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Alaska Tundra

Homer, Alaska

More to See and Do popular recreational areas in Alaska, the route between Prince William Sound and
Along Itinerary #3 Trail of Blue Ice is a family-appropriate Turnagain Arm.
Anchorage, Turnagain Arm, North biking and hiking route that starts at the
Kenai Peninsula, Seward Moose Flats Day Use Area at Mile 1.0 Williwaw Creek is a quiet campground
of the Portage Valley Highway, where with trails and fish viewing platform for
If you have more time to invest along a short boardwalk trail passes busy late summer salmon runs. A little further
the way to Seward, be sure to explore the waterfowl ponds. Connecting most of on at the near end of Portage Lake, visitors
wonders on the 5-mile-long PORTAGE the developed stops along the road can grab a bite to eat at the café and tour
VALLEY HIGHWAY, which begins at before reaching Portage Lake by the the Visitor Center. Nearby, an easy hike
the furthest inland point of Turnagain Begich Boggs Visitor Center, Blue Ice leads to Byron Glacier, home to luminous
Arm just past the bridges over Portage winds through the forest past impressive caves and ice worms. The MV Ptarmigan
Creek 48 miles south of Anchorage. hanging glaciers. cruises to within 300 feet of the towering
Enjoy a woodland picnic and wildlife ice wall of Portage Glacier, which can
viewing, easy biking or hiking, fishing Paddling enthusiasts can put in at also be viewed on a narrated motorcoach
and paddling. The Forest Service’s calm lakes accessed from roadside tour. Beyond the point where Bear Valley
Begich Boggs Visitor Center is packed pullouts. A system of ponds and channels carves into the north shore of the lake,
with state of the art interactive displays at the entrance to rainbow-stocked the tolled and scheduled 2.5-mile-long
about the natural history of the valley Alder Pond begins about 1.5 miles up the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel then
and Prince William Sound, and provides road. Portage Creek is considered the leads to the town of Whittier on Prince
the opportunity to take a close up look least intimidating whitewater trip in the William Sound.
at PORTAGE GLACIER via a one-hour Anchorage area for rafting and canoeing.
narrated tour boat excursion on the lake. A portion of the north shore of Portage Once back on Seward Highway 1, at
Lake is also open to paddling, and Milepost 37 where the Sterling Highway
Travelling through one of the most parallels the old Native and Gold Rush continues on to the west side of the Kenai

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