Seward, AK

As usual, I'm parked like a jackass, but what a view of the mountains in Seward out our large side windows! #airstream #airstreamtoalaska #liveriveted #myrivetedlife #seward #kenai

Seward is turning out to be a pretty great town for kids: There's a great waking/bike path along the water in front of the campground that leads to an awesome playground; just beyond is the SeaLife Center; the public library is up a couple blocks with a storytime tomorrow and 4th Ave is lined with coffee shops and restaurants. #sewardhasoursealofapproval #seward #sealifecenter #kenai #airstreamtoalaska #fulltimefamilies

This otter pretty much spends his entire day floating on his back cracking open seafood in front of our campsite. I tried to get him to share some oysters, but he was too shellfish. #ahshucks #keepclamandcarryon #noabalone #keepyourfriendscloseandyouraenemonescloser #annsurchinmetostopwiththepuns #seward #seaotter #kenai #airstreamtoalaska

Junior Ranger badge number 7 at Kenai Fjords National Park. #juniorranger #nationalparks #airstreamtoalaska

Not excited at the Exit Glacier. #heylookkidsaglacier #childhoodunplugged

Land Yacht, Sea Yacht. #airstream #airstreamtoalaska #liveriveted #myrivetedlife #seward

A little glacier-side learning. ❄️✏️ #childhoodunplugged #juniorranger #exitglacier #alaska #fulltimefamilies

By now, we've walked all around downtown Seward, poked into the gift shops, hung out at the Sea Bean cafe and bounced a crying baby through an early dinner (quite good food) and beer tasting at the Seward Brewing Company, but until today, hadn't ventured down to the harbor area near the cruise ships and fishing charters. It was about what you'd expect with more kitschy gift shops and tour companies but also had a good bakery and well-stocked hardware store right across from the picturesque wharf. #seward #kenai #airstreamtoalaska

Just to the west of Seward lies the massive Harding Icefield, 300 square miles of snow and ice which squeeze out and flow down the mountain in the form of 40 glaciers, many directly into the Gulf of Alaska. In fact, the large majority of the Kenai Fjords National Park is only accessible by boat and most visitors to Seward take a 7 hour boat ride out to see what they can (or arrive on a cruise ship in the first place). Well, boat rides for pleasure aren't really @advodna_ann's thing, but I've found a pretty good workaround. Tomorrow, we'll drive up to Whittier to load the trailer for a scenic 5 1/2 hour ferry ride across Prince William Sound to Valdez. Oh and we may just be working on a slightly quicker way than the usual option (yup, another 7 hour boat ride) to get from there out to see the Columbia Glacier... #airstreamtoalaska #seward #kenai @striderbikes #striderbike