Aliyak Glacier

At this spot we are about 1 mile from the Aliyak glacier. You can't really tell, because there is nothing to provide a sense of scale, but the glacier is about a mile and a half wide and more than 900 feet tall. There was a continuous booming and popping noise that was quite eerie to hear. In the 20 minutes we watched it, three gigantic pieces broke off, a process known as calving. One was so big that the waves rocked the boat from 1/2 a mile away.