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 early spring in Seward by PA2AKgirlLeave a Comment Address: Seward, AlaskaDirections: From Anchorage, take the Seward Highway to Seward
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 Native home at the Heritage
Center by sue&geneLeave a Comment Address: 8800 Heritage Center Drive: Anchorage, AK 99506Phone: (907) 330-8000Directions: The Center is located in northeast Anchorage, next to Bartlett High School. Just a short drive from downtown, the Center is surrounded by the majestic Chugach Mountains.Website: http://www.alaskanative.net/
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 by PA2AKgirlLeave a Comment Address: all over AlaskaDirections: same as above
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Glacier by sue&geneLeave a Comment Directions: Exit Glacier is off Highway 9 just north of Seward. Worthington Glacier is just off Highway 4 just east of Valdez.Website: www.alaska.com
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It would be ridiculous to write a new tip for each glacier in this state. There are so many! So, here is one basic tip and more pictures will be added to it through the course of our stay here. If you come up to Alaska on your own or with a group, chances are, you’ll see one (or many). Mendenhall Glacier is near downtown Juneau and the one I hear most people visit. Portage Glacier is a short drive south of Anchorage and in the winter, we saw people skiing, hiking and playing near it. Matanuska Glacier is located right off the Glenn Highway between Anchorage and Glennallen…and holds the title of being the largest glacier accessible by car in this state. This one also expands about 1 foot per day, which I find absolutely incredible. If you are on a boat and going through Glacier Bay, you’ll come across Muir Glacier…known for its calving (breaking) into the water. Here are 4 glaciers I thought of immediately, but there are countless more. If you look for a list of glaciers in this state, you’ll see quite a long one but those are just the ones that are named! Definitely try to see one and get out onto the ice if it’s possible (like with Matanuska Glacier)…it’s a pretty unique experience. Leave a Comment Address: All over the place in AlaskaDirections: Find a huge area of ice that doesn't melt, it might just be one;-) Locations mentioned above.
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Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, this narrow gauge railroad is an interational Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
We experienced the breathtaking panorama of glaciers,mountains,waterfalls,tunnels gorges, tresles and historic sites from the comfort of vintage parlor cars.
Refreshements are included in the price of your ticket. Leave a Comment Address: Skagway. Alaska
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Located about 70 miles from Anchorage. Hope was a mining camp for Resurrection Creek in the old times. The world famous Resurrection trail starts here and ends in Cooper Landing.
This small town looks like a big open air museum, locals have moved to these old buildings to keep them up. There are fishing and hiking possibilities in the area including 200 miles of trails in the Chugach National Forest with campgrounds and cabins.
There was a nice campground also in town at the end of the road with a fascinating view to the other side. If I could choose i would stay there next time no doubt. Leave a Comment
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 Courtesy of NPS website by sue&geneLeave a Comment Address: P.O.Box 439, Copper Center, Ak 9573Phone: 907-822-5234Directions: Mile 106.8 Richardson Hwy. (Highway 4)Website: WWW.NPS.GOV/WRST
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Denali National Park and Preserve is probably the most famous of the National Parks and sites in Alaska. Its location makes it pretty easy to get to on the Parks Highway, not incredibly far from Fairbanks or Anchorage. In the summer, you can drive yourself up to mile 14 or something and then have to take a bus through the rest of it. I’m glad they did that—the traffic situation would have been out of control and create so much pollution within the park. During the off season, you can drive yourself up to mile 30 or so and with a permit, maybe to the end of the road. This of course is if the weather cooperates and allows for the road to remain open.
Have patience. The first time we visited, in the fall, we saw only a squirrel. The return trip, in the spring, was much more eventful. We saw a wolf, some caribou, moose, a ptarmigan and a snowshoe hare. Even less people this time around since the road had just reopened.
Mt. McKinley is here…also known as Denali and what I’ve called it in the past. On a clear day, the view is incredible but when it’s cloudy, you probably won’t see it. Leave a Comment Address: Off the Parks HighwayDirections: Located between Fairbanks (124 miles) and Anchorage (237 miles), near HealyWebsite: www.nps.gov/dena
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 winter sunset in Anchorage by PA2AKgirlLeave a Comment Address: AnchorageDirections: Southcentral Alaska
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