One of the best reasons to live in Petersburg, Alaska, is its proximity to LeConte Bay, a narrow fiord carved by LeConte Glacier. The southernmost tidewater glacier in North America, LeConte dumps vast quantities of ice into the fiord every day. The ultimate way to see LeConte Bay is via kayak. Miles disappear rapidly as one glides between icebergs, sometimes slicing through tide rips choked with bergy bits, other times gaping upwards at apartment-house-sized monoliths. This painting depicts a day when an easy paddle just feet from the shoreline leads around a bend to where LeConte Glacier will appear several ice-choked miles in the distance.
One of the best reasons to live in Petersburg, Alaska, is its proximity to LeConte Bay, a narrow fiord carved by LeConte Glacier. The southernmost tidewater glacier in North America, LeConte dumps vast quantities of ice into the fiord every day. The ultimate way to see LeConte Bay is via kayak. Miles disappear rapidly as one glides between icebergs, sometimes slicing through tide rips choked with bergy bits, other times gaping upwards at apartment-house-sized monoliths. This painting depicts a day when an easy paddle just feet from the shoreline leads around a bend to where LeConte Glacier will appear several ice-choked miles in the distance.