Comments on: Northwestern Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:36:19 +0000

Hi Ruth,

That is a tough one as both areas are beautiful. The tidewater glaciers that you visit on what they call the Kenai Fjords National Park Tour tend to be more active when it comes to calving, but this glacier in Northwestern is more dramatic as it drops down the front of a rock face.

You can’t go wrong with either one really. Since you are doing the 26 Glacier Tour in PWS, you might do the NW tour in Kenai Fjords. The other tour takes you to Aialik Bay witch has a lot of similarities to the 26 Glacier Tour. The NW tour will look very different.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:35:42 +0000

Ron — love your photos. My husband & I are planning a trip. We want to see big glaciers. We are doing the Phillips 26 Glacier tour and now are trying to decide between the Kenai Flords National Park or Northwestern Fjord Tour. To see the most-biggest glaciers, which would you recommed.

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:40:55 +0000

Thanks Dennis – hopefully you will be able to see this someday soon!

Ron

By: Dennis Barton

Dennis Barton — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:31:33 +0000

Very neat photo of this glacier maybe so time I will get to see it in person, in the mean time thanks for sharing

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:07:26 +0000

Thanks Ricard!

It is a crazy place. This is something like a 1,000 foot high (maybe more) rock wall with a glacier flowing out of the Harding Icefield and down the face of the rock wall and into the ocean.

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:43:27 +0000

This is incredible Ron. I’m not quite sure what I’m seeing but this looks like a crazy place.