KENAI FJORDS N.P. by boat

 

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We went on a dinner cruise to see Kenai Fjords National Park from Resurrection Bay.   (You know you're boat people when you are ready for another cruise after only getting off the ferry three days earlier. )  

 

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We saw this colony of stellar sea lions, whales, dolphins, and birds.  All of which (except these lazy guys) moved too fast for me to get pictures from a moving boat.  

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But the salmon/prime-rib buffet dinner (prepared on board) was delicious and the scenery amazing.    

 

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This is one of the isolated places in the bay where men were stationed during WWII to man radar or anti-submarine equipment.  Gives new meaning to living 'out in the middle-of-nowhere'.

 

Several companies offer similar cruises.  The one we chose,  Major Marine,  has a National Park Ranger on board to provide narration and answer questions.

 

LINKED (I hope) TO: SCENIC WEEKENDS  and  OUR WORLD TUESDAY.  Thank you to the hosts.

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32 responses to “KENAI FJORDS N.P. by boat”

  1. Wonderful trip, wonderful photos:) Greetings

  2. Very nice! Alaska is truly amazing and still a frontier. I don’t know if I’ll ever make it back there, so I am really enjoying your trip and photos.

  3. I didn’t know about servicemen being posted up there….

  4. You picked a great cruise.

  5. The scenery is outstanding…make one feel tiny!
    Linda
    http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

  6. Magnificent photos, Sallie – and I feel as if I’m on an armchair cruise.
    One of my uncles was stationed in Alaska during the war. All he said was that it was isolated. I wonder now where, exactly, he was.

  7. Love the pics. The little island where people were stationed… Wow, that would certainly be isolating!

  8. You’re just having way too much fun! Wow, so many beautiful sights to see. I see no reason why you can’t take another cruise! I would not have wanted to be stationed on that wee island for any length of time. I’ll bet there’s not one restaurant close by! 🙂

  9. Hello Sallie, stopping back to say thank you for linking up to my critter party. Enjoy your weekend!

  10. I would LOVE this place with the mountains and wildlife!
    Blessings,
    Aimee

  11. Wonderful shot!

  12. Fabulous place. Very beautiful and scenic.

  13. Amazingly awesome! Hmmm… Park Ranger on board huh.

  14. Beautiful waterscape day in and day out.

  15. Wow; I can see you are enjoying the scenery of the dreamland♡♡♡ What a grand view☆☆☆ I smiled about “lazy guys” part 😉
    Take Care and enjoy the rest of the trip, Sallie(^_^)v
    Sending you lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

  16. I love this scenery! Such a variety of shots from the boat. That dinner sounds heavenly!

  17. Such wonderful scenery. I would so love to take a boat trip and watch scenery pass by like this. And yes. My camera would be at the ready.

  18. Absolutely gorgeous photos! What an amazing place!

  19. Fantastic shots of an amazing place. I wish I was there.

  20. You must be having a marvelous time, Sallie, – what a great way to spend these June days.

  21. Sondra

    We took a similar tour in Resurrection Bay it left from Seward
    It is so amazing there….You guys are having such a fun trip!!!! Cant wait to see more.

  22. What a great experience! Beautiful views…especially the first shot. Wow. Cute little sea lions. Your photos are fantastic and make me want to go cruising!

  23. Wow, love these views!

  24. Oh wow! What a great place to go to. Glad you are doing such fun things.

  25. just awesome sights!

  26. Beautiful capture of the wildlife and breathtaking scenery. A cruise sounds so romantic 🙂

  27. Sallie, sounds like a fun time. A dinner cruise and seeing the wildlife and scenic views. Lovely photos, thanks for sharing. Have a happy weekend!

  28. Thank you for showing the wonderful photos of a greqat and impressive voyage! This is something I want to do if I have time left and if I am still able to do so.
    I agree with you that the killing of whales means the death of humanity. Men kill for the sake of money.
    Wil, ABCW Team.

  29. Riet

    Wow Sally , it is beautiful there . I love your photo’s. And yes, I also am looking for another cruise. It has been a week since we came home and that is a long time ago. LOL
    Have a nice day.

  30. Looks as if you had a very beautiful trip !

  31. Ooo – what great shots.

  32. The photos are awesome-and the cruise seems excellent-it is truly amother world! Enjoy yourselves, and explore as far as you can.

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