66500 S Glacier Park Rd
Matanuska Glacier’s seasonal blanket of snow has more in common with milk than just being white. Like milk it doesn’t last long. It has an expiration date. It’ll melt away, become runoff feeding the Matanuska River leaving behind an expanse of glacial till, mud, open crevasses and new challenges and dangers for glacier travel. Not […]
Tag Archives: “glacier tour”
11
Feb
Feb
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 […]
04
Nov
Nov
One of the most common questions asked of our guides is whether they prefer summer or winter on the glacier. The answer is not so simple; it’s like comparing night and day. While there are some who have a preference, the truth is there is no comparison. Instead of having glacier summer and glacier winter […]
21
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 […]
13
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 […]