Alaska's glaciers are disappearing. Hike these while you still can. Brad Japhe. Special to USA TODAY. ... Knik Glacier. Nestled into a broad mountain valley, the Knik is a 25-mile-long, ...

A bicyclist near the Knik Glacier on March 25. (David Canales) Access to the Knik Glacier and river is getting a little bit clearer. The state Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday ...

The Knik Glacier is located 50 miles northeast of Anchorage, ... Fullsize Fun In Alaska. A 4x4 Adventure To Knik Glacier. Michael Rudd Writer May 01, ... and herds of wild elephants along the trail.

Sione Lomu, 33, of Anchorage, has been out to Knik Glacier several times in both summer and this winter on his fat-tire bicycle. He acknowledged there's a "glacier fever" sweeping through the bike ...

Day 1- Knik Glacier. News. Reviews. Buyer's ... countless rockcrawling trails, you name it. One thing we have never done ... In Alaska though, there are an estimated 100,000 glaciers. Some of ...

The glacier has been retreating dramatically for the past century, and nowadays it isn’t visible from the nearby visitor center. It's still possible take a cruise or hike out to the glacier.

During the summer, chunks of Knik Glacier in southern Alaska calve into the lake below. In the winter, the icebergs freeze into the water's surface, creating smooth passage between the towers of ice.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Aircrew from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued a father and his daughter near Knik Glacier after their ...

The crash site was near Knik Glacier northeast of Anchorage. The helicopter was an Airbus AS350B3 owned by Soloy Helicopters of Wasilla, Alaska, the troopers said.