Today we woke up and headed to Kenai Fjords our First Nation Park of the trip. Since a majority of the park is best seen by backcountry camping or boat we knew we would only get to see Exit Glacier here. We have seen some glacier up in the mountains during our travels but here in Alaska we get to see them much closer.
The drive to Exit Glacier was as beautiful as all the others here. Everywhere is green, lush, and the backdrop of snow covered mountains makes every view amazing. We took our first full family picture at the first sight of the blue glacier.
We arrived just in time to grab some Junior Ranger books and head out on a Ranger Lead Hike. Our Ranger was very knowledgeable in the area and the glacier. She led us through some fun challenges and taught us about Glacier flour and the history of Kenai Fjords.
It got very cold as we moved closer to Exit Glacier. The wind picked up and the sun was covered by clouds, causing us to layer up before continuing on. The good news was the mosquitoes went away. Then as we later descended the layers came off and the mosquitoes to come back.
The kids earned their badges and a special art patch before we headed to the second visitor center in Seward.
We walked around the wharf area and ended our evening with a seafood dinner at Ray’s. It was delicious!
We went back home and the rest of the family went back to the park while mom cooked up food for the next couple days as we would be going without a kitchen for the next leg of our trip.
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