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Kenai Fjords National Park

A lake near the Portage glacier. The turquoise tint comes from fine sediments called 'rock flour' that result from the grinding interaction of the ice and rock. Mountain overlooking Williwaw in Alaska’s Portage Valley on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. In this week's episode of do as Richard says, not which Richard does; glacial caves - don't go in them. They're unstable. Much like a python or a Ducati they look pretty but they're dangerous. Also they'll drip cold water down your back and onto your camera. Emily places her tool on a climb out of a moulin (well) in Exit Glacier. Fisherman filleting fish at a public cleaning station on the docks in Seward. The boardwalk at low tide on Homer's 'Spit'. The spit is a long narrow piece of land that juts out into Kachemak bay thought to be the remains of an ancient glacial moraine. Another horned puffin at the Alaska Sea Life Centre. A puffin’s beak changes colour during the year. In winter, the beak has a dull grey colour, but in spring it turns a vivid shade of orange. Probably to attract mates A glimpse of Bear Glacier on the approach to Northwestern Fjord. Chunks of ice falling from the face of Northwestern glacier. The larger pieces you can see here each weigh several ton. Northwestern Glacier has retreated almost ten kilometers in the last 100 years since it was first surveyed. Captain and 1st Mate of the M/V Milo. The M/V Milo is a former commercial fishing vessel built to the 58' limit for purse seiner boats. Since 2009 Mike has been converting the Milo as a charter boat - making Ocean Swell Ventures the only long-range surf charter in Alaska. Max paddles out towards the foot of Northwestern Glacier.

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