We love Chilkoot Lake State Park and spend lots of time here, but a really special way to experience both the beauty of the lake and the wildlife is by doing a guided kayaking tour on Chilkoot Lake.

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 ...

Another double rumble of thunder rips the air. It’s the sound of a nearby glacier calving, shucking huge slabs of ice into the sea and throwing a wake that ripples under my kayak. We’ve been paddling ...

It's one of the most vertical, not to mention evocatively named, places in Alaska. A place with granite walls reminiscent of Yosemite -- if Yosemite plunged down to seawater, with sprays of fragrant ...

In this video, I explore Valdez, Alaska, using a jet-powered motorized kayak called a Mokai. The activities featured include bushcrafting, fishing, and camping, showcasing the natural beauty and ...

WINDFALL HARBOR, Alaska — My brother Chip and his girlfriend, Carrie, were visiting from the East Coast, so we treated them to a true Southeast Alaska adventure: bear-watching by kayak. The area ...

Water in any form is intriguing stuff. Salty, fresh, or frozen, water is a sensory highlight for children, whose curiosity is piqued by opportunities for splishing and splashing. In Alaska, many of ...