Glacier Bay National Park Guide: Nature
Glacier Bay National Park Highlights
- Watch for the Steller sea lion as well as whales. With a lion-like roar, bulls weigh in at 1,800 pounds, are up to 11 feet long, and are plump from a diet of pollock, cod, herring, salmon, squid, and octopus.
- Join Spirit Walker Expeditions for a multi-day sea kayaking trip into Glacier Bay to see whales and other marine animals, not to mention amazing terrain viewable from both the water and the shore.
- On board Woodwind Adventures’ 40-inch catamaran, thanks to the boat’s underwater hydrophones, you can listen to whales while you watch them. If the wind’s up, you’ll also get to enjoy some sailing on this six-hour tour.
- For a motor-vessel-based whale-watching excursion, join Cross Sound Express. Watch the shoreline of the bay for black bear, brown bear, and moose. Pay attention to the steep hillsides above for mountain goats, seals, eagles, Horned Puffins, and other seabirds.
- If you venture into Icy Strait or Glacier Bay on a whale-watching tour, make sure to bring binoculars or that you can rent or borrow binoculars from the tour operators.
By Travel Expert:
Jeremy Pataky
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