Visiting Portage Glacier, The Most Beautiful Glacier in Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Visiting Portage Glacier, Glacier in Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Portage Glacier is a glacier on the Kenai Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska[1] and is included within the Chugach National Forest. It is located south of Portage Lake and 6 km (4 mi) west of Whittier. For more info, visit this link:
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Portage Glacier Cruises
Get up close to Portage Glacier aboard the mv Ptarmigan. The one-hour cruise includes narration from the National Forest Service. This sightseeing tour is a perfect option for vacationers and visiting friends & family since it is only a one hour drive from Anchorage.
Portage Glacier Alaska // 1000 Year Old Glacier Cruise!
Visiting the Portage Glacier in Whittier Alaska on a day cruise. It is a 1000+ year old glacier and an awesome experience! I definitely recommend it to anyone that is in the Anchorage, Alaska area. It’s easy to get to and well worth the trip out to it!
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Alaska Portage Glacier Cruise and Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Tour.......Anchorage Alaska
Visit Anchorage's most popular attractions: Turnagain Arm, Potter Marsh, Beluga Point, Portage Glacier and The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
Our guided half-day adventure along scenic Turnagain Arm offers a one hour spectacular glacier cruise and non-stop wildlife. See Potter Marsh and mountain scenery where Dahl sheep are often spotted on the rocky cliffs. The waters along the way offers the best chance of seeing some of Cook Inlet's 350 Beluga whales.
Visit Portage Glacier-Alaska's second most visited attraction. Board a one-hour cruise, which is narrated by a U.S. Forest Service Park Ranger. View icebergs and get 300 feet from the glacier, where you can listen for the unmistakable rumbling of an active calving glacier.
At the 140-acre Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center get an up-close experience of impressive bears, moose, bison, elk, reindeer, musk ox, and more...
This is a picturesque holiday of a lifetime!
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Portage Glacier - Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Travel blogs from Portage Glacier:
- ... We rode a bus about 30 miles down the Seward Highway to Portage Glacier where we got on a good sized boat and rode it (on Portage Lake) to the glacier ...
- ... with great mountain scenery (Views from the highway here show off the distinctive U-shape valley created by retreating glaciers), Portage Glacier, Summit Lake's calm and tranquil waters, Kenai Lake, Kenai River, The Glacier 's stark and barren landscape ...
- ... Portage Glacier was very interesting and we saw some icebergs floating loose as well ...
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- Iceberg and David at Portage Glacier by Storylady7 from a blog titled Fabulous sunny day in Anchorage and environs!
- Bobbi and David at Portage Glacier by Storylady7 from a blog titled Fabulous sunny day in Anchorage and environs!
- Portage Glacier calving by Nocknock from a blog titled Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Portage Glacier by Paulartravels from a blog titled Alaska - Day 3 Talkeetna to Seward
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Anchorage, Alaska | Alaska Cruise Portage Glacier Cruise and Other Sightseeing
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Portage Glacier Anchorage Alaska 2018
Me and my husband visited Alaska last year and here is a glimpse of portage glacier in Anchorage. Enjoy.
Anchorage to Seward: Portage Glacier Cruise Tour
Cruise in comfort past 10-story-high Portage Glacier and see up and into the historic trade-route Portage Pass. This one-hour cruise is perfect for those who are in a hurry but still want a thrilling glacier-viewing experience.
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Anchorage: Portage Glacier Cruise Tour - Holland America Line
Cruise in comfort past 10-story-high Portage Glacier and see up and into the historic trade-route Portage Pass. This one-hour cruise is perfect for those who are in a hurry but still want a thrilling glacier-viewing experience.
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Alaska Glacier Cruise - Portage
Come with us on our Portage Glacier Cruise! It is a short cruise that is a couple hours long and takes you by the glacier. Perfect way to see a glacier if you're there for a short visit!
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PORTAGE GLACIER IN ALASKA
Learn everything you need to know about Portage Glacier in Anchorage, Alaska. Jack and Colton take the Portage Glacier Cruise to witness slow moving rivers of ice that start as snow way up in the mountains.
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Portage Glacier Cruise
A cruise to the Alaska Portage Glacier on 7-12-2009 by Himali & family. Portage Glacier is just south of Anchorage.
Portage Glacier - Anchorage Alaska 1970
Portage Glacier in Chugach National Forest 50 miles east of Anchorage. This 8mm video was taken when we visited the glacier in 1970.
Transfer Anchorage Hotel to Whittier with Scenic Tour - Anchorage, Alaska
Begin your transfer tour with a pick-up at your downtown hotel at 10 am. Complimentary beverages and snacks are provided for your comfort. During our scenic drive down Turnagain Arm, your guide will point out possible wildlife like sheep, mountain goats, beluga whales, and eagles. We'll make a photo stop at the famous Beluga Point for some beautiful views and a great backdrop for stunning photography!
Next, we'll visit the quaint town of Girdwood for the aerial tram ride up the longest double black diamond ski slope in North America. From the top you can view several glaciers and the farthest northern reaches of a temperate rainforest that stretches from here all the way south to Northern California. On select days our guests visit the Roundhouse Museum. This museum is perched on the mountainside and surrounded with a panoramic viewing deck for your viewing pleasure.
Then we'll visit our favorite Girdwood bake shop for lunch (included) and bottomless homemade soup, sourdough bread, beverages, and dessert. Next, visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, located on 140 acres at the southern edge of Turnagain Arm. The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center provides wildlife education and awareness, and care and rehabilitation for Alaska's wildlife. Get close, safely observe and photograph some of Alaska's largest land animals, including moose, bison, elk, deer, caribou, bears, and musk ox. Our guests also enjoy seeing small mammals like lynx, and stunning birds of prey, such bald and golden eagles.
Then we'll explore Portage Valley. Several Alpine glaciers can be seen here and, depending on the season, you may be able to view salmon spawning in one of the small creeks! Finally, enjoy a ride through the 2.5 mile Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, the longest one-way train and vehicle tunnel in North America. We'll arrive in Whittier at approximately 3:30 pm and transfer you directly to your cruise ship. Have plans to stay at a Whittier hotel? We'll be glad to drop you off at the hotel of your choice.
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Driving Anchorage to Portage Glacier Lake Alaska
A drive showing a drive from Anchorage to Portage Glacier. Unfortunately the weather was cloudy & rainy. Also my camera angle was too low but you still get a view of the scenery. Portage Glacier is reported to have the highest number of tourists visits in the state. The road is listed as a National Scenic byway/highway. Recorded with a Gopro Hero camera mounted on the inside of my vehicle's front windshield.
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Portage Glacier cruise on the Ptarmigan.
Anchorage: Grand Anchorage and Portage Glacier - Holland America Line
Explore Anchorage history and sightseeing on a guided drive around town, then visit the 26-acre Alaska Native Heritage Center with five traditional villages situated around a man-made lake. Finally, head 50 miles out of town to Portage Lake for a glacier-viewing cruise aboard The MV Ptarmigan.
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