Portage Glacier: Kayaking the Ice, Spotting the Wildlife

Portage Glacier has retreated enough that it’s no longer visible from the visitor center’s deck, but paddle out onto Portage Lake, and you’re face-to-face with it again. This trip pairs a guided kayak crossing through cold, silt-blue glacial water with wildlife spotting across the Portage Valley, about an hour outside Anchorage. It’s not a casual […]