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Of all of our cruise excursions including Snorkeling at Trunk Bay in St Johns, Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, The Marigalante Pirate Boat in Mexico, Night Clubs in San Juan, Cliff Diving in Acapulco, etc, the winner of the best all time excursion goes to The Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter Tour in Juneau, Alaska.我们所有的邮轮旅行，包括浮潜，在主干湾在圣约翰，火山国家公园在夏威夷， marigalante海盗船在墨西哥，夜总会在圣胡安，悬崖跳水，在阿卡普尔科等，赢得最佳所有的时间游览云向门登霍尔冰川直升机游览在朱诺。

We experienced this amazing excursion during our 1993 Rotterdam cruise from Vancouver to Seward.我们经历了这个惊人的游览期间，我们1993年鹿特丹邮轮从温哥华到苏厄德。 Our second port was Alaska’s capital, Juneau.我们的第二个港口是阿拉斯加的资本，朱诺。 We chose the Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter Tour because even back then the buzz was that this was a tour not to be missed.我们选择了门登霍尔冰川直升机之旅，因为即使回到当时流行的是，这是一个旅游不容错过的选择。 The actual tour is only about 2 or 3 hours from pick up to drop off at the dock area, so you have plenty of time to do some shopping or visit the State Museum in Juneau before or after your excursion.实际游览是只有大约2或3个小时从拿起落在船坞区，让您有充裕的时间做一些购物或参观国家博物馆在朱诺之前或之后，您的旅行。

The tour company picked us up in a converted school bus and drove us to the airport.该旅游公司挑选我们，在一部经改装的校车和我们驱车到机场。 During the ride a representative of the tour company took down our weights so that she could match us up in groups of 4 that would be evenly distributed and not over the helicopter weight limit.在坐的一位代表对旅游公司了我们的权重，这样她可以配合我们，在团体4这将是均匀分布的和不超过直升机的重量限制。 Once we arrived at the company’s facility at the airport, we were fitted with snow/ice boots and assigned to a waiting area for our helicopter.一旦我们来到该公司的设施，在机场，我们被装上雪/冰靴和分配到一个等候区，为我们的直升机。 Once on board our helicopter we put on our headphones and lifted off.一旦在船上我们的直升机，我们把我们的耳机和取消起飞。 The enormous beauty of Alaska spread out in all directions.巨大的美丽的阿拉斯加的分布于各个方向。 We could see the glacier lake, the inside passage, hundreds of mountains and islands in the distance, and of course the Mendenhall Glacier.我们可以看到冰川湖，内通过，数百名山区及离岛中距离，当然门登霍尔冰川。

The helicopter takes passengers to a smooth spot on the glacier, lands, and then lets the passengers off to explore the glacier with a guide.这架直升机旅客带到顺利现货对冰川，地政，然后让乘客安全下车探讨冰川与指导。 They explained that a glacier is like very slow moving river of ice.他们解释说，冰川是一样，非常缓慢移动河冰。 Like a river that has waterfalls, rapids and smooth waters, so too does a glacier have similar areas of ice.像一条河有瀑布，急流和平稳的水域，所以也做了冰川地区也有类似的冰毒。 The helicopter lands on of of those smooth areas of ice.这架直升机土地上的那些顺利领域的冰毒。 The tour guides have marked the visitors areas with ropes so that they do not wander out of the safe areas.导游有显着游客的地区，绳索，使他们不流连出于对安全的地区。 They also warn visitors that some of the cracks in the ice are over 100 feet deep and that they only have a 50 foot rope.他们还警告游客，有些裂缝，在冰超过100英尺深，而且他们只有一个50英尺的绳子。 Just a friendly reminder to stay safe and not venture to close to the crevices.只是一个友好的提醒，以保持安全和不敢接近裂缝。

While exploring the glacier, we were struck by the beautiful deep blue color of the cracked ice.同时，探索冰川，我们所美丽的深蓝色的冰裂纹。 The surface of the ice is rough and less dense so it reflects the white light.表面的冰是粗糙和密度较低，因此，它反映了白光。 However, in the cracks and crevices, the ice is very dense and thick and only reflects back the blue light.然而，在裂缝和裂缝，冰是非常密集和厚，只反映回蓝灯。 We peeked into a couple of the cracks and got to enjoy the details of some of the glacier that can only be seen by walking on the surface.我们透过门缝到一对夫妇的裂缝，得到了享受细节的一些冰川，只可以看到散步在表面上。 The streams of melting water flowing across the glacier and then flowing down into deep crevices can really only be appreciated up close.溪流熔化流出的水整个冰川，然后流下来到深的裂缝真的可以只赞赏了密切的。

During our walk on the glacier, our helicopter went back to the airport and picked up another group of passengers.在我们走在冰川，我们的直升机返回机场和拿起另一批乘客。 Upon the return of the helicopter to the glacier, we re-boarded our helicopter and got to see the more of the glacier from the air.后返回的直升机，以冰川，我们重新登上我们的直升机，得到了地看到，更多的冰川，从空中。 We flew all the way up the valley down which the glacier travels.我们飞抵所有的方法了下来，这山谷冰川旅游。 Along the way, we were treated to spectacular water falls flowing down the sides of the glacier and the surrounding mountains.在前进的道路上，我们治疗，以壮观的瀑布流下来，两岸的冰川和周围的山区。 We saw many small lakes formed along the sides of the glacier, sharp mountains, and even a few mountain goats seemingly hanging precariously on the cliffs.我们看到许多小湖泊，形成了沿两岸的冰川，夏普山区，甚至一些山区山羊似乎挂不稳定就在悬崖上。 At the top of the mountain we saw the vast white horizon of the Juneau Ice Field.在上方的山区，我们看到广大的白色豪华的朱诺冰领域。 This was some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world.这是一些最激动人心的风景在世界上。

The only draw back of this excursion is the cost.只有借鉴回到这个冲程是成本。 Back in 1993 we paid about $190 per person.早在1993年，我们支付约190美元每人。 Prices for this excursion now run about $250 or more per person.价格这冲程目前运行的约250元或以上的每人。 We would have really liked to do this excursion again with our kids, but at over $1000 for our family of 4, the cost exceeded our entire excursion budget.我们会真的很喜欢这样做冲程再次与我们的孩子，但在超过1000美元，为我们的家庭4 ，成本超出了我们的整个游览的财政预算案。 However, if you can afford the price tag for this excursion, it is worth spending even your entire excursion budget on this one trip.不过，如果你能负担得起的价格标签，这旅行，这是值得的开支，甚至您的整个旅行的财政预算案在此一旅程。 This is a trip that every one should try to do once in a lifetime.这是一个行每一位应尽量做，一旦在一生。

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