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Plan a boating trip to Glacier Bay, part of the UNESCO World Heritage system. Hundreds of boaters cruise Glacier Bay each year. You could be one of them!

Due to its location on the Inside Passage and the relative ease with which cruise ships can enter Glacier Bay, this has become the most visited of Alaska's national park.

The geology in this park is active. Under the surface, plates are converging and on the surface there is glacial movement. The glaciers are diminishing, though.

Glacier Bay is a highlight of any trip to southeast Alaska. The forces of nature are clearly evident in the many glaciers that calve dramatically into the sea.

Alaska cruises offer families with children a number of shore excursion opportunities, from a lumberjack show for small children to ziplining adventures for teenagers.

There are thousands of glaciers in Alaska, but not all can be easily viewed. The following glaciers are easy to reach and provide impressive views of the rivers of ice.

John Muir turned his love for nature and wild places into his life's calling. After meeting with Muir, Theodore Roosevelt named several areas as National Parks.

Latest research paints a grim picture of receding glaciers, melting ice shelves, and dried-up rivers - leaving millions around the globe without water.

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Visit Alaska's "First City", starting point for boating through the Inside Passage to Glacier Bay.

You can go on a cheap cruise to Alaska if you follow these three simple tips.

Juneau is a regular stop on Alaskan cruises and there are a number of great shore excursions, from basic sightseeing tours to the adventurous dog-sledding on a glacier.

Here are a few things to do while waiting to get back out on the water. Boating resolutions for the New Year.

Marine recreational enthusiasts and visitors to the Alaska waterfront will find the Alaska Wilderness Guide a valuable and useful guide to the Great Land.

Alaska scores the highest with eight out of the top ten earthquakes, followed by Missouri and California.