GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, Alaska >> A giant, hollow breath, deep as a crevasse, breaks the predawn quiet. Just off the lip of the shallow, rocky beach where my tent is pitched, a 40-ton behemoth is ...

Glacier Bay National Park outside of Gustavus, Alaska, is comprised of 3.3 million acres of soaring peaks, temperate rainforests, mighty glaciers and rugged coastlines, yet the park only has one paved ...

For many people, being near or out on water is at once deeply soothing and thrilling. If that’s true for you, Southcentral Alaska has world-class water adventure opportunities for every ability level.

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The wrinkled Blackstone Glacier absorbs every color of the spectrum except blue, so the crevasses are a brilliant, Gatorade-like aquamarine. Megan Gambino Foamy salt water sloshes up onto the little ...

The morning of July 9, we were dropped at Wright Mountain near the entrance to Muir Inlet. The inlet water was calm as we paddled north past Garforth Island, around Muir Point and across the entrance ...

As you get into the more advanced kayaking spots, you’ll see that we recommend guides and tours for most of them. Kayaking in Alaska, especially on the Kenai Peninsula, is complex. The Gulf of Alaska ...