GLACIER VIEW — Matanuska Glacier is the most user-friendly glacier in Alaska — one of few major ice sheets in the world that visitors can drive to and explore on foot. The glacier sits along a scenic ...

The mighty Matanuska Glacier is located about 95 miles northeast of Anchorage along the scenic Glenn Highway, and is the largest glacier in Alaska accessible by car. It's also one of the oldest ...

SUTTON -- Our group of eight newbie ice hikers made its way up, then down, a short incline under the direction of MICA Guides leader Ben Burrell, who, I'm sure, tried not to laugh as we clomped and ...

I had less than eight hours before my flight and I wanted to hike Matanuska Glacier, a two-and-a-half-hour drive each way from the Anchorage airport. It had been a fun weekend visiting friends, seeing ...

A large landslide has transformed a mountainside near the Matanuska Glacier. Locals noticed the landslide in mid-February. It left a black streak of rock and debris on the unnamed mountain at least a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman has died in an avalanche near Matanuska Glacier, between Palmer and Glennallen, authorities said. Alaska State Troopers said in a statement that Erin Lee, 40, of ...

Matanuska Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska accessible by car, is not your typical glacier. It is 100 miles northeast of Anchorage, and ice climbers and hikers often traverse its icy peaks and ...