May 2026

Kodiak Island

Kodiak Island sits off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula and is best known for the Kodiak brown bear, one of the largest bears in the world, along with a large commercial fishing fleet and deep Russian and Alutiiq history. Getting There Kodiak has no road connection to the rest of Alaska. Most visitors […]

Portage Glacier

Prince William Sound and Valdez

Prince William Sound is a glacier-carved body of water in south-central Alaska, ringed by the Chugach Mountains and dotted with tidewater glaciers. The main gateway towns are Valdez, at the end of the Richardson Highway, and Whittier and Cordova, both reached mostly by ferry or a single tunnel. Getting There Valdez is about 305 miles

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