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 […]
Kachemak Bay: Kayaking, Glaciers & Wildlife at Homer’s Doorstep
Kachemak Bay State Park sits just across the water from Homer, but you can’t drive there. A short water taxi ride from the harbor is the only way in, which keeps it every bit as wild as places twice as remote. This excursion pairs sea kayaking through calm, wildlife-rich coves with a hike to Grewingk […]