Of the five fjords in Kenai Fjords National Park we have chosen Aialik Bay because of its outstanding variety and abundant wildlife. There are silent forested coves, three tidewater glaciers and bird covered islands set against a background of jagged peaks and misty waterfalls.
Sea otters are abundant and the fjord is a favorite summer ground for humpback whales.
We will see virtually thousands of sea birds such as puffins, auks, black legged kittiwakes, gulls and murres. It is not uncommon to spot a foraging black bear in the forest or along a beach. At the head of the fjord is the massive and powerful Aialik Glacier. It is a truly unique experience to paddle a sea kayak among ice floes, silently approaching sleeping seals much as Eskimos hunters did before us. We also camp for a day inside a hidden lagoon and hike onto the base of the Pederson glacier.