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 ...

Having lived several places around Alaska, I know that every day and every experience brings something different. Kayaking on the Kennicott glacial lake at Wrangell-St Elias National Park is one of ...

Simply put, Alaska is enormous. Two cities might appear close together on a map, when really they're a 10-hour drive apart. That's the case with Juneau (Alaska's capital) and Petersburg, a coastal ...

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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last month, Pascal Smyth completed a 2,202km kayak journey from Canada to Alaska. Smyth, 35, set off from Vancouver on May 1 and ...

Alaska boasts the only state capital in the U.S. with no road access, since Juneau is reachable only by airplane or boat.