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Francis E. Caldwell, professional fisherman and author, first came to Glacier Bay National Park in 1963 and has returned as often as possible ever since. Now he shares his experience was he takes his readers on a journey to a magnificent land of gold mining and fur trading, earthquakes and giant waves, shipwrecks and tragedy, fishing and mountain climbing, Native legends and modern adventures. The remote western ìotherî side of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a land of historic mysteries, of thundering seas, and of great natural beauty. From the first sighting of Mount Fairweather by the Tlingits, the Land of the Ocean Mists has fascinated visitors. Even with its edge of danger, from storms, high seas, grizzlies, tidal waves, the Fairweather Country casts a magnetic spell. From Cape Spencer to the Alsek, Lituya Bay to Icy Point, experience the lure and excitement of the fabled Land of the Ocean Mists. 8-1/2" x 11".
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