On to Kenai!

This morning we woke up to light rain and the sun trying to peek through the clouds. There was a Holland America cruise ship in port today.

Today we headed to our next camp location - Kenai - which is just a little over 100 miles from Seward. We first stopped at Exit Glacier which is just outside of Seward. You had to travel through a part of the Chugach National Forest to reach it. Exit Glacier is a glacier derived from the Harding Icefield in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska and one of Kenai Fjords National Park's major attractions. It is one of the most accessible valley glaciers in Alaska and is a visible indicator of glacial recession due to climate change. Exit Glacier retreated approximately 187 feet from 2013 to 2014 and 220 feet last year. The hike to the glacier is about 2 miles and well worth it. Photo 6 shows where the glacier at one time came to. Photos 7 & 8 were views along the way to Kenai. Some of the towns we drove through were Cooper Landing, Sterling and Soldotna. The highest elevation was 751 feet ad that was when we were driving through Turnagain Arm. We had a moose cross the road in front of us (photo 9)! Instead of deer crossing signs you see moose crossing signs. The last photo is the view from our camp site. We are staying at Beluga RV Park in Kenai. It sits on a bluff overlooking the mouth of the Kenai River and Cook Inlet.Read more