Timelapse: Cook Inlet, Alaska Incoming Tide Ice Flows

I caught this sunset from my favorite spot on the bluff, and it was incredible to see how quickly the incoming tide pushes the ice flows through the Cook Inlet. The way those large plates of ice shift and stack against each other shows just how much power is behind these waters. As the sun dips below the horizon, the sky turns these deep shades of orange and pink, reflecting off the frozen shoreline and the moving ice.

Living here, you really get to appreciate the scale of these tides. The Cook Inlet has some of the highest tidal ranges in the world, and in the winter, that movement is even more dramatic with the ice constantly on the move. I find it so peaceful to sit here and watch the landscape change in just a matter of minutes. This view of the mountains across the inlet, framed by the snow-covered trees, is one I’ll never get tired of.