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 adventures available for every level of ability.

Even though Anchorage is a big city and serves as the hub for many people’s Alaska trip, I feel like a lot of travelers I talk to don’t spend a lot of time exploring the area, let alone get out on the ...

My daughter has been a guide these past eight summers in Alaska, and for her to be this excited convinced me: Tracy Arm must be very special indeed. A quick phone call from my wilderness guide ...

A first-person look at what it's like sailing in Alaska with the Boat Company, a nonprofit cruise company focused on ...

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.

VALDEZ, Alaska -- We're standing in a field of rocks in a dense fog, surrounded by icebergs stranded at low tide. This is the terminal moraine of Alaska's Columbia Glacier -- the rocky debris that was ...

The best kayaks, paddleboards, and watercraft of 2026 make it easier than ever to explore lakes, rivers, coastlines, and ...

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 ...

The four of us were about to embark on a five-day adventure, paddling 57 miles in nearly constant rain through Columbia Bay and Prince William Sound to the Port of Valdez. The trip, organized by ...

We started our trip where the tip of the Columbia Glacier was located 30 years ago. Today the glacier is 10 miles from that point, having retreated off the moraine into deep water. Columbia is the ...