Upon our arrival to the Kenai Peninsula we made a stop at Exit Glacier within the Kenai Fjords National Park. It is hard to convey the enormity of glaciers in one photo so I combined two pictures in one showing our approximate location when the picture was taken. The waterstream is made of the continous melting of the ice shield from the Glacier.

The following morning we encountered grey skies and some rain on our boat trip to the Kenai Fjords.

Our first wildlife sighting was a sea otter. In the old days, otters were valued for their fur and eskimo hunters traded them to the Russians for glass beads.

Bald Eagle perched on a rock overlooking Resurrection Bay.

Steller sea lions in Resurrection Bay are not fazed by the inclement weather. These mammals were the main source of food for the Alutiiq people.

Spring is the time of rebirth in Alaska. After a long winter most animals give birth in the early spring. This ewe protects her very young calf from predators such as bears, wolves and golden eagles by seeking shelter in the steep rocky slopes surrounding Resurrection Bay. (This picture was taken from very far away using the Vibration Reduction (VR) feature of the telephoto lens while on a rocking boat).

Humpback whales inhabit this area during the warmer months of the year to feed on krill. They spend their winters in Hawaii.

We enjoyed lunch (those who were not seasick)at Fox Island amid rain and choppy waters. We could not reach Holgate Glacier, located outside of Resurrection Bay, due to stormy weather conditions.

On our way to Soldotna we stopped for a 4 mile hike at the Kenai Refuge. We started at Kelly lake where Renee promptly spotted many birds with her Canon Image Stabilizer (IS) II binoculars.