Kenai Fjords National Park

When you see the Kenai Fjords National Park, you feel like taking a trip back in time to the ice age. The park's panoramic scenery includes the several glaciers of the 700-square-mile Harding Icefield and undeveloped shoreline. You can readily witness migratory whales as well as birds swooping down to feast on the fish in the water.

You could hear the thunder of calving tidewater glaciers, the honking, and splashing of sea lions during a haul-out, or the uproar of a kittiwake rookery as you paddle. Plump harbor seals bob on glacial ice at Peterson Glacier, while breaching whales frequently perform at the mouth of Resurrection Bay.

Gray whales may be spotted traveling to the Gulf of Alaska throughout the spring. During the remainder of the year, you may join a cruise to witness 40 tons of beautiful humpback whales, killer whales, and other sea creatures.