The Holgate glacier ends in the Holgate Fjord in Kenai Fjords National Park. It is considered a "tidewater" glacier. Note the "U"- shaped valley. Icebergs calve, or break off, from the end of the glacier.

Approaching the Holgate glacier it is hard to appreciate how large it is. To give some scale to this scene, look for the small black rectangle in the water just below the glacier... that is a boat!

Our whale/glacier tour boat was also used as a "water taxi". We picked up these kayakers (and their kayaks!) who had just completed a 3-day paddle/camp trip. The people talked of bears that visited their campsites and how the glacier sounded like a cannon shot when the ice broke off the end.