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Rocks reveal the mystery of past glacial advance at Kenai Fjords National Park.
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Exit Glacier
Two miles north of Seward, turn west onto a gravel road that parallels the Resurrection
River for nine miles. The road ends at the Exit Glacier Ranger Station in Kenai Fjords
National Park. A three-mile-long river of ice flowing from massive Harding Icefield, Exit
Glacier looms like a blue monolith over the surrounding landscape. Visitors can approach
the glacier's base by walking about a half-mile on an easy trail from the ranger station. A
longer, more strenuous trail leads hikers up the flank of the glacier to a spot overlooking
the Harding Icefield itself. This mantle of ice measures an imposing 35 miles by 20 miles,
andburiedwithinitsfrigidbulkareallbutthetallestpeakstobefoundintheKenaiMoun-
tains.
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