Glacier Bay National Park became the Nation's 50th. U.S. National Park on December 2, 1980. Today, it is home to one of ...

A s we joined the group at the railing of the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship to gaze upon the massive, mile-wide Johns Hopkins Glacier last October in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, we ...

John Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Further into the park, we had a full hour to marvel at Johns Hopkins Glacier, an imposing mass of ...

The John Hopkins Glacier Inlet looked as if it were a daycare for harbor seals. The inlet's icebergs play a role equivalent to delivery beds and cradles, in which mother seals give birth and ...

Visiting zoos and aquariums can make that connection to wild animals, but immersing oneself in their natural habitats in the vast and pristine wilderness is even better. That’s what we discov… ...

Ruby hoped to swing past the seal nursery on the icebergs near Johns Hopkins Glacier. Twice we attempt to advance up the coast; both times wind and waves beat us back. On Day 3, I throw in the towel.

It was a powerful reminder of the instability of the mountains in this part of Alaska and the risks that that instability creates. Just 10 miles away, the glacier ends in Johns Hopkins Inlet, a ...

Tam hoped to swing past the seal nursery on the icebergs near Johns Hopkins Glacier. Twice we attempt to advance up the coast; both times wind and waves beat us back. On Day 3, I throw in the towel.