Endless white of snow-covered plains, endless colour of wildflower meadows, and endless peaks of snowy mountains marching north. These are some of the sights that make an adventure vacation to Alaska well worth your while.
In Tracy Arm, see the birth of icebergs as they calve from the Sawyer Glacier, or even crawl inside a glacier ice cave on a guided tour. These caves are unpredictable, but the adventurous traveler will find there are plenty more ways to explore some of Alaska's 100,000 glaciers. Take to the skies for a flight seeing trip over the Juneau ice field. From above, it's easy to see these glaciers for what they really are- creeping rivers of ice, making their way towards the sea.
Don your crampons for a heli-walk, where a helicopter takes you to the upper reaches of a glacier. You'll cross deep cracks and high step over ice boulders, and slide on cool blue frozen ponds high in the glacier. Glaciers are not pure white, and the adventurer that gets up close will discover many hues of blue where the ice has been compacted over the centuries. Brown... (... more information below the photos)
Alaska Glacier Cruises Experience a Alaska Glacier Tour to Mendenhall Glacier while on a Inside Passage Cruise |
Alaska Adventure Real Alaska adventure is a tourist enjoyng glacier walking on the Taku Glacier |
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Alaska Glaciers The famous glaciers of south east Alaska, the Sawyer Glacier in the Tracy Arm Fjord is situated in the Fords Terror Wilderness Area. |
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Arctic Caribous The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is home of Rangifer Tarandus or Arctic Caribous |
Snowshoes Taking a walk in snowshoes in the beautiful and scenic Brooks Range of Alaska. |
Alaska Vacation Juneau Juneau is a great Alaska Family Vacation Point along with other attractions in the inside passage |
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Alaska Travel Cruises During Alaska glacier cruises be sure to book an excursion to travel to the Sawyer Glacier in the Tracy Arm Fjord. |
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Kayak Picture Alaska Stock Photo of a kayak at mendenhall glacier in Alaska |
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Alaska Adventure Vacations One of the most thrilling trips during a cruise ship vacation in Alaska is an adventure by Helicopter and then walking on the Taku Glacier near Juneau. |
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... streaks, or 'dirty ice' appears where the glacier has picked up rocks and sediment over the years as it gouged its way through the earth.
Where Glaciers cover just 5 percent of the state, snow covers much more. Ambitious hikers can leave their footprints in pristine fields of snow, but it won't be long before the wind re-shapes the snowdrifts and covers any signs of the tracks. Alaska is, after all, one of the last untouched wildernesses of North America.
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