1/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaUn-Cruise Adventures’ Safari Endeavour anchored in Reid Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, during a recent Discoverers’ Glacier Country cruise. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext2/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaOn one of the day’s optional excursions, small boats brought hikers to the beach below Reid Glacier, where they began their trek up a valley for an up-close and personal encounter with the glacier. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext3/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaThe beautiful and surreal "icescape" of Reid Glacier. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext4/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaIce in the glacier is likely hundreds of years old, and the blue color means that most of the air has been squeezed out by the weight of subsequent snowfalls. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext5/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaAlong the 3-hour trek, hikers climbed over boulder fields and hopped across a number of fast flowing runoff streams. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext6/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaRubble and silt resulting from the glacier’s slow recession are visible at the edges of the ice sheet. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext7/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaUnderneath the glacier, a hollow space known as a “blue room” was large enough for hikers to venture inside. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext8/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaHikers encountered a near-perfect cube of red rock on the trek, measuring about 10 feet on one side. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext9/9Un-Cruise Adventure in AlaskaThe magnificent vista of Reid Inlet stretched out as hikers made their way down from the glacier. // © 2014 Dennis SidesPreviousNext