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A side trip from Seward to hike near the receding Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

2017-06-20

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Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sitting on driftwood on a bar in the braided Resurrection River not far from Exit Glacier.
Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sitting on driftwood on a bar in the braided Resurrection River not far from Exit Glacier.
Forests and mountains in the valley along the braided Resurrection River not far from Exit Glacier.
Snow and trees on a cloudy mountainside in the valley along the braided Resurrection River not far from Exit Glacier.
Snow and trees on a cloudy mountainside in the valley along the braided Resurrection River from a turnout not far from Exit Glacier.
Educational sign from the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service about Exit Glacier at a turnout to its east.
Exit Glacier from a turnout to its east.
Exit Glacier from a turnout to its east.
Exit Glacier from a turnout to its east.
Kenai Fjords National Park entrance sign on the road to Exit Glacier.
Year signs along the road show the previous extent of the receding Exit Glacier.
Directional sign at the start of the trail system behind the Exit Glacier Nature Center.
Educational sign from the National Park Service at a pavilion along the Glacier View Trail about the affects of climate change on the seasons, plants and animals.
Educational sign from the National Park Service at a pavilion along the Glacier View Trail showing the fast recession of Exit Glacier.
A small brook flowing in the cottonwood forest northeast of Exit Glacier from along the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
A small brook flowing in the cottonwood forest northeast of Exit Glacier from along the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Snow and trees on a cloudy mountainside from a clearing in the cottonwood forest along the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Snow and trees on mountains and a section of outwash plain from a clearing in the cottonwood forest along the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Cones on branches along the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Snow and trees on mountains from along the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Meltwater flowing from the base of Exit Glacier to the outwash plain from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
A sign at a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail showing that Exit Glacier was at this point in 2005, now receded into the distance beyond.
Meltwater flowing from the base of Exit Glacier to the outwash plain from a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Snow and trees on mountains in the valley vacated by the receding Exit Glacier from a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Outwash plain, forests and mountains east of Exit Glacier from a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Outwash plain, forests and mountains east of Exit Glacier from a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Educational sign from the National Park Service at a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail about Exit Glacier's movement and associated features.
Visitors look at Exit Glacier from a lookout at the end of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Meltwater flowing from the base of Exit Glacier to the outwash plain from the last segment of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier from the last segment of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Outwash plain, forests, mountains and visitors east of Exit Glacier from the last segment of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Snow and trees on mountains above Exit Glacier from the last segment of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
A sign at a lookout at the end of the Edge of the Glacier Trail showing that Exit Glacier was at this point in 2010, now receded into the distance beyond.
A steep rock face and a sign warning of hazardous conditions at the end of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Rocks, forests and mountains east of Exit Glacier from the last segment of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Forest of trees ascending a mountain in the Exit Glacier valley from the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Educational sign from the National Park Service at a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail about scientists' study of Exit Glacier and its recession.
Outwash plain, forests and mountains from a lookout on the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
A snowy and cloudy mountaintop visible through the forest along the Glacier View Trail.
Snow and trees on a steep mountainside in the valley along the braided Resurrection River from the road not far from Exit Glacier.
The intersection of Herman Leirer Road and Seward Highway (AK 9) on the way back to Seward from Exit Glacier.
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