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Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Ron Niebrugge January 15, 2008Alaska, Kenai Fjords, Photos, Travel 4 Comments

Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Just a short, beautiful 12 mile drive from Seward is Exit Glacier. Exit Glacier is one of the few glaciers in Alaska that you can easily walk up to and view and photograph up close. From the parking lot, the trail is about a mile, with much of that on a paved pathway. If you have never seen a glacier up close, it is a fascinating treat. For the photographer, there are endless photo opportunities.

This is actually an older photo shot on film. Unfortunately this glacier has receded a fair amount since this photo was taken, and now the toe of the glacier is off the valley floor. I think the rate of retreat is going to really increase because the sun can now warm the underlying bedrock.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Ron Niebrugge January 14, 2008Alaska, Kenai Fjords, Photos, Travel 6 Comments

Harding Icefield at sunrise, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

I recently broke up some of my categories a bit and discovered I have only posted 4 photos of Kenai Fjords National Park! We live in the gateway city to my favorite National Park, and I have largely ignored it here on the blog – so I hope to fix that over the next week or so.

Snow Covered Mountains

Ron Niebrugge January 10, 2008Alaska, Photos, Travel 5 Comments

Snow covered mountains in Seward, Alaska.

A fresh foot or two of powder make the mountains and everything else look a lot better!

Snow-blower

Ron Niebrugge January 9, 2008Alaska, Photos, Travel 13 Comments

I don’t know what was blowing more snow, the giant snow blower, or the wind.

Fishing Boat in a Snowstorm

Ron Niebrugge January 8, 2008Alaska, Photos, Travel 2 Comments

A good friend of ours with the F/V Vigilant heading out into a snowstorm about an hour ago, Seward, Alaska.

We have been getting lots of wonderful snow here in Seward over the last few days – and tonight we have a blizzard warning – the prediction is for another foot or more – the more the better as far as I’m concerned!