CruiseIsGood Posted August 8, 2005 #1 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Google is cool. Glacier Bay Mendenhall Glacier Tracy Arm? Skagway, Klondike Highway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourDoughSteve Posted August 8, 2005 #2 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Amazing technology! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 9, 2005 Author #3 Share Posted August 9, 2005 College Fjord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 9, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Misty Fjords (or thereabouts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 9, 2005 Author #5 Share Posted August 9, 2005 My house in CA! Wait, that's off topic. Seward and Anchorage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 9, 2005 Author #6 Share Posted August 9, 2005 You can zoom in and out with the buttons on the left, and just move around by clicking and dragging your mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 9, 2005 Author #7 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Also interesting, if you zoom in a little on Glacier Bay, Grand Pacific glacier is receeding into Canada. Will they put a customs stop there for cruise ships in the future? :D It's also interesting to note the glacier silt in the water where the glaciers melt. It's not "cold water" as a friend asked. It's silt and maybe some ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 9, 2005 Author #8 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Hubbard Glacier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdr2alaska Posted August 9, 2005 #9 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I don't know how often these pictures are updated, but looking at some local pictures, it appears that some of these are years old. For example, looking at the Philadelphia Stadium Complex, it shows Lincoln Financial Field in the beginning stages of construction. Lincoln Financial Field construction was completed in 2003. My sister's house, which was destroyed in an arson fire set by her estranged husband back in March, is still there in the satellite picture of Elkton, MD. I do like the technology, especially being able to change the active mapping area just by dragging the cursor, but don't depend on these pictures being current - or anywhere close. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 9, 2005 Author #10 Share Posted August 9, 2005 For the purpose of glacier viewing, I doubt a couple of years matters. ;) The MSN pics are even older. It doesn't have Apple's HQ in Cupertino, CA., and still shows the World Trade Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinlady Posted August 10, 2005 #11 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Cruiseisgood - thanks for a different perspective on what we'll be seeing in Alaska next week. I've been looking at pics from other cruisers, this week's views from the Infinity's webcam and now your links. Can't wait till we're actually there & I'm finally seeing all of this!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseIsGood Posted August 10, 2005 Author #12 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Thanks, I really think it gives some perspective to choices in glacier routes. I didn't think Tracy Arm would be all that impressive until I saw the satellite. It's the only glacier route I haven't done, but it looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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