Fishing brings many people to the area, including fly-ins to more remote lakes. Motorized boats are allowed on the larger lakes but not on the canoe trails. Kenai produces an abundant wild berry crop, and berry picking brings other visitors. I went primarily to walk on the fascinating Harding Ice Field, a trip requiring ice ax, crampons and the ability to catch your breath when exposed to breathtaking views. The Harding is a barren, broken expanse of ice, not for the unprepared and unexperienced.
Brown bears are relatively scarce here except in the less-visited places.
Many species of mammals and birds know Kenai as home. The howling of wolves often breaks the night stillness. Be prepared for insects. South central Alaska. Click here to find out how.