Tue, Aug 13: Northwestern Fjord - in the fjord

Northwestern Fjord in the Kenai Fjords National Park.  Saw whales, seal lions on their rock, sea lions on ice, bird rookeries, ice bergs in the fjord, an ice fall, and a glacier calving.

Lots of sea lions on the ice bergs:

Ice dam breaking:

                                     

                                     

     Click to see video after an     
   ice dam broke under the glacier   
                                     
                                     

The next two pictures show before and after an ice dam breaking underneath the glacier, and water pouring out.

This is an ice fall, not water.

                                

                                

Click to see video of ice fall  
                                
                                

Small calving:

                                     
                                     
   Click to see video of small calving   
                                     
                                     

Large calving occured just as we were leaving:

                                     
                                     
   Click to see video of large calving