Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

Iditarod 38

Photos and stories from the last great race.

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Some people might look at much of the Chugach National Forest and ask, where is the forest? This national forest contains the Sargeant Icefield, one of the largest non-polar icefields in North America -- some of that ice makes its way down into scenic Portage Lake, an easy 45 minute drive south from Anchorage.

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Some people might look at much of the Chugach National Forest and ask, "where is the forest?" This national forest contains the Sargeant Icefield, one of the largest non-polar icefields in North America -- some of that ice makes its way down into scenic Portage Lake, an easy 45 minute drive south from Anchorage.