Map of Kenai Peninsula area | Our first meeting at Fourth Of July beach | Paul and Eric with one of the boats | Wet-exits in the 45-degree water of Resurrection Bay | Dinner at base camp in Seward |
At the dock in Seward, waiting for our ride | Small mountain of gear on the back deck of the boat | Stellar Sea Lions on the way to Aialik Bay |
A quiet morning at Bear Cove | Soaking up some warmth after more wet-exit practice | Getting the boats ready to travel | Getting the boats ready to travel | Our durable campsite. Rocks are considered 'durable' in OB |
Heading out of Bear Cove on our way to Abra Cove | On the way to Abra Cove | On the way to Abra Cove | On the way to Abra Cove | Water break! |
Abra's beautiful waterfalls | A good place to fill canteens | More waterfalls |
The only bear we saw on the trip | We watch the bear watching us | Shelly imitates an otter | Setting up camp in Abra | Couldn't make it across |
Thank god for Therma-Rest |
Hiking on the galcier | Majestic backdrop | Tidal flat camp - sand is better than rocks! | Having dinner while listening to the thunder of the glacier | A nice spot for a meal |
On our way to Quicksand Cove the next day | The crew silhouetted by ocean and mountains | Eric takes a break | Pulling into Quicksand Cove | Getting boats ready at Verdant Cove |
Shelley and Paul making dinner | Ryan at the water's edge | View into Harris Bay was spectacular | 500-foot waterfalls on a foggy mountain | Wet, cold, tired and hungry after the 17 miles from Verdant |
There was no shortage of gnats at Solo Beach |
Setting up camp | Following the stream uphill... | David and Ryan making their way up the stream | Steve pauses mid-stream | What a nice swim! |
80-degree water! |
Day paddle to Striation Island | Plenty of ice in the water from the calving glaciers | It's as cold as it looks! | A beach across from Striation that we stopped and had lunch at | L to R: Ryan, Shelley, Yanli, Eric, David, Josh, Paul, Steve, Jocelyn |
Pair of Bald Eagles in a tree | Northwest glacier fjord, from the pickup boat | Harding Ice Field waterfall in a 500-foot groove | Looking back at Striation Island | Paul, Yanli and Shelley eat lunch aboard the Stellar Explorer |
Harris Bay in our wake | Another tidewater glacier on the way back to Seward | A pod of Pacific Whiteside Dolphins in Resurrection Bay |