As we "cruised" the Prince William Sound it was difficult at times to know if we should be looking down at the water or up to the mountains and glaciers. While the marine wildlife was unlike anything we could imagine, truly the landscape that surrounds Prince William Sound is awe inspiring.
This is the "home" of the 26 glacier tour, but trust me, you will have a better time doing a more private and personalized trip on the water. While we toured for 9 hours and approximately 180 miles, we passed many glaciers. It was interesting to see and learn about how the ice pack is created and becomes these ice masses. They carve the land and create new landscapes for generations to come!
The other remarkable sights were the tall waterfalls as the warm summer air melted the mountain snow caps. I wish we could have found a way to access them by car but we were told they are essentially in primative areas of dense forest that would not be easily hiked to. Shame too, although they didn't strike me as the type of waterfalls you see in Hawaii that fill warm pools for swimming and diving.
Throughout the Prince William Sound there are islands too. At this one there were a small group of seals sunning themselves right on the edge of the water. We did get close enough to capture a photo on one, which is included in this journal.
Once beyond the actual islands and shoreline, the water became rather choppy as it was unprotected from the winds of the high sea. It was nicer to be nearer to land because we also saw more in the way of wildlife. Our tour guide took us out to the edge of the ocean to see if we might be lucky enough to see orca (killer) whales. But alas, not on this trip.
If you are going to be in Anchorage or the south central region, I hope you will be able to make time to take a boat tour on the Prince William Sound.