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Juneau: Norris Glacier Helicopter and Dogsled Tour

TravelMorgan Stone GretherEra Helicopters LLC Alaska, Juneau, dog, dogsledding, helicopter, Era Flightseeing, glacier, Taku River, Norris Glacier, travel
Juneau: Norris Glacier Helicopter and Dogsled Tour

Just east of Juneau, Alaska, along Taku Inlet are a series of mighty glaciers. Era Flightseeing took me atop one, the Norris, via helicopter; once there dogsleds took me around the awe-inspiring glacial world. There was absolute silence except for the sound of the dogs. It felt otherworldly, or at least like Antartica.  I know John Carpenter filmed The Thing (a boyhood favorite of mine) in this area, so that makes sense.  

The folks at Era Flightseeing could not have been nicer or more professional; I never felt unsafe, but we still had a blast! I definitely recommend taking a trip with them when you're in the area.

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Alaska: Warm Lake near Twin Glaciers

In the summer of 2016 I visited Alaska, focusing on the areas around Juneau and Anchorage. It's a huge and lovely state, truly epic, and I cannot wait to return. For my first blog post about it, I thought we could take a look at the well-named Warm Lake (I figure its temperature was about 75 degrees Fahrenheit that day) near the equally well-named Twin Glaciers and Twin Glacier Lake, just off the Taku River, not too far from Juneau in southeast Alaska.

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Alaska: Warm Lake near Twin Glaciers