July 30, 2023 - Tracy Arm Cove - Dawes Glacier

July 30, 2023 - Tracy Arm Cove - Dawes Glacier

Double checking the timing, we planned a noon departure to allow time for Raven to pick-up the tender and SaltHeart to haul up their anchor and leisurely make our way to slack at the narrows (Juneau 12:40 PM – 13.47’ / 1:25 PM).  As we approached the narrows, we had a new challenge - bergie bits!  Since the current was slowly flowing out, we waited 10 – 15 minutes for the bergie bits to recede with the current, clearing a path, for us to exit.  With the timing at slack, it was much easier to slowly navigate our way out the narrows and around the bergie bits.  And with two more feet of water, with this tide, it was a much less stressful challenge to navigate the entrance area where we found more bergie bits.  We carefully navigate our way, through numerous bergie bits, up Endicott Arm to Dawes Glacier (N57˚ 30.329˙/W132˚ 50.259˙).  While overcast and slightly hazy, it was still a spectacular site and worthwhile journey!  Soon it was time to turn and make our way, back through the bergie bits, to our anchorage bidding our farewells’.  We choose Tracy Arm Cove for a secure and calm anchorage so could get good rest for the night as it had been a long day and a stressful navigating the bergie bits.  It was a bit surprising making our way back down Endicott Arm as we saw bits all the way down the arm where during our transit up the arm, we started encountering them as we reach the vicinity of Fords Terror.




Raven at Dawes Glacier



Waterfall near exit at Rords Terror



Exiting Fords Terror - Rapids


Bergie bits blocking the exit through the rapids of Fords Terror


Kelp in the rapids of Fords Terror


Exiting Fords Terror - bergie bits at the outer entrance


Navigating bergie bits in Endicott Arm



Head of Endicott Arm


Head of Endicott Arm


Raven navigating bergie bits enroute to Dawes Glacier


SaltHeart at Dawes Glacier


Raven arriving Dawes Glacier



Dawes Glacier


Ravens' position at Dawes Glacier






















































































Location: Dawes Glacier, Alaska, USA

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