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We were so excited this morning to learn National Geographic Travel (Instagram handle natgeotravel) and photographer Toby Harriman featured his winter glacier tour of Matanuska Glacier on Instagram with an epic blue ice crevasse photo. Harriman explained that this year he made his first WINTER pilgrimage to the glacier, and judging by the photo and […]
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Apr
Apr
Touring The Matanuska Glacier During Covid-19 For those of us who live and work out by the Matanuska Glacier, life doesn’t seem too much different since COVID-19 sent us all into lockdown. We already live sixty miles from Palmer (the nearest town with a grocery store), and on any given day we may only see […]
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Apr
Apr
Life has become like a bad episode of The Twilight Zone. COVID-19 has turned the world on its head, leaving us all wondering “will things ever return to normal?” It’s easy to lose sight of simple pleasures (like nature) when you’re stuck inside, day in, day out, watching bad television, and eating boxes of mac […]
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Apr
Apr
At this point in Corona-Quarantine, people seem to need the outdoors more than ever. We are following the Alaska Governor’s Mandates by remaining six feet away from all our guests, even when in the gift shop. No more than one party at a time may enter the gift shop to complete paperwork and payment, and […]
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Jan
Jan
Take an Alaska glacier tour and find our first hand what causes pressure ridges to form on a glacier. During a recent Alaska glacier tour an experienced guide led several groups on a tour of pressure ridges that formed on top of the frozen Matanuska River. What is a glacier pressure ridge? A pressure ridge […]
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Jun
Jun
[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] One question we get asked here consistently is if we have wildlife on the glacier. Since the only plant life on the glacier is the glacier moss, there isn’t any sort of food source that would sustain animals such as moose and bear. Therefore, you wouldn’t see anything of the sort on the […]
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Jul
Glacier Mice Due to harsh conditions, cold climate, and lack of soil on the glacier’s surface, it is quite impossible for anything – even bacteria – to effectively survive and thrive. The Matanuska glacier sits between the Chugach and the Talkeetna mountain ranges, and because glaciers are ever-moving forms, it is constantly grinding away at […]
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Jun
Jun
Summertime tours are now available which means trekking across glacier terrain, drinking glacier water, and sunshine. We are open seven days a week! Due to summer conditions, ice caves are no longer available for exploring. However, ice cave tour season will be back before you know it! Give us a call for more information […]
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Apr
Apr
Happy Spring! Here in the Matanuska Valley, we are experiencing rising temperatures and bluebird days. That means we are transitioning from the winter season to the summer season. Here are some of our recent pictures for you to enjoy. We hope you come and enjoy the glacier before the winter conditions are gone! We are […]
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Jan
Jan
Looking for an authentic Alaskan adventure? We got you covered. The Matanuska is the largest glacier accessible by car. Beginning in the northern snow and ice fields of Mount Witherspoon (12,023 feet) and Mount Marcus Baker (13,176 feet), it begins its descent from a hanging glacier to the valley floor. The Chugach mountains receive the […]