The eerie blue of the glaciers is most breathtaking ... otters and other marine and coastal wildlife. Alaska is one of the few places to explore the glacial ice by dog sled, the same way Native ...

One of the fastest-growing sectors for flightseeing in Alaska is helicopter flightseeing. Hovering over a blue pool on a ...

Whether you’re in Juneau, Ketchikan or any of the other towns dotting the coast, you’ll never forget time spent here.

A cruise to Alaska is one of the best ways to ... As you get up close to Holgate Glacier, listen as chunks of blue ice calve into the water. Some cruise lines, such as Viking Ocean Cruises and ...

After 1750, most glaciers in Alaska started thinning and retreating ... s interior for dramatic icefalls, crevasses and blue ice. Then they’ll ski across the border into Canada for a short ...

On the slopes of Mount Hood, six explorers set off in a line up the Sandy Glacier ... the ice. They may comprise the longest glacial cave system discovered in the U.S. outside of Alaska, according ...

The vast wilderness, spectacular landscapes and spirit of adventure make Alaska a once-in-a-lifetime ... majestic snowcapped mountains, icy blue glaciers and a verdant rainforest.

You can even get up close and personal with glaciers in national parks like Alaska's Glacier ... dig a walkable ice cave, or ice "grotto," directly into the glacier's deep blue ice.

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

An Alaska cruise is the voyage of a lifetime. In Glacier Bay National Park, waters as blue as they are cold extend to striated cliffs and corrugated ice fields shaped by the inexorable flow of ...