Southcentral Alaska - Kenai Peninsula Kenai FjordsThe town of Seward is one of the most scenic town we've been to. Seward sits on Resurrection Bay, and it's the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park | ||
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| Seward's small boat harbor | Is it a bird? is it a plane? A UFO over the harbor... | |
Another boat tour. This time to Kenai Fjords National Park. | ||
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| Pining for the (Kenai) Fjords... | ||
Kenai Fjord N.P. administrates hundred of miles of the rugged Alaska coastline, which w carved out by its numerous tidewater glaciers. The only way to sea most of the Alaskan coastline is by boat. | ||
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The N.P. is teeming with wildelife | ||
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| A sea Lion basking in the sun | Puffins are small sea birds. They gorge themselves on fish and then have a hard time taking off | We enjoyed pointing out puffins to each other (preferably, accompanied with a battle cry - PUFFINS!!!). Unfortunately, we couldn't take great Puffin pics, so this is an illustration. |
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| Cormorants | More sea lions | |
Galciers, Tidal Glaciers, Icebergs, Sea lions. This place has got everything! | ||
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| Ahhhhhh........ | Einat & Barak enjoying life | Pining for the fjords - the sequel |
The boat took us up close to Aialik Glacier, where we had the pleasure of seeing many spotted seals. We also views some magnificent glacier calving, some of which we captured on our camcorder. | ||
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Seals stay on the icebergs near the tidal glacier, even give birth there - to keep away from the Orcas - the killer whales. | ||
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| Seals on ice | More seals, less ice | |
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| A Russian immigrant? | A Polish refugee? | |
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