College Fjord

Today's cruise was a sail up College Fjord to look at glaciers.  Wikipedia has the following information: "College Fjord is a fjord located in the northern sector of Prince William Sound in the U.S. state of Alaska. The fjord contains five tidewater glaciers (glaciers that terminate in water), five large valley glaciers, and dozens of smaller glaciers, most named after renowned East Coast colleges (women's colleges for the NW side, and men's colleges for the SE side). College Fjord was discovered in 1899 during the Harriman Expedition, at which time the glaciers were named. The expedition included a Harvard and an Amherst professor, and they named many of the glaciers after elite colleges.

 

When we woke, the ship was still heading to College Fjord so we had a leisurely morning. 

This is the only time we had breakfast in the dining room. In the morning we went to a presentation called a City on the Sea where they gave us a behind-the-scenes look at life on board.  In the afternoon the presentation was on the pioneering Women of Alaska.

Finally got a photo of the elevator mats.  These were changed out every day. 

This photo and the following description come from Wikipedia.  "College Fjord, Alaska, from the air looking East: on north (left) snouts of Vassar, Bryn Mawr, and Smith Glaciers; at east end (mid photo) Harvard; southeast (right edge) Yale; Downer should be south edge of Harvard but it is not easily seen here".  Photo was taken in 2007

Don't know the name of this glacier. College Fjord boasts the world’s largest collection of tidewater glaciers, five in total, which are glaciers that terminate in salt water where they break off into icebergs. 

This is the Havard glacier at the end of the fjord.  It's the largest tidewater glacier in College Fjord.

Smith Glacier

Bryn Mawr Glacier

Looking back, on left is Bryn Mawr, Smith with Harvard at the end. 

Different angle on Bryn Mawr

Across the fjord we could see waterfalls.  I bet they are huge.

As we leave, we can see up the other arm of the fjord to see York Glacier.