Drive through Portage Valley to see Alaska's single most popular attraction-Portage Glacier-or continue to Whittier to access the marine wonders of Prince William Sound. The Chugach Eskimos hunted and gathered in this area for thousands of years. They, the Denai'na Indians, and Russian fur traders also used Portage Valley to travel between Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. Turn-of-the-century prospectors dropped off at the head of Passage Canal dragged their supplies over the pass en route to Kenai gold fields. During WWII, the army built a railroad tunnel to Whittier, and it was opened to car traffic in 2000. It's a good hour's drive from Anchorage down the Turnagain Arm to Portage Valley, and the entire drive can take about a half day or longer.
Album: Moose Flats (Mile 1.2)
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Album: Explorer Glacier Stop (Mile 2.4)
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Album: Black Bear Campground (Mile 3.7)
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Album: Williwaw Campground (Mile 4.3)
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Album: Begich Boggs Visitor Center (Mile 5.2)
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Album: Portage Lake (Mile 5.2)
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Album: Bear Valley Viewing Area (Mile 6.7)
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Album: Whittier Tunnel (Mile 7.1)
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Album: Whittier (Mile 11.1)
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Album: Byron Glacier Trail (1.2 miles down turnoff)
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Album: Portage Dock - MV Ptarmigan Cruise (1.5 miles down turnoff)
