Hubbard Glacier Reflections

If Alaska scenic cruising is on your bucket list, be sure your trip includes Hubbard Glacier, the largest advancing tidewater glacier in North... more

by Connie Fox

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Hubbard Glacier Reflections

Artist

Connie Fox

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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo

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If Alaska scenic cruising is on your bucket list, be sure your trip includes Hubbard Glacier, the largest advancing tidewater glacier in North America. Behind its beautiful shades of blue and white: the Wrangell Mountains, seen here under a clear blue sky. Small pieces of iceberg float on the waters of Disenchantment Bay, which reflects this jaw-dropping postcard scene.

Tidewater glaciers, also called mountain glaciers or valley glaciers, descend to the sea and usually break off into icebergs. The icebergs appear as white dots of varying sizes in this and other images in my Alaska Gallery. As one of the more-active glaciers, Hubbard Glacier routinely calves icebergs the size of ten-story buildings. Most of this glacier is below the waterline, and the icebergs can appear quite suddenly. Ships stay pretty far away from this one. We booked our Alaska cruise-tour on the smallest ship of a known cruiseline for its ability to get as close as permitted to the glaciers. But if you sail on a large cruiseship, an optional excursion on a small vessel for this purpose can be arranged.

Hubbard Glacier originates at Canada’s Mount Logan, North America’s second-tallest mountain. From there it flows 76 miles to Russell Fjord and outlets near Yakutat, Alaska, in Disenchantment Bay. Yakutat Bay is part of Kluane National Park, and is adjacent to Glacier Bay National Park on Alaska’s southeast coastline. You will find many images from both areas, as well as Alaska’s Inside Passage and other scenes from Fairbanks to Vancouver, in my Alaska Collection. Visiting that collection is like taking a free trip. Even if you have been to Alaska, you might find a gorgeous image to purchase and have framed for your home or office as a daily reminder of your trip.

Copyright 2015–23 Connie Steitz Fox
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FEATURED on the main homepage of Fine Art America and on the homepage of The Meandering Photographer, October 2023; The Art Workshop, Serenity Inspiring Photography, and Compact Digital Camera Photographers, October 2023; USA Photographers (Reflections theme), November 2023.

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October 20th, 2023