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Kenai Fjords, just 130 miles south of Anchorage, is made of a range of coastal mountains which slowly sink into the ocean, transforming its former glacial valleys into long fjords with rocky and steep walls. More than half of the park is covered by the Harding ice field, a vestige of the huge ice sheet that covered Alaska during the last glacial age. The largest ice field in North America, it is at some places more than one mile thick. Like islands in a sea of ice, only the top of mountain peaks, called nunataks, emerge from the vast icy expense.

Only one small section of the park can be reached by the road, the Exit glacier. The short trail to the bottom of the glacier is one of the best places in the world to witness glacial retreat. On each of my four park visits spanning the years 2000 to 2016, the glacier's front occupied a significantly different position. Although I hiked the longer trail along the glacier to the Harding field from which it spills, I found that the best way to judge the immensity of that icefield is to see it from a scenic flight, which I have done from an airplane and from an helicopter. On the cruise up the fjords I got a glimpse of the abundant shorebirds and marine life, as well as a few tidewater glaciers.

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Mountains and glacier reflected in Resurrection River. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Frozen glacial pond and front of Exit Glacier, 2000, early morning. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Front of Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial stream and Exit Glacier, 2000. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Iceberg, glacial stream, Exit Glacier terminus, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial ice detail at the terminus of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Two ice colors on Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Exit Glacier above trees in autumn foliage. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stream and trees in autumn foliage, Exit Glacier outwash plain. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Lupine, buttercups, and rocky ridge. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wildflowers at Marmot Meadows, and Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Resurrection Mountains emerging from clouds at sunset. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hiker standing on overlook above Harding icefield. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Harding Icefield and clouds, sunset. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Harding icefield and Nunataks. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Holgate Glacier and Holgate Arm. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Pedersen Lagoon and Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of backlit icebergs in Bear Glacier Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Peaks and fog. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Rocky islet and snowy peaks, Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Islands in Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Icebergs in Northwestern Lagoon, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Northwestern tidewater glacier and steep cliffs, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Waterfall, Cataract Cove, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Rock with cormorant and sea lions in Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Whale fluke and forest, Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Resurrection River and Exit Glacier, early morning. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Turquoise Resurrection River and Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Sky, Resurrection River and Exit Glacier, morning. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Streams on gravel bar with glacier in the distance. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Stream and Phoenix Peak, Exit Glacier outwash plain. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Trees in autumn and glaciers on Phoenix Peak. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stream and trees in autumn foliage, and mountains in the rain near Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stream, trees in autum foliage, and misty mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Streams on Exit Glacier outwash plain in the rain. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stream and trees in fall foliage, Exit Glacier outwash plain. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacier and ridges in mist. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier outwash plain from above. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Gorge recently uncovered by Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Icebergs and outwash plain in autumn. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial stream and icebergs. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Close-up of rocks and icebergs, Exit Glacier outwash plain. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Close-up of rocks and icebergs near Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Close-up of rock slab with mosses. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Close-up of two sapplings on soil recently uncovered by Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Dwarf fireweed and Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial stream, Exit Glacier and outwash plain, 2002. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier, glacial outwash plain, and glacial stream, 2002. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier from glacial plain, 2002. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stream, outwash plain, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier viewed from glacial outwash plain. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Trees in fall foliage and Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Icebergs and Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial stream and Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Icebergs, glacial stream, and Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Transluscent icebergs in glacial stream, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial stream and Exit Glacier terminus, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Dark glacial plain floor and Exit Glacier, 2000. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier front and glacial stream, 2000. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Terminus of Exit Glacier, 2000. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Powerful glacial stream flows from Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Iceberg, stream, Exit Glacier front, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wall of ice above glacial stream, Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stream and ice wall, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Tunnel under Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier and mountains at sunset, 2000. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Trees and exit glacier, fall. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacier and trees in autumn color. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Grey ice, blue ice, Exit Glacier and forest. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Moraine and Exit Glacier, 2002. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier and stream, 2002. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Front of Exit Glacier, sunrise and moon, 2002. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Base of Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial stream flowing out of ice tunnel, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Ice arch and glacial stream, Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Terminus of Exit Glacier, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier bottom, 2016. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacier, and cloud hanging at mid-height of peak. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit glacier flowing down mountainside. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier, low cloud, and peak. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Crevassed Exit glacier section. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Crevasses on Exit glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Crevasses uncovered by melting snow. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Glacial ice detail, Exit Glacier terminus. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Detail of steep section of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Crevasses on Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Ridges of blue ice at the terminus of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Icy ridges close-up at the terminus of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Blue ice detail at the terminus of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier and forest. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Blue ice nuances at the terminus of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Grey and blue ice detail at the terminus of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Seracs and moon, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Ice close-up, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Ice fins on Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Chaotic ice forms on Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Glacier with blue ice. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Glacier landscape. Kenai Fjords National Park (Panoramic color) Seracs of Exit Glacier and moon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Chaotic forms on the front of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wildflowers and peak. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Lupine, neve, and verdant mountain slopes. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) White wildflowers and peak, Marmot Meadows. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wildflowers and Exit Glacier, late afternoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wildflowers and Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Close-up of alpine ferns and flowers, Marmot Meadows. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hills and verdant alpine meadows, seen from Harding Icefield trail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Lupine and white flowers, and neve, Marmot Meadows. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wildflowers in Marmot Meadows and Resurection Mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Close-up of leaves, Marmot Meadows. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Open view of verdant alpine hills, Marmot Meadows. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Close-up of flowers and ferns, Marmot Meadows. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Dwarf Lupine and cloudy Resurection Mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Dwarf Lupine in Marmot Meadows, and Resurection Mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Flowers and peaks, Marmot Meadows. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Widflowers and cascading stream. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Marmot Meadows and Resurection Mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Alpine flowers. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Outwash plain and Resurection Mountains, late afternoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Sea of clouds and craggy peaks. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Sea of clouds and Resurection Mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Peaks emerging from clouds at sunset. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Snowy mountains and see of clouds at sunset. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Midnight sunset on peaks above clouds. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) View from the Harding Icefield trail at sunset. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Pastel sky, mountain ranges and sea of clouds at dusk. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Mountains above low fog at dusk. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Dark bands of freshly uncovered terrain, snow, and low clouds, dusk. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Bands freshly uncovered by snow, and low clouds, sunrise. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Craggy peaks, glacier, and sea of clouds. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Peaks, glacier, and sea of clouds, morning. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Harding Ice field and clouds, sunrise. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Snow-covered glacier and Harding Ice field peaks, sunrise. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Distant mountains emerging from shadows over the Harding field. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Lichen-covered rocks and Harding ice field. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Snow cups and Harding icefield. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wildflowers and Harding ice field. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Aialik glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Harding icefield. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Harding Icefield above Holgate Arm. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Harding Icefield above Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Harding icefield, fjords in the backgound. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of vast glacial system and fjords. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Harding icefield and Peaks. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Harding icefield and Nunataks. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Patch of grass emerging from snow cover and mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Melting neve in early summer and Harding ice field. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Low clouds, partly melted snow cover, and mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Clouds, Harding Icefield, and nunataks. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Nunataks and clouds at sunset. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Rocky slope and snow-covered Harding Icefield at dusk. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of the front of Bear Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Bear Glacier and lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of iceberg in Bear Glacier Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of icebergs in Bear Glacier Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Bear Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Bear Glacier and Resurrection Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Bear Glacier with crevasses and lateral moraines. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Bear Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of lateral moraines on Bear Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of crevassed surface of Bear Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Bear Glacier surface detail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Bear Glacier crevasses. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of crevasses on Bear Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of large Alaskan glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of lake in valley. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of river. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Pedersen Lagoon and Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Aialik Bay with silky water from Aialik Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Pedersen Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of icebergs in Pedersen Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of icebergs, Pedersen Lagoon and Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Slate Island and Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Aialik Glacier and mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Aialik Glacier flowing into Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of backlit Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial view of Aialik Glacier front. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Holgate Glacier front. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Holgate Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Holgate Glacier flowing into Holgate Arm. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of backlit Holgate Arm. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Holgate Glacier above Holgate Arm. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aerial View of Holgate Glacier and backlit Holgate Arm. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Rocky islets and cloud-shrouded peaks, Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Front of Aialik Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Tidewater glacier and mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aialik Glacier and mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Front of Aialik Glacier, Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Aialik Glacier, fjord, and steep mountains. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Peak emerging from the fog above bay waters. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Islands emerging from fog, Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Steep rocky islands, Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Sea lions on rock in Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Rock with sea lions in Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Mountains seen from Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Mountains and fog above Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Chiswell Islands. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Granite Passage. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Rippled refections of peaks and glaciers, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) North side of fjord and reflections, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Northwestern Glacier and icebergs, Northwestern Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Face of Northwestern Glacier, Northwestern Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Northwestern tidewater glacier icefall, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Steep Northwestern Glacier descending from Harding Icefield, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) South side of fjord and icebergs, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Striation Island and glacier in Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Northwestern Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Harris Bay, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Cloud-covered peak and waterfalls, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Wall of waterfalls streaming into Cataract Cove, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Waterfalls streaming into cove, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Waterfalls streaming into the ocean, Cataract Cove, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Waterfall streaming into Cataract Cove, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Black bear with cubs. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Whale spouting. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Rock with sea lions in Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Sea lions in Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stellar sea lions hauled out on rock. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Stellar sea lion sleeping on rock. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Puffins on rock wall. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Puffins on cliff. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier Road. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier trail with marker showing glacial retreat. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Sign indicating location of Exit Glacier in 2010. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Seward, Kenai Fjords Visitor Center window reflexion. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier Nature Center window reflexion. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier Nature Center. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Benches under rain shelter. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Campground. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Harding Icefield trail passing through a young forest. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Overflowing Ice interpretive sign. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Exit Glacier was here interpretive sign. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Living Laboratory interpretive sign. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Family hiking on moraine at the base of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Couple checking out the ice at the terminus of Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hiker traverses glacial stream, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hiker wades in glacial stream, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hiker crosses glacial stream, Exit Glacier. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Visitor looking, Exit Glacier outwash plain. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hikers on Harding Icefield trail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hiking surrounded by wildflowers on Harding Icefield trail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Women carrying infants on trail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Women Park rangers on trail during a field study. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Man above a sea of clouds. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Mountains with snowboarder hiking down on snow-covered trail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hiker contemplaing a sea of clouds. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Mountains and sea of clouds, hiker on snow-covered trail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Man looking at the Harding ice field, early morning. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Hiker looking at the Harding icefield. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Camping in tent above glacier and sea of clouds. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Tent and backpacker above the Harding icefield. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Camper exiting tent above the Harding ice field. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Man standing on overlook above Harding ice field, early morning. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Harding icefield with man standing in the distance. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Couple hiking down Harding Icefied trail, late afternoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Two people hiking down Harding Ice Field trail. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Small boat in Aialik Bay. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Passengers with red jackets on bow of tour boat, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Mountains reflected in fjord, seen by tour boat passengers, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Vistors on bow of tour boat approaching glacier, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Passengers looking at Northwestern glacier from the deck of tour boat. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) People looking at glaciers as boat crosses ice-chocked waters, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Passengers on the deck of tour boat and Northwestern glacier, Northwestern Lagoon. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Passenger on small tour boat, island and glacier, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Passengers looking at waterfalls from bow of tour boat, Cataract Cove. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Waterfall viewing from deck of tour boat, Cataract Cove. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color) Passengers look at waterfall from tour boat, Cataract Cove, Northwestern Fjord. Kenai Fjords National Park ( color)
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