea.
The color is from Glacial Flour (also known as Rock Flour, but I like Glacial Flour better). Note that spectacular blue in the photo of Peyto Lake:
When we left Glacier Bay I was gripped by the sunlight on the water. It is a little out of context as it doesn't provide perspectives, but I liked it enough to toss it in.
The final perspective was the Gulf of Alaska coastline after we left Glacier Bay. Do you think there is enough elbow room in these parts?
