To our delight driving around a bend at the base of a hill we saw our first wild creature. A female moose trudging through a few feet of water. Liz was extremely excited. We watched as she submerged her entire head for several seconds then came up as she was chewing. Truly a wonderful sight. She was approximately 80 yards out. We watched, hazardly, sitting on the shoulder of a highway. A few others joined us and one even gave us a non friendly honk, whoops.
The morning sun with the mountains towering above us is surreal. Mountains blocking out the sun casting shadows like a cloud. Early morning we arrived at the Kenai National Park. The portion of the park accessible by road is small in size. So small, in fact, that a fee was not required. We walked on two trails to get a view of the Glacier. We went out onto the half dry riverbed to gaze at the glacier.
After snow lays and persists for a year, it compresses and becomes known as a firn. If a firn lasts 4-10 years, due to compression, it is considered glacier as a metamorphic rock. As snow is 90% air; glacier is only 10%.
I wrongly thought we could get a few days out of the area, but the only way to view other parts of the park were to kayak or obtain a ride on a boat. Both options expensive for what they are. Some places charging $250 a person for 5 or so hours. We decided against it and drove around the town of Seward. Right now we found a lovely campsite in the city of Seward. We’re within a short distance of resurrection bay in spot 302. Witnessing the ecosystem of a fjord is unique. Having a mountain range backdrop, with a glacier (Godwin), salmon jumping from the water (900 ft deep) is a landscape we’ve been marveling at. According to signage only several fjords exist on earth.
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