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Kenai Peninsula of Alaska

The beautiful mountain scenery from Anchorage to Seward along the eastern boarder of the Kenai Peninsula is breathtaking.
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  • Turnagain Pine Island

    Turnagain Pine Island

    Several spruce trees stand facing the wind on a small island in the Turnagain Arm along the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

  • The Alaskan Railroad

    The Alaskan Railroad

    A straight line of Alaskan Railroad tracks runs along the Turnagain Arm.

  • Hazy Morning on the Turnagain Arm

    Hazy Morning on the Turnagain Arm

    An early morning fog hangs over the mountains along the Kenai Peninsula high above the Turnagain Arm in Alaska.

  • Turnagain Arm Perspective

    Turnagain Arm Perspective

    Two men stand between the Alaskan Railroad and the Turnagain Arm in front of the towering mountains of the Chugach National Forest and the peaks along the Kenai Peninsula.

  • Mountain Amazement

    Mountain Amazement

    Two men stand looking in awe at the Chugach National Forest mountain peaks along the Turnagain Arm of Alaska.

  • Turnagain Arm & the Alaskan Railroad

    Turnagain Arm & the Alaskan Railroad

    The Alaskan Railroad winds its way southeast along the Turnagain Arm towards Whittier and Seward.

  • Kenai Peninsula Summer

    Kenai Peninsula Summer

    Summer sun shining on the Kenai Peninsula relieves the mountain tops of their burden of snow along the Turnagain Arm in Alaska.

  • Kenai Mountain Forests

    Kenai Mountain Forests

    A dense wood of spruce trees cling to the steep slopes the Chugach National Forest mountains to the east and the Kenai Peninsula to the west separated Alaska's Turnagain Arm.

  • Turnagain Morning Sun

    Turnagain Morning Sun

    The morning sun shines on the silty waters of the Turnagain Arm and the mountains of the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.

  • Rippling Waters of the Turnagain

    Rippling Waters of the Turnagain

    The brown glacial silt laden waters of the Turnagain Arm ripple with the strong breeze as they flow between the Kenai Peninsula and the Chugach National Forest of Alaska.

  • Solitary Chair

    Solitary Chair

    A solitary chair hangs over the green slopes below at Alyeska Ski Resort near Girdwood, Alaska.

  • Alyeska Chairlift

    Alyeska Chairlift

    This chairlift brings skiers and snowboarders back up to the top of the mountain for another run in the winter on over 600 inches of snow each year at Alyeska Ski Resort near Girdwood, Alaska.

  • Steep Slope

    Steep Slope

    A grassy slope leads to a spruce forest below at Alyeska Ski Resort near Girdwood, Alaska.

  • High Trail

    High Trail

    A hiking trail follows a steep ridge at Alyeska Ski Resort near Girdwood, Alaska.

  • Alyeska View

    Alyeska View

    Alyeska Ski Resort provides beautiful vistas of the town of Girdwood in the valley below and the Turnagain Arm.

  • Carving Glaciers

    Carving Glaciers

    Glaciers at the top of these peaks continue their descent carving huge gaps in the granite walls of the mountains near Alyeska Ski Resort.

  • Alyeska Tram on the Move

    Alyeska Tram on the Move

    The Alyeska Tram ascends up the steep mountain side near Girdwood, Alaska.

  • Fishing the Turnagain Arm

    Fishing the Turnagain Arm

    A small fishing boat sits on the shores of the Turnagain Arm along the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

  • Grassy Tidal Flats

    Grassy Tidal Flats

    A large area of green grass grows beside the glacial silt rich waters of the Turnagain Arm in Alaska.

  • Moose Flats

    Moose Flats

    The huge tidal swings along the Turnagain Arm create large areas of muddy glacial silt filled tidal flats. This one is known as Moose Flats.

  • Taking the Boat Out of the Water

    Taking the Boat Out of the Water

    A fisherman takes his boat out of the Turnagain Arm waters.

  • Placer River Clouds

    Placer River Clouds

    Clouds form over the mountains surrounding the Placer River near Whittier, Alaska.

  • Placer River Glaciers

    Placer River Glaciers

    Large glaciers stream slowly down from a mountain peak along the Placer River near Whittier, Alaska.

  • Bear Valley River

    Bear Valley River

    The Placer River begins its run through Bear Valley near Whittier, Alaska.

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    Hazy Morning on the Turnagain Arm
    Turnagain Arm Perspective
    Mountain Amazement