{"id":985,"date":"2015-11-03T05:36:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T12:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2015-11-03T05:36:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T12:36:19","slug":"alaska-2-whales-and-glaciers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"Alaska 2 &#8211; Whales and Glaciers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next morning, we sailed into Icy Straits, AK, a port created by the cruise lines. \u00c2\u00a0The dock is about 7 miles from the settlement of Hoonah, AK.\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visithoonah.com\">http:\/\/www.visithoonah.com<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 Hoonah is primarily a settlement of the Tlingit tribe of Native Americans. \u00c2\u00a0This link give some background on the little community of about 800 souls.\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoonah,_Alaska\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoonah,_Alaska<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The main reason for the cruise terminal at Icy Straits was for the cruise lines to sell excursions for whale watching, bear watching and other assorted adventures. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We took a whale watching trip out of Icy Straits, a small boat with 14 people total. \u00c2\u00a0Some shots from that boat ride:<\/p>\n<p>The mountains of Southeast Alaska<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"icy straits mountains opmc signed.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/icy-straits-mountains-opmc-signed.jpg\" alt=\"Icy straits mountains opmc signed\" width=\"599\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Orca Whales: \u00c2\u00a0Actually a dolphin\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animals.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/mammals\/killer-whale\/\">http:\/\/animals.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/mammals\/killer-whale\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"orca whale off icey straight.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/orca-whale-off-icey-straight.jpg\" alt=\"Orca whale off icey straight\" width=\"599\" height=\"286\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Humpback whale approaching the boat, you can just see his eye:<br \/>\u00c2\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"humpback whale looking at you.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/humpback-whale-looking-at-you.jpg\" alt=\"Humpback whale looking at you\" width=\"599\" height=\"327\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Humpback sounding:<br \/>\u00c2\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"humpback whale going down to feed.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/humpback-whale-going-down-to-feed.jpg\" alt=\"Humpback whale going down to feed\" width=\"599\" height=\"329\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/education\/marine-mammal-information\/cetaceans\/humpback-whale.html\">http:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/education\/marine-mammal-information\/cetaceans\/humpback-whale.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Hubbard Glacier is the only glacier in the world that is advancing, growing instead of shrinking. \u00c2\u00a0We spent more than an hour slowly circling in Disenchantment Bay, watching and listing to the glacier crackle, calve and pop. \u00c2\u00a0Some pics:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"hubbard glacier 1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hubbard-glacier-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hubbard glacier 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"hubbard glacier 2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hubbard-glacier-2.jpg\" alt=\"Hubbard glacier 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"hubbard glacier 3.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hubbard-glacier-3.jpg\" alt=\"Hubbard glacier 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quite an impressive sight. \u00c2\u00a0More on Alaska later.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next morning, we sailed into Icy Straits, AK, a port created by the cruise lines. \u00c2\u00a0The dock is about 7 miles from the settlement of Hoonah, AK.\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.visithoonah.com\u00c2\u00a0 Hoonah is primarily a settlement of the Tlingit tribe of Native Americans. &hellip; 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