Our bike ride took us along the Resurrection River, the result of glacier melt.
If Mendenhall Glacier, outside of Juneau, is a “drive-up” glacier, then Exit Glacier, just outside of Seward, is a “walk-up” glacier. We rented bikes and rode 12 miles out of Seward to the Kenai Fjords National Park visitors center. Then we hiked another six-tenths of a mile to overlook the foot of the glacier. I have never been this close to a glacier, and it was literally awesome.
the lower moraine field, with Exit Glacier in the background
There she is!
Don from Minnesota providing me with a stepping stone
Now I can cross the stream into the upper moraine field. Thanks, Don!
beautiful patterns in the silt
Don retrieving a growler from the stream
growler released back into the wild
the hike to the glacier–the people in the photo give you some perspective!
…and there’s the foot!
Amazing! Thanks for posting these!