In honor of Alaska National Parks Day, we"re traveling to Kenai Fjords National Park—home of the awe-inspiring Exit Glacier, seen here. The park sits at the edge of the North Pacific Ocean where frequent winter storms dump the snow that feeds this land of ice. The Harding Icefield crowns the park with at least 38 flowing glaciers—one of which is Exit Glacier. Exit Glacier is known for being one of the most visited of Alaska"s glaciers, likely because it’s accessible via the Seward Highway. In mid-November, the road to the glacier closes to cars due to heavy snowfall, so visitors can only get there using snow-friendly transportation like dogsled or cross-country skis.
Wild and beautiful Alaska
Today in History
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A holiday beacon of light
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Happy Fat Tuesday!
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Let’s have a ball
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Books for children of all ages
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Wander the ancient medina
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Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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Snow on the temple
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
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New Year s Day
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Sharp-dressed bug
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Corfe gets creepy
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National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
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Lace up your hiking boots for Mountain Day
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Panda Day
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World Architecture Day
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Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
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The National Museum of the American Indian
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Keep shining
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Pride 2025
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Patriot Day
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Enter the magical world of Livraria Lello
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales