Full of Bald Eagles, Whales, and Epic Glaciers- Kenai Fjords National Park represents everything there is to love about the wild and dramatic landscape of Alaska
Located in Southern Alaska near of the town of Seward, Kenai Fjords National Park protects the glaciers, ice fields, and fjords of the Kenai Peninsula. Established in 1980 as a National Park (Reagan), the region is primarily accessible via boat or kayak, with a variety of tour groups servicing both options.
Relatively easy to get to (I took a train from Anchorage but you can also drive), Kenai Fjords is the 3rd most visited park in Alaska (after Glacier Bay and Denali) and boasts one of the most diverse arrays of sea life you’ll see anywhere. In just a short 1-day visit, I had to chance to see multiple Humpback and Orca Whales, Bald Eagles, and Sea Lions.
Here are my photos from my trip with captions containing additional details:
A Bald Eagle perches on a rock in Kenai Fjords
A Tour ship heads into “Surprise Glacier”
Central to the Park is the “Harding Icefield”- if you look in the bottom right corner of the photo, you can see cruise ship resting against it to provide scale.
Two Sea Lions fight for dominance- we watched a number of these skirmishes happen throughout our tour
A flock of birds scatters as our ship nears this island
A Humback Whale disappears beneath the waters of Kenai Fjords- we must of seen at least a dozen of these whales while out on the boat.
A Glacier collapses in Kenai Fjords
A Piece of Crystal Clear Glacial Ice
A group of seals stares at our boat in Kenai Fjords
One of the many “Fjords”
A Bald Eagle having a bad hair day
A huge Serac on the Harding Icefield
