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Mount St. Elias, Alaska (Valentin Sommer/courtesy, NPS)

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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park		Hotels
Kachemak Bay State Park		Hotels
Kenai Fjords National Park		Hotels
Valdez-Cordova		Hotels
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge		Hotels
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve		Hotels
Homer		Hotels

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Alaska Overview

As a child, when my family traveled outside Alaska for vacations, I often met other children who asked, "Wow, you live in Alaska? What's it like?" I never did well with that question. To me, the place I was visiting was far simpler and easier to describe than the one I was from. The Lower 48 seemed a fairly homogeneous land of freeways and fast food, a well-mapped network of established places. Alaska, on the other hand, wasn't even completely explored. Natural forces of vast scale and subtlety were still shaping the land in their own way, inscribing a different story on each of an infinite number of unexpected places. Each region, whether populated or not, was unique far beyond my ability to explain. Alaska was so large and new, so unconquered and exquisitely real, as to defy summation. Read More

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Hot Water
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Chena Hot Springs Resort, Fairbanks, Alaska
Ice Capades
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A seven-day trip aboard a U.S. icebreaker proves at least one thing about global warming: Things are getting very strange in the great white North.
Unearned Turns
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Six downhill ski escapes with no crowds or chairlifts—and no hiking

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Alaska & Yukon Cycling - The Great Alaska Highway Ride
Pedalers Pub & Grille
from $3795, 25 days
The Great Alaska Highway Ride, presents the best of this famed highway (formerly known as the Al-Can). We'll be starting at Milepost 0 in Dawson...
Alaska National Park Safari
Great Alaska Adventure Lodge
from $5250, 10 days
Visit three National Parks with each evening spent at an award-winning lodge or a permanent backcountry camp. Enjoy 3 days in Denali (including a...
Alaska Adventure - Inside Passage Safari Cruise by Sail
Maple Leaf Adventures
from $4800, 12 days
Southeast Alaska breathes majesty with every breath. It is a pristine wilderness of fjords, islands, rivers, and tidewater glaciers. Visit historic...
Alaska Hike & Kayak
World Expeditions
from $4350, 12 days
Imagine a breathtaking flight into a remote untouched wilderness with the promise of ten days pure solitude and adventure! The rugged mountains of...
Winterlake Lodge Culinary Weekend
Within the Wild
from $2070, 2-3 days
The Winterlake Lodge lies 198 trail miles northwest of Anchorage along Alaska's historic Iditarod Trail. The lodge sits on 15 acres overlooking...

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Attractions

Alaska Discovery

Juneau, Alaska

Description: Alaska Discovery offers overnight sea kayaking expeditions in Glacier Bay National Park and leads... Read More

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Bartlett River Trail

Bartlett Cove
Bartlett Cove , Alaska

Description: This lovely and easy walk, relatively level, leads directly from Bartlett Cove to Bartlett River through lush forests. More ambitious hikers can extend the walk into a longer, more challenging hike. ... Read More

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Woodwind Adventures

Glacier Bay
PO Box 47
Gustavus, Alaska 99826

Description: Woodwind Adventures offers whale-watching tours in Icy Strait and Glacier Bay. Humpback whales are... Read More

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