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Alaska Guide

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Chitina: Bald Eagles, Fish Wheels on the Copper River

Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to see one bald eagle in the wild. But what about 5? Or 10? All at once? That’s the magic ...

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The Strenuous Hike Up Rendezvous Peak, above Anchorage, Alaska

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Hiking to Eagle and Symphony Lakes, near Anchorage

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Turnagain Arm, Seward Highway: View from Windy Corner

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Hike up Flattop Mountain, overlooking Anchorage

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Portage Glacier Road, and the Tunnel to Whittier

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A look at Anchorage from Woronzof Point, ANC Airport

Before you check in at Anchorage International Airport, you can take one look back at the city from Woronzof Point, near the ...

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Hiking to Eagle and Symphony Lakes, near Anchorage

The Eagle River area, just north of Anchorage, has some of the best hikes in Alaska. And I don’t think ...

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Reflections Lake Trail, near Anchorage

Looking for a short hike with beautiful views, and a good possibility of wildlife sightings? If you’re near Palmer, Wasilla, ...

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A Visit to Talkeetna, Alaska, and the Talkeetna Museum

For a taste of the turn-of-the-20th-century Alaskan frontier, take a drive off the main road and out to Talkeetna, Alaska. ...

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Denali National Park Bus Ride to Eielson, Brown Bear Sighting

A school bus is waiting to take you on the field trip of a lifetime, in the middle of Alaska. ...

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Midnight Sunset along Parks Highway, Healy

Seeing a rainbow around 11 o’clock at night is an amazing experience. Watching a spectacular sunset around midnight is pretty ...

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Driving the Denali Highway, Alaska Route 8

Can you handle a drive that takes you more than a hundred miles on a dirt road, into the wild ...

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Shoup Bay Trail, the Hike to the Beach, Valdez

Whether you have just a short amount of time, or an entire day or more, there’s one trail in Valdez ...

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Old Valdez, Alaska Townsite

The city of Valdez isn’t where it used to be. The entire town had to relocate, following the devastating 1964 ...

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Hiking the John Hunter Memorial Trail, Valdez

You can see Valdez from a different angle, hike a nice trail, and check out the southern end of Alaska’s ...

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Hiking the Mineral Creek Trail, Valdez

Valdez offers several great hiking trails, most of which begin just a few minutes from downtown. I’d argue that the ...

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Exploring Downtown Valdez, Alaska

Just getting to Valdez is no easy task. It is a long way from anywhere, isolated by mountains from the ...

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The Road to Valdez, Alaska: Thompson Pass, Richardson Highway

Driving to Valdez? You’ll need to make a long journey on a remote highway, that crosses the snowiest place in ...

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Downtown Chitina, Alaska

At most national parks, the town that’s just outside the main entrance is a booming place, filled with hotels, gift ...

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Chitina: Bald Eagles, Fish Wheels on the Copper River

Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to see one bald eagle in the wild. But what about 5? Or 10? All ...

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Driving the Glenn Highway, Matanuska Valley

Almost any road in Alaska could qualify as a scenic byway, but the Glenn Highway stands out. It’s about 180 ...

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Sunset from Mount Baldy Trailhead over Anchorage

When I drove up Skyline Drive to hike Mount Baldy, I was impressed with the view from the trailhead parking ...

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Portage Pass Trail, hike to Portage Glacier, Whittier

One of the best reasons to pay for a trip through the tunnel to Whittier is to hike the Portage ...

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Exploring Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska is a strange and wonderful place. It’s a town where nearly everyone lives in one building. It’s a ...

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Portage Glacier Road, and the Tunnel to Whittier

A very pretty corner of Alaska can only be accessed in a unique way. If you want to go to ...

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Exit Glacier: Kenai Fjords National Park

A visit to Seward isn’t complete without a drive into Kenai Fjords National Park. Just one road enters the park, ...

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Hiking Tonsina Trail towards Lowell Point, Seward

Just outside of Seward, there’s a great trail that can offer a couple of hours of hiking, or an adventure ...

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Seward: Kenai Fjords Scenic Cruise

Kenai Fjords National Park is mostly unreachable by car or by foot — with the exception of the Exit Glacier ...

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A Visit to Hope, Alaska

You will be very familiar with one side of Turnagain Arm during your visit to Alaska. The Seward Highway runs ...

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Mount Baldy & Blacktail hike above Eagle River, Anchorage

When Anchorageites want to climb a mountain, they have their choice of several great trails, all of which lead to ...

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Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Westchester Lagoon at Sunset

Westchester Lagoon probably isn’t on the short list of tourist attractions in Anchorage, but it is a nice little pond ...

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Turnagain Arm, Seward Highway: View from Windy Corner

One of America’s most stunning scenic highways provides the southbound route out of Anchorage. As you take the Seward Highway ...

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Alyeska Resort Tram Ride

There are several good reasons to pay a visit to the Alyeska Resort, even if you’re not spending the night. ...

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Winner Creek Trail at Alyeska Resort

Winner Creek Trail is probably one of the most popular trails in Alaska. Or at least, it was on the ...

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Virgin Creek Falls, Girdwood, Alaska

A very short hike allows you to check out a nice waterfall in Girdwood, Alaska. Upper Virgin Creek Falls is ...

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The Strenuous Hike Up Rendezvous Peak, above Anchorage, Alaska

For my final adventure in Alaska, I wanted to do something especially remarkable. It was just a few hours until ...

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Independence Mine State Historical Site, Alaska

What’s not to love about a visit to Independence Mine? You get to drive up to (or at least, near) ...

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Sutton, Alaska: Alpine Historical Park

About an hour away from Anchorage, you can stop along the Glenn Highway for a history lesson. The remnants of ...

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Driving the Glenn Highway National Scenic Byway, Matanuska Glacier and Lion’s Head

Driving the Glenn Highway is like driving through Alaska’s postcards. You’ll see one scene after another along this road, that ...

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Gakona, Alaska: A Night in an authentic Roadhouse, near Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Want an unforgettable Alaskan experience? Curious what it was like to travel the state 50, 75, even 100 years ago? ...

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Driving the eastern end of the Denali Highway, to Maclaren Pass

Just when you think your driving adventure in Alaska can’t get any more remote or lonely, you come upon a ...

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The End of the Alaska Highway: Delta Junction

Anyone who enjoys taking a road trip has, no doubt, thought about the ultimate drive… the drive to Alaska. The ...

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Big Delta State Historical Park, Richardson Highway, Alaska

The drive down the Richardson Highway is a long one, so it makes sense to stop and experience some of ...

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Driving the Richardson Highway, Fairbanks to Gakona

Headed south from Fairbanks, the Richardson Highway gets more beautiful, the further you drive. You’re truly out in the wilderness ...

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Knotty and Nice: Visiting Santa at North Pole, Alaska, and then the Knotty Shop

Want to visit Santa at the actual North Pole? Forget about it! The security screenings are ridiculous. And unless you ...

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Watching Wildlife at Creamer’s Field, Fairbanks

As my day in the Fairbanks area came to an end, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to check ...

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Getting Up Close to the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline

You can’t visit Alaska without realizing the magnitude of importance of oil in this state. It’s a primary driver of ...

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Angel Rocks Trail near Fairbanks, Alaska

You could never finish hiking all the trails that Alaska has to offer. But, if you find yourself in Fairbanks, ...

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Fairbanks, Alaska: Downtown and Visitor Center

Fairbanks might be the second biggest city in Alaska, but don’t think for a minute that it’s a metropolis. This ...

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Skinny Dick’s Halfway Inn. Yes. That’s what it’s called.

My sense of humor is rather sophisticated, or at least, I’d like to think so. But I still have a ...

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Jan 23, 2016

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Nenana, Alaska: Where the Ice Melts

Between Denali National Park and Fairbanks, there’s just one town that’s probably big enough to justify a brief stop. And ...

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Hiking the Highway: An Hour Alone on Denali’s Scenic Park Road

Driving in Denali is one thing. Riding a shuttle bus is another. But there’s another way to experience Denali’s scenic ...

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Eielson Visitor Center, Denali National Park

At mile 66 on Denali’s park road, Eielson Visitor Center provides a worthwhile destination for shuttle bus passengers. On a ...

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School Bus Shuttle Tour of Denali National Park – to Eielson Visitor Center

Denali National Park is an extraordinary place, but the casual visitor wouldn’t get to appreciate most of it, if it ...

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Denali National Park’s Scenic Highway (The Part You Can Drive)

Denali National Park’s scenic highway is one of the most beautiful roads you’ll probably never drive. It plunges 92 miles ...

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Denali National Park’s Entrance, “The Canyon”, and Healy, Alaska

Sometimes when life gives you rain, it also gives you rainbows. And when it gives you nearly 400 miles of ...

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Cantwell, Alaska and the Igloo

A giant, four-story igloo-shaped hotel in the shadow of Denali. It seems like a brilliant idea. Who wouldn’t want to ...

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Trapper Creek, Alaska and the drive north to Denali National Park

To see several of Alaska’s most notable attractions, it’s almost inevitable. You’ll have a day, or two, or more, that ...

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Jan 23, 2016

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Exit Glacier and Harding Icefield Trail, Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park is immense. It covers an area of more than a thousand square miles (by comparison, the ...

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