We docked in Skagway, AK on Thursday June 26, 2003. The first order of business was the "Pilot's Choice Helicopter Tour". We took off in a helicopter for an 1.5 hour tour that included two landings that allowed us to get out and walk around on the glaciers in the area. It was an unbelievable adventure as you can see by the pictures below:

Matt and Lisa about to board the copter...

Matt standing by the helicopter we flew in on the tour...

Flying above the inlet towards the glaciers...

Waterfalls fed by melting glacier ice fill a lake...

A spectacular waterfall fed by a melting glacier...

Flying over a glacier-
note the distintive deep blue color of the ice.

More blue glacier ice...

You can see the crevasse formed by the melting ice....

Matt videoing into a crevasse.

The ice is hundreds of feet thick and the crevasses can be really deep.

Lisa standing on the glacier...

Looking deep into a crevasse...

Looking out at sprawling glacier...

Matt and Lisa with the helicopters in the background

A rainbow...

Matt and Lisa in front of the helicopter...

Vegetation growing near the glacier...

A view of our ship from the helicopter...