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Vacation in Alaska
AK Vacation
Few destinations in the world offer the
breathtaking beauty and grandeur of Alaska. Boasting more active
glaciers than the rest of the inhabited world combined, the highest
mountain peak in North America, stunning whale watching, staggering
national parks, and much more - Alaska is geographical
marvel that visitors need to experience first-hand
to fully understand all this land offers.
Alaska
Cruises are one of the most popular ways to take in the visual
majesty
of the area. Alaska's Inside Passage is a region
of sparkling, pristine water, deep fjords, snow capped mountain tops,
and forest covered islands. This passage is the longest protected inland
waterway in the world -stretching over 1,000 miles, from Puget Sound in
Washington State all the way up to Skagway Alaska. This passage has been
carved by glaciers and blanketed with majestic hemlock and spruce. In
spring, wildflowers bloom along the passage and visitors can view migrating
whales. Autumn is ablaze with colorful fall foliage and bald eagles can
be viewed.
Denali National Park offers stunning natural beauty and is home
to the majestic Mt McKinley, the highest peak in North America. This
national park is also one of North America's best places to view wildlife.
Imposing grizzly bears can be seen foraging throughout the park, along
with moose, caribou and sheep. 37 mammal species have been recorded in
the park - including fox, wolverine, weasel, lynx, snowshoe hare, beaver,
hoary marmot, ground squirrel, red squirrel, porcupine, shrew, and lemming.
Birds are also abundant, with 156 species recorded at Denali.
Many thriving and vibrant port cities can be found along Alaska's
magnificent shores. Anchorage is a popular, cosmopolitan city
that has not lost touch with its wilderness roots. It is a town of distinct
visuals and sounds that change with the seasons. Juneau, Alaska's state
capital and called by many the most scenic state capital in America, greets
visitors with its stunning nautral beauty.
For fishing enthusiasts, Alaska
salmon fishing boasts some of the most incredible fishing
anywhere! The port city of Ketchikan is the salmon capital of
the world. The canneries are busy and the stream running under the rustic
bordewalk of Creek Street's is plentiful. Huge runs of Rainbow Trout,
Arctic Char, Halibut and many other challenging sport fish is also availble
to anglers.
For adventurous types - whether kayaking through a
sea of icebergs around the Kenai Fjords National Park coastline or witnessing
the breaching of a 40-ton humpback whale in Southeast Alaska - this
state is nearly impossible to pass up.
Beautiful and wildly bountiful. Distant,
rurally isolated and extremely expensive. Alaska is a traveler’s
dilemma. In the end, a visit to Alaska
will be worth the expense for an experience that will always be remembered.
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