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Girdwood [caption id="attachment_30808" align="alignright" width="199"] Woman prepares to go downhill skiing at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska February 2011.[/caption] Girdwood is a small Alaskan mountain town about 36 miles south of Anchorage. Unlike Anchorage, however, Girdwood strives to provide a small town vibe and takes pride in allowing guests to escape all the city hustle…

Iditarod Race Get ready for this once in a lifetime opportunity to view the beginning of “The Last Greatest Race on Earth,” the Alaska Iditarod. This race pits man and animal versus nature as they travel down 1,000 miles of the roughest and most beautiful terrain, encountering harsh mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate…

Alaska Native Heritage Center [caption id="attachment_30823" align="alignright" width="425"] Visitors enter the Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Village Site at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Native Heritage Center offers visitors a chance to learn about traditional and contemporary ways of Alaska Native cultures.(Model Release: Shena Jones)[/caption] The Alaska Native Heritage Center is…

Deluxe Dome Railcars [caption id="attachment_30855" align="alignright" width="425"] Photos Reinhard Pantke Skagway 227.jpg[/caption] Taking passengers on a 7-8 hour leisurely trip from Denali to Anchorage, or vice versa, the Deluxe Dome Railcar is the perfect way to comfortably travel through the wilderness of Alaska while still catching all the scenery. The company, owned by Carnival Cruise…

Tundra Wilderness Tour [caption id="attachment_30845" align="alignright" width="425"] Denali National Park, Alaska, bull caribou on the tundra near Teklanika River[/caption] Explore Denali National Park with a fully narrated tour in the comfort of a climate controlled vehicle with the Teklanika Tundra Wilderness Tour. This six to eight-hour tour will take you 50-60 miles into the park,…

Denali National Park [caption id="attachment_30884" align="alignright" width="425"] Matt Hage photo- Moose feeds in the lake at Mile 124 of the Denali Highway, Alaska.[/caption] The Denali National Park is home to 6 million acres of raw, mostly untouched Alaskan land situated between the cities of Anchorage and Fairbanks. The southern portion of the park is covered…

Cruise the Chena River [caption id="attachment_30831" align="alignright" width="425"] The Riverboat Discovery III cruises the Chena River and Tanana River on a tour out of Fairbanks, Alaska. The Discovery is a true sternwheeler; getting it's power from the large paddle wheel[/caption] Prepare yourself for a relaxing and informative journey down the Chena River with a Riverboat Discovery…

University of Alaska Museum [caption id="attachment_30868" align="alignright" width="250"] Photos Brian Adams Fairbanks 46a.jpg[/caption] Welcome to the only research and teaching museum in the whole state of Alaska where your group will have the chance to marvel at a 2,000-year spectrum of ancient and modern Alaskan art. This facility is known as the leader in northern…

Prince William Sound [caption id="attachment_30819" align="alignright" width="250"] Flight seeing tour of Prince William Sound in a helicopter with Alpine Air near Girdwood, Alaska August 2010.[/caption] Listen to the tempest of waves crashing against rocky cliffs, hear the seagulls and marine birds crying out along the coasts, spot caribou and moose on the shores as you…

Valdez [caption id="attachment_30887" align="alignright" width="425"] Photos Reinhard Pantke Valdez 79.jpg[/caption] Get ready to take in the breathtaking sites of wild Alaska as your group travels to Valdez, a destination popularly known for holding America’s most scenic roads as well as the infamous Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The 800-mile feat of architectural engineering that is the Trans-Alaska Pipeline…