This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Most journeys start from the city of Anchorage, via painted seaplanes that can be seen docked around various lakes, making them look ...

Two people became stranded after a piece of glacier broke off onto Portage Lake in Alaska, officials said. Photo from Girdwood Fire and Rescue's Facebook post Ice climbers came to the rescue of two ...

SITKAGI BLUFFS — While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers. Salty. That was a surprise to me, thirsty there on the edge ...

Whether you live in Alaska or are visiting, glaciers are one of the state’s most awe-inspiring and unique attractions. Home to the most glaciers in the United States, Alaska offers incredible glacier ...

A melting glacier in southeastern Alaska has birthed a brand-new island in the middle of a growing lake, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites. The 2-square-mile island is a small ...

The Chief Shakes Glacier, along the Stikine River. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast to see towering ice formations hanging over the water.

Alaska’s 2026 travel season brings new cruise options, easier logistics and fresh reasons to explore its vast wilderness, ...

Residents of Alaska’s capital city found themselves racing against time Wednesday morning as dangerous floodwaters from a melting glacier prompted immediate evacuations across Juneau. The crisis began ...

It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it. The slide created a gargantuan splash – a ...