Alaska Guide
The big Alaska days
Long drives, glaciers, and the mountain — when it shows.
The big Alaska days
- Whittier · Prince William SoundA day in WhittierA one-lane tunnel through a mountain into a small port town on Prince William Sound.Read guide →
Girdwood · Turnagain ArmGirdwood and AlyeskaA genuine flexible destination at the foot of a mountain resort, not just the first stop on the drive south.Read guide →
Turnagain Arm · Scenic Drive CorridorThe Turnagain Arm / Seward Highway driveOne of Alaska's strongest scenic drives on its own terms — a federally designated All-American Road along Turnagain Arm.Read guide →- Hope · Turnagain ArmHope, across Turnagain ArmA small former gold-rush town on the quiet side of Turnagain Arm — a slower destination, not a headline attraction.Read guide →
Byron Glacier · Portage ValleyByron GlacierOne of the easiest real glacier-valley walks in Portage Valley — no reservation, no tour, just a short creekside trail into a dramatic view.Read guide →- Portage Valley · Turnagain ArmPortage Glacier and the Valley Around ItThe free, flexible version of Portage — the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center and the valley itself — with the boat cruise offered as an upgrade, not the default.Read guide →
Portage Valley · Wildlife ViewingAlaska Wildlife Conservation CenterA wildlife and conservation center along the Placer River near Portage — a dependable way to see Alaska animals up close without counting on a roadside sighting.Read guide →
Seward · Kenai PeninsulaSeward — Gateway and Harbor TownWhere mountains, ice, and ocean meet — a working harbor town with strong fishing and Kenai Fjords National Park right there.Read guide →
Exit Glacier · Kenai FjordsExit GlacierThe easiest way to see a glacier up close near Seward without a boat — a well-built path from the Nature Center, with a much more serious icefield hike also starting from the same trailhead.Read guide →
Talkeetna · Parks HighwayA day in TalkeetnaA character-heavy river town with some of the best unobstructed Denali views in the state — when the mountain is out.Read guide →
Denali National Park · Parks HighwayDenali National Park, from SouthcentralA real destination in its own right — the tundra, wilderness, and Park Road experience, not a substitute for seeing the mountain.Read guide →- Matanuska Glacier · Glenn HighwayMatanuska Glacier, up closeMost Alaska glaciers you see from a boat, a plane, or a distance in the mountains. This one you can get genuinely close to.Read guide →
- Palmer · Mat-Su ValleyPalmer — the Valley's junction and its own destinationThe farm end of the Mat-Su Valley, going back to the 1935 Matanuska Colony — a real crossroads and a real place in its own right.Read guide →
- Knik Glacier · Mat-Su Valley BackcountryKnik Glacier — remote, and worth planning forClose to the Valley on the map, but there is no ordinary road to the glacier face. Getting there is part of the experience.Read guide →
Where these days happen
The big Alaska days, on the map
Highlighted below. Both Cozihaus bases stay on the map so you can see which one each day runs easier from.
Approximate areas, drawn for direction rather than to scale. Exact addresses are shared once a stay is confirmed.
- Cozihaus on Blodgett LakeA natural base for Valley and northbound exploring — Hatcher Pass, Palmer, Talkeetna, and beyond.
- Cozihaus in SpenardA natural base for Anchorage and Turnagain Arm — city experiences, the Chugach, Girdwood, Portage, and Whittier.
What this stay reaches
- Anchorage
- Girdwood
- Portage
- Whittier
- Hope
- Seward
- Cooper Landing
- Soldotna
- Homer
- Denali National Park
- Denali State Park
- Talkeetna
- Hatcher Pass
- Wasilla
- Palmer
- Knik Glacier area
- Matanuska Glacier
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