The Knik Glacier area is indescribably spectacular - six miles wide at its base which is on a lake over 400 feet deep and filled with icebergs of all shapes, sizes and colors.
The views upriver as we approach the glacier are truly fantastic!
There are no roads, or rails leading to Knik Glacier. The only way there is up the Knik River by airboat! The airboat can navigate through as little as 4 inches of water. We bounce our way over the waves and mini rapids at 15 to 20 mph.
The views upriver as we approach the glacier are truly fantastic!
We get out of the boat at a "Base Camp" set up by our tour guide and host, Tom, where we are served snacks and hot chocolate or hot cider. The face of the glacier is over a mile away from our viewpoint. The lake is so full of icebergs that we can not get any closer.
While we gape at the scenery, Tom practices his art of balancing rocks. some of his work is quite remarkable.
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