Pigeon guillemots scattering ahead of the boat — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

Waterfalls galore — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

North Pacific Sea Otter — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

Entrance to Columbia Bay — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

Black-Legged Kittiwakes — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

Harbor seals rafting on an ice floe — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

Some of our humpback whale encounters — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

Steller Sea Lions at the Bull Head haul-out — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

"Rock in the Face" ... the protector of Valdez — Meares Glacier Cruise, AK.

The Cruiser awaits us as the boat passes the campground on its way to the small boat harbor — Valdez

Meares: Wildlife & More (Part II)

July 1, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

Our wonderful cruise to Meares Glacier also gave us an opportunity to enjoy the scenery in the Port of Valdez, the Valdez Arm, and Prince William Sound.

In the days when I carried all kinds of DSLR cameras and long lenses, I took a lot of wildlife photos. But I gave up that equipment to save my back. Though I do have a long-ish lens with a 350mm reach, the camera itself is not ideal for wildlife photography at a distance ... especially on a moving platform.

No matter ... I enjoyed the encounters we had with humpback whales that breached, fin-slapped, tail-lobbed, blew, and dove deep to show us their flukes. As well, we saw North Pacific sea otters, Steller sea lions, Dall porpoises, harbor seals, black-legged kittiwakes, bald eagles, pigeon guillemots, and puffins (both horned and tufted).

Our Meares Glacier cruise was a great day on the water.Read more