Breaching Orca from Monday.
I would have liked to have been able to compose this a little tighter, but fortunately there was a pretty nice background!
Here are more whale photos.
A New Direction
Lincoln’s Sparrow on Lupine from a past summer, near Seward and Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
I want to take my photo blog in a new direction. Well maybe a better description is an additional direction. I still plan to post a photo nearly every day and share experiences from the field and our travels, but I want to do more.Read More
Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Kayakers in Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
As you head into Kenai Fjords from Seward, Aialik Bay is the first fjord you come to. But they next bay over, Northwestern Fjord, is even more spectacular in many ways. Northwestern has more glaciers, and almost no vegetation, it is a very harsh, raw environment.
This is Northwestern Glacier from a few years ago. A few years before this, there wasn’t any rock showing between the legs of the glacier, it was all solid ice. Now that the rock wall is exposed, this south facing glacier is really melting fast.
Kenai Fjords National Park Boat Tours
A tour boat in front of Holegate Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Well, back to Kenai Fjords. The easiest way to experience this amazing park is on a boat tour. Which tour is one question I am frequently asked, and since I have a lot of opinions on the subject, I thought I would write about them here today.Read More
Pedersen Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park
Pedersen Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
The last 8 photos I have posted on Kenai Fjords, along with the photo in my Graduated Neutral Density filter post were all captured in this amazing location. I tried to describe it early on, but I think this aerial view really on a feel for this place. Ailaik Bay is in the foreground.
Kayaking in Kenai Fjords
Kayaking in Pedersen Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
A kayak is a great way to get around Aialik Bay and Pedersen Lagoon. This was a little early in the season – the icebergs are a little thick by the entrance at this time of year making it a little tricky picking your way through the maze – tricky but fun! As the summer continues, it get easier.
There are numerous beaches for camping all around the bay, and the Park Service has food storage boxes at most of the best beaches, so you don’t need to worry about lugging bear proof food containers. The one thing you do have to worry about it the unpredictable weather. Short sleeve days like the one pictured aren’t very common.
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