For many people, being near or out on water is at once deeply soothing and thrilling. If that’s true for you, Southcentral Alaska has world-class water adventure opportunities for every ability level.

Facing Waves host Ken Whiting is exploring Juneau, Alaska by foot and sea kayak. In this segment, Ken explores the local hiking trails and the town of Juneau by foot before meeting up with guides from ...

We love Chilkoot Lake State Park and spend lots of time here, but a really special way to experience both the beauty of the lake and the wildlife is by doing a guided kayaking tour on Chilkoot Lake.

The four of us were about to embark on a five-day adventure, paddling 57 miles in nearly constant rain through Columbia Bay and Prince William Sound to the Port of Valdez. The trip, organized by ...

The wrinkled Blackstone Glacier absorbs every color of the spectrum except blue, so the crevasses are a brilliant, Gatorade-like aquamarine. Megan Gambino Foamy salt water sloshes up onto the little ...

Nestled between mountains and water, Haines, Alaska is a historic small town filled with scenic beauty, wildlife, and outdoor ...

Hopping an Alaska cruise from San Francisco can easily be the start of a dream vacation. Instead of the beaches and tropics found by Caribbean cruises, your days at sea here are filled with ...

WINDFALL HARBOR, Alaska - Last summer, my boyfriend Bjorn and I went for a three-day sun-drenched kayak trip at Admiralty Island's Windfall Harbor. We squinted into the merciless horizon to see an ...

VALDEZ, Alaska - We're standing in a field of rocks in a dense fog, surrounded by icebergs stranded at low tide. This is the terminal moraine of Alaska's Columbia Glacier - the rocky debris that was ...