

^ "Utah hiker saves Anchorage man drowning in frigid Portage Lake".^ "Anchorage Daily News: "Crust Skiing on Portage Lake" ".^ "Alaska Performance Backcountry Skiing: Crust Skiing 101 : Popular Crust Skiing Spots Near Anchorage".^ "Anchorage Daily News, "In order to ride on the ice, cyclists add studs to their tires for traction" ".A Little Gem on the Banks of the River Dordogne in Port-Sainte-Foy.

^ "Anchorage Daily News, "Snowkiting on Portage Lake" ". Find hotels in Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Ponchapt and explore top accommodation in. Enchanting in every season, it is a region that offers beauty and tranquility all year round.^ "United States Geological Survey (USGS), "A Century of Retreat at Portage Glacier, South-Central Alaska" ".^ " "Anchorage Daily News article, "Man presumed dead after trying to retrieve canoe in Portage Lake" ". France Driving Distance Calculator to calculate driving distance between cities, towns or villages in France and Mileage Calculator, Distance Chart, Distance Map.One man dead after attempting to retrieve a canoe. Utah resident Levi Matheson Taylor saved an Anchorage resident from drowning after he attempted to swim 75 feet (23 m) to a gravel bar. Its low temperature year-round makes Portage Lake a potentially dangerous locale for swimming or other water activities. Skiers must take appropriate precautions near Portage Glacier, as the constant movement of the glacier's calving face breaks up even thick lake ice and can create patches of open water or unstable ice near the glacier's face, even in midwinter. The "crust skiing" season of mid spring is especially prized by skiers. Recreational boating in the lake was illegal in the past, due to rolling icebergs and the calving face of Portage Glacier at the far end of the lake, but is now legal, though proper precautions must be taken for the challenging conditions.ĭuring winter and spring, the lake is a popular destination for cross-country skiing, kite skiing, mountain biking, skating, snowshoe running, and hiking. ) Portage Glacier Cruises operates a short glacier cruise, which takes visitors near the face of the glacier. (The Center was named after Congressmen Nick Begich and Hale Boggs, who were killed in a 1972 plane crash. Centered on the town of Sarlat and the river Dordogne, this is the classic Dordogne, with its limestone cliffs, castles (such as Beynac or Castelnaud) and picturesque villages such as Domme and Laroque Gageac, and also its world-famous caves with their stalagmites and stalactites, and in several cases prehistoric paintings. The name Dordogne has been derived from the ancient pre-Celtic term Duranius, which means water. The western shore of Portage Lake is easily accessed via a large parking lot at the lakeside Begich, Boggs Visitor Center, just off the Portage Glacier Highway. Referred to as La Dordogne in French, the Dordogne River is a 300.2 miles-long river that flows in the south-central and southwestern parts of France. Cross-country skiers enjoy the spring "crust" skiing on Portage Lake
