Hubbard Glacier, AK
Mostly cloudy 50
Today I woke up at 3:45am to watch the sunrise. I know it might sound crazy, but there is just something about seemingly being the only one awake on the ship. Then the sun breaks over the mountains and shines upon the water so calm it looks like glass. I don't think I've ever been that happy so early in the morning. At breakfast Lacey and I saw our first whales spouting. We then made our way to Hubbard Glacier. This was one of the most amazing thing in nature tha
t I've seen. This glacier is so massive that it creates it's own climate! The weather was partly cloudy as we approached, and about 10 miles from the glacier it became cloudy, the temperature dropped about 10 degrees and then it began to rain. As a weather nerd this really had my mind turning on how massive this ice sheet had to be to make its own weather. The cool air came down from the mountains and all that ice, where it met the relatively warmer air, made clouds, and eventually its own perpetual rainfall. This was just the tip of the iceberg on why I loved this glacier, no pun intended....While we were standing on the deck still about two miles away the guide on board told us that this glacier was 350 feet tall and about 7 1/2 miles across! It is also one of only 14 glaciers that is still growing in North America. The boat then turned around, as that was our northern most point on the cruise at about 60 degrees N. 
On our way back about 20 miles away the rain stopped and the clouds began to break up. What a wonderful day indeed.
t I've seen. This glacier is so massive that it creates it's own climate! The weather was partly cloudy as we approached, and about 10 miles from the glacier it became cloudy, the temperature dropped about 10 degrees and then it began to rain. As a weather nerd this really had my mind turning on how massive this ice sheet had to be to make its own weather. The cool air came down from the mountains and all that ice, where it met the relatively warmer air, made clouds, and eventually its own perpetual rainfall. This was just the tip of the iceberg on why I loved this glacier, no pun intended....While we were standing on the deck still about two miles away the guide on board told us that this glacier was 350 feet tall and about 7 1/2 miles across! It is also one of only 14 glaciers that is still growing in North America. The boat then turned around, as that was our northern most point on the cruise at about 60 degrees N. 
On our way back about 20 miles away the rain stopped and the clouds began to break up. What a wonderful day indeed.
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