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A "fjord" is a Nordic term meaning a narrow waterway surrounded by sharp cliffs. During the summer, you can spot eagles, seals, bears and whales here. On your visit out to Tracy Arm, the Sawyer Glaciers are known as the crown jewel of the trip.Tracy Arm is a fjord in Alaska near Juneau. It is named after the Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy.
Glacier Bay Basin in southeastern Alaska, in the United States, encompasses the Glacier Bay and surrounding mountains and glaciers, which was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925, and which was later, on December 2, 1980, enlarged and designated as the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, covering an area of 3,283,000 acres (1,329,000 ha). In 1986, UNESCO declared an area of 57,000 acres (23,000 ha) within a World Biosphere Reserve. This is the largest UNESCO protected biosphere in the world. In 1992, UNESCO included this area as a part of a World Heritage site, extending over an area of 24,300,000-acre (98,000 km2) which also included the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Kluane National Park (Canada) and Tatshenshini-Alsek Park (Canada). Part of the National Park is also designated a Wilderness area covering 2,658,000 acres (1,076,000 ha)
Three hikers on a trekking adventure walk on dangerous ridges with deep crevasses and blue water on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
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Man shakes out nylon windbreaker to set up a tent for an overnight camping adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
The Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier about 13.6 miles (21.9 kilometers) long located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of Alaska. The glacier and surrounding landscape is protected as part of the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, a federally designated unit of the Tongass National Forest.
Part of Tongass National Forest, Mendenhall Glacier and Lake are approximately 12 miles from downtown Juneau, Alaska.
Guide stands beside senior woman on edge of a steep moulin crevasse on an icy glacier curious to look inside, Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Guide standing on bedrock safely holds a rope for a woman in 40s rappeling into a blue ice cave during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Two blond sisters in blue rain gear and fleece drink hot coffee in a glacier wilderness with a mineral lake and waterfall in the background to warm up on a cold morning before trekking on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
A river carves a cave in the Mendenhall Glacier, near Juneau, Alaska.
Adult man with helmet, crampons, boots and backpack uses ice pick and axe to climb down into a moulin crevass with blue ice during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Young adult male in 20s flies a drone over the rocky moraine landscape at the terminus of a glacier while on a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Male guide watches a blond woman ascend an icy slope while learning to ice climb during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Smiling gale guide in 20s helps a senior woman in 70s ascend an icy hill during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
South Dawes Glacier from the Endicott Arm near Juneau in Alaska
Solo woman rappelling down granite rock into a blue ice cave deep within Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Blond woman rappells down granite bedrock into a blue ice cave and reaches a rocky ledge within Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Guide watches people rapel down an icy slope out of view standing at the top overlooking the terminus where the ice meets the rocky moraine and boulders with the Tongass National Forest in the distance and clouds overhead, Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Guide and senior man in 70s look down an icy slope to the rocky terminus base of Lemon Glacier and plan the safest way down on their trekking adventure, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Male guide in 20s pulls the slack in a rope to assist hikers ascending an icy slope during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Two women wearing blue hooded rain gear explore the rocky terminus under a blue-green ceiling of ice on a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
The skier in the foreground depicts the vastness and scale of the landscape. The Juneau Icefield is the 5th largest icefield in North America and covers 1,500 square miles.
Woman in 20s stares at a crevasse in the sloping ice during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) - Camp 17
Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska
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Adult male leans back over a deep crevasse on an icy glacier holding a camera over his head while a guide watches beside hime, Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
The Juneau Icefield covers 1,500 square miles and is the 5th largest icefield in North America. Black and white images capture more depth and texture in this vast landscape.
Man explores the terminus base of Lemon Glacier, a wall of blue-green ice on bedrock while a senior couple sit on rocks above him, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Two blond sisters wake up in a small tent on a cold morning while camping on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Woman in pink fleece, helmet and crampons hikes past a blue moulin on a white icy glacier while on a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Coast Range, Juneau Borough, Alaska, USA - July 16, 2016: White waters of Nugget Falls rush past a man and three children visiting the nearby terminus of Mendenhall Glacier on a summer morning.
Male guide in 20s anchors a metal ring into the ice and begins to rappel down an icy slope into a moulin crevsse during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Tracy Arm is a fjord in Alaska near Juneau. It is named after a Civil War general named Benjamin Franklin Tracy. It is located about 45 miles (72 km) south of Juneau and 70 miles (110 km) north of Petersburg, Alaska, off of Hol Kham Bay and adjacent to Stephens Passage within the Tongass National Forest.
Guide assists a woman rappelling down an icy slope on Lemon Glacier while 2 others waiting to descend watch, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
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USA Alaska, Tongass National Forest, Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, Travel destination
Five people wearing helmets and crampons are trekking over ice on an overnight adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Part of Tongass National Forest, Mendenhall Glacier and Lake are approximately 12 miles from downtown Juneau, Alaska.
Male guide holds a woman's hand and motions where to step while descending over rocks to reach the glacial terminus of Lemon Glacier on a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Male hiker wearing crampons, backpack, helmet and jacket jumps across an icy crevasse while trekking on a solo adventure on Lemon Glacier with granite mountains and temperate rainforest in background, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Man in blue jacket, helmet and backpack walks along a narrow ridge between crevasses with the safety of crampons attached to his boots on a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Skagway, Alaska - Aug. 6, 2023: Touirts are enjoying the view of Mendenhall Lake, Skagway, Alaska, USA.
Woman in pink fleece jacket and helmet steps over a crevasse while trekking over an icy landscape while a male guide watches on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Mountaineering man in 20s looks into the crevasse during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Mountaineering man ice climbing into a dangerous moulin crevasse without ropes or helmet, Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Lone adult man walks along a crevasse on the icy surface of Lemon Glacier in late afternoon as dramatic sunrays stream through clouds onto the snowy ice and rocky mountains, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Man watches a woman rappel down into a blue green ice cave on a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Glacier water rushing through crevasses in blue ice creating a moulin under the surface of Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Senior man in 70s sits in rocky moraine at the entrance to a intriguing turquoise ice cave waiting to rappeli by rope into the dark blue opening under a shelf of white snowy ice with rocks during a trekking adventure on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Smiling woman in pink fleece and helmet hikes across dirt stained ice with granite mountains and waterfalls in distance on Lemon Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska, USA
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