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.
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The views upriver as we approach the glacier are truly fantastic!
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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.
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The views upriver as we approach the glacier are truly fantastic!
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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.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFDSys3sB-oZy8-2zgTlgA09vrfUgsu28Wsa1UC_gHoUOC_Ke9n0Elt8xnyvtK8SSyWRZDnpFgaqUUws0a6zPyS8bR_nAL79JZ87vJLSqqEh_FDO0nRr54_YNZG_D6iQZBTvGGX6GIwg/s320/DSCF0550.jpg)
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