We'll spend our entire day today in the stunning fjords of the Tracy Arm -- Ford's Terror Wilderness. Part of the Tongass National Forest, Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm are the major features of the region. These long, deep and narrow fjords penetrate more than 30 miles into the heavily glaciated coastal mountain range. At the head of both of these arms are active tidewater glaciers, which continually calve massive slabs of ice into the fjord. During the summer, when glacial activity is at a maximum, these fjords have considerable floating ice ranging in size from a small city building to cocktail ice. Tlingit Indian villages once existed in the area near the terminus of Sumdum Glacier in Holkham Bay and at Stanford Cove in Endicott Arm. Early this morning, the Sea Lion will cross the "bar", or terminal moraine, left by the receding glaciers and make our way up Endicott Arm. Bring your cameras and binoculars and join us on deck as we scan for wildlife, photograph the countless waterfalls and discuss the geologic forces that shaped this icy landscape. After traveling the entire length of Endicott Arm, we should arrive at Dawes Glacier in the late morning or early afternoon. If conditions permit, we'll launch our Zodiacs and kayaks after lunch, for some up-close views of the icebergs that have calved off of the Dawes glacier, at the head of Endicott Arm.
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