My Great Alaska Adventure #3-Portage Glacier Begich Boggs Visitor Center
Beginning of My Great Alaska Travel Adventure #3 Portage Lake and Begich-Boggs Visitor Center.
Begich, Boggs Center, Portage Glacier, with Alvino Rey
This is a photographic tour of the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center, located by Portage Glacier south of Anchorage, Alaska. The center offers an educational opportunity via displays, presentations, and interaction with various Forest Service Personnel, to learn about the Chugach National Forest, the second largest forest in the US. And, more specifically, the area around the Portage Valley. A stop in this area, about an hour south of Anchorage, is not complete without a visit here! You will learn much and have a good time at it! The music: Blue Lou, recorded in 1946 by Alvino Rey. The arranger I believe was Billy May. Love that snappy brass section--and those screams in the shout chorus are written E flats. This was a kick ass group, in which Zoot Sims played, as well as both Don Lamond and Dave Tough. At this point Alvino used 10 brass in his sections--5 trpt/5 bones and you can hear it in the expanse of the brass voicings.
Driving up to the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center
Just before the BBVC opens in May. Located in the heart of Portage Valley, Alaska on the way to (and from) Whittier and Prince William Sound. The center has lots of information about the Chugach, both historical and scientific.
Portage Glacier - Chugach National Forest, Alaska (TRAVEL GUIDE) | Beautiful America Series | Ep# 12
Portage Glacier located in Chugach National Forest in Portage Valley near Anchorage, Alaska.
This Portage Glacier travel guide is part of beautiful America series by Hipfig.
Portage Glacier travel guide video :
- Opens with Poem about Portage Glacier,
- Introduction to Portage Glacier and how to get to Portage Valley and Begich Boggs Visitor Center in Chugach National Forest from Anchorage and Seward in Alaska,
- Information on Begich Boggs Visitor Center in Portage Valley,
- Information on Portage Glacier Cruises available to visit Portage Glacier and visit to Portage Glacier, and
- things to see in Portage Lake during cruise and Portage Glacier itself.
Topics covered in detail in this Portage Glacier travel guide are below:
1). Introduction of Portage Glacier located in Portage Valley in Alaska near Anchorage,
2). Information on how to get to Portage Glacier from:
- Anchorage and Seward in Alaska,
- Drive to Portage Valley from Seward, Alaska,
- Views of lakes, mountains and wildlife on way to Begich Boggs Visitor Center and Portage Glacier by AK Hwy 1 and Portage Glacier Rd,
3). Detailed information about Begich Boggs Visitor Center, Chugach National Forest and Portage Glacier Valley,
4). How to get to Portage Glacier Cruises at Portage from Boggs Visitor Center at Chugach National Forest and Information about Portage Glacier Cruises tickets, hours, trips etc ,
5). Visit to Portage Glacier on Portage Glacier Cruise boat on Portage lake, and
6). Travel tips for first time visitors visiting Portage Glacier in Alaska.
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Portage Glacier Hike
The Hike out to Portage Glacier is only about 2.5 to 3 miles out across Portage Lake to the glacier from the parking lot at Begich Boggs Visitor Center in South Central Alaska. The experience and view are worth the 3-4 hours you might spend there. Even small children are making the journey under supervision. There is wind often times, it can be cold, so dress accordingly. Check with conditions before heading out as we get closer to spring. Micro spikes might be a good idea, but you can also run into snow drifts that can slow the walk down. The video is only 7.5 minutes long, so take a look. If you like the video tap the thumbs up button. Thanks for watching, be safe.
Byron Glacier Hiking Trail
Forty-nine miles (78 km.) south of Anchorage, AK, on the Seward Highway, the Portage Glacier Highway passes through the Portage Valley for 5 miles (8 km.) to the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center. A mile (1.5 km.) past this Visitor Center on the Byron Glacier Road, a 1.4 mile (2.2 km.) flat hiking trail leads to the eroded end of the Byron Glacier. The trail leads through alder thickets before joining the shallow, wide and rock-filled glacial Byron Creek.
Far above, on the flank of the Byron Peak (4590 ft. / 1400 m.), the Byron Glacier is a jumble of rock-hard white and blue ice pillars — a distant, challenging area for technical ice climbers. By contrast, where the Byron Creek emerges as melt-water from under the remnant end of the glacier, the eroded glacial ice is heavily streaked with bands of dark gravel, and this area gives casual hikers a chance to stroll onto a small portion of an actual glacier.
Portage Glacier, Alaska
A boat tour of Portage Glacier, south of Anchorage in Alaska, was recorded on a rainy day of September 2014. On occasion, noise we hear in this video is the high sound of rain pounding.
Portage Glacier, Alaska
Driving through the majestic mountains around Portage Valley, we see many glaciers, and icebergs floating in Portage Lake. July 6, 2001.
Google street view timelapse. Portage Glacier Highway (Alaska, USA)
The Portage Glacier Highway, or Portage Glacier Road, is a highway located in the U.S. state of Alaska. The highway is made up of a series of roads, bridges, and tunnels that connect the Portage Glacier area of the Chugach National Forest and the city of Whittier to other major highways, mainly the Seward Highway. Most of the highway travels through mainly rural areas just north of the Kenai Peninsula, with the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel passing under Maynard Mountain, part of the Chugach Mountain Range. Parts of the route were first constructed in the early 1900s, and the entire highway was completed on June 7, 2000, as part of the Whittier Access Project. As of 2012, the highway has not been extended or rerouted. The main portion of the highway traveling from the western terminus to the Begich, Boggs visitors center is designated as National Forest Highway 35 by the U.S. Forest Service.
ALASKA PORTAGE VALLEY DRIVE
A drive from the New Seward Highway to the Portage Glacier Visitor's Center through the Portage Valley. Recorded on June 12th 2016 with my Pilot Electronics Dash Cam purchased from Walmart.
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Portage Glacier Alaska
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Portage Glacier is a glacier on the Kenai Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska[1] and is included within the Chugach National Forest. It is located south of Portage Lake and 6 km (4 mi) west of Whittier.
Portage Glacier was a local name first recorded in 1898 by Thomas Corwin Mendenhall of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, so called because it is on a portage route between Prince William Sound and Turnagain Arm. Hundreds of years ago the glacier filled the entire Portage Valley, a distance of 14 miles (23 km), and was connected to what are now five separate glaciers.
Portage Glacier, Alaska
Video of Portage Glacier, Alaska, in June 2010. The glacier is approximately 45 minutes south of Anchorage. Beautiful scenery, including the icebergs, mountains and lake. Believe it or not, this video was taken at nearly 11:00 p.m. - note how light it is outside.
Byron Glacier
Early June (2015) went out on to hike/walk Byron Glacier next to Portage. Pretty easy and fun hike, although we didn't see much of a Glacier Cave as we had hoped to find. Went in the winter again and definitely saw a ice cave-ish dome, which we went under of course! Head out there if you're ever looking for a slightly easier trail!
Recommend: Easy/Beginner
Time: 30-35 Mins/Depending Pace
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At mile 79, Seward Highway (49 miles south of Anchorage), turn north onto Portage Valley Road. Travel 6 miles (past Begich, Boggs Visitor Center) to trailhead parking. Trail is closed to motorized vehicles all year.
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Hiking Portage Glacier Alaska
This journey led us through a 2 mile mountain tunnel where glaciers and natural run off waterfalls greeted us on the other side. We trekked up a 1.5 mile mountain pass which almost got us up close and personal with Portage Glacier and the rest we had to earn.
Alaska Portage Glacier - August 2010
The first glacier we were able to see up close...it looked close enough to hit with a rock but was actually 300 yards away!
Portage Glacier Alaska
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Alaska is truly one of the last great places on this planet! If ever you have the opportunity to experience it in person, JUST DO IT! You have to do it! You will be amazed beyond belief.
This video was shot in Southcentral Alaska around the Portage Glacier and Portage Valley area, right near the Wildlife Conservation Center along the Seward Highway.
The highway runs from Anchorage down to the Kenai Peninsula and makes a split to go to one of three destinations... 1) to Seward, Alaska 2) Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, and Ninilchik Alaska or to the tiny town of 3) Hope, Alaska. All three roads have full on beautiful scenery, as only Alaska can offer and Im sure that no matter which of the Road Less Traveled you take, you are sure to have a beautiful and great time!
ENJOY!
Road trip to Portage Glacier,Alaska (part 1)
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Alaska.org - Portage Glacier Cruise Alaska - Official Video
Just an hour south of Anchorage, you can take a one hour cruise right up to the face of a glacier that towers 300 feet over Portage Lake.
Portage Glacier Alaska 1996
Portage Glacier Alaska in 1996
Anchorage to Seward: Portage Glacier Cruise Tour
Cruise in comfort past 10-story-high Portage Glacier and see up and into the historic trade-route Portage Pass. This one-hour cruise is perfect for those who are in a hurry but still want a thrilling glacier-viewing experience.
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