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Portage Lake (Alaska)
Portage Lake is a glacial lake in the Chugach National Forest of Alaska. It sits in a long, heavily glaciated valley, and abuts the calving face of Portage Glacier at its southern end. The lake has only become visible since approximately 1914, with the rapid retreat of Portage Glacier. Access and recreation The western shore of Portage Lake is easily accessed via a large parking lot at the lakeside Begich Boggs Visitor Center, just off the Portage Glacier Highway. Portage Glacier Cruises operates a short glacier cruise, which takes visitors near the face of the glacier. Recreational boating in the lake was illegal in the past, due to rolling icebergs and the calving face of Portage Glacier at the far end of the lake, but is now legal, though proper precautions must be taken for the challenging conditions. During winter and spring, the lake is a popular destination for cross-country skiing, kite skiing, mountain biking, skating, snowshoe running, and hiking Hiking is a long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bard Peak (Alaska)
Bard Peak is a mountain summit located in the Kenai Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, southwest of Whittier, Alaska, at the isthmus of the Kenai Peninsula, where the Kenai Mountains meet the Chugach Mountains. Although modest in elevation, Topographic relief, relief is significant since the eastern aspect of the mountain rises up from the western sea-level Arm (geography), arms of Prince William Sound. Bard Peak is often seen and photographed with ''Shakespeare Shoulder'', a sub-summit, because they are in the background behind Portage Lake (Alaska), Portage Lake, a popular tourist and recreation destination. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Geological Survey, although it was misspelled ''Baird'' on their map. The peak's name honors bards Robert Burns, The Bard of Ayrshire, and William Shakespeare, known as The Bard of Avon, (or in England, simply The Bard). Climate Based on the Kö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
