Whittier & Valdez
Whittier, Alaska The area that is today’s Whittier, Alaska has been traveled through for centuries as a shortcut from Prince William Sound to the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet and Alaska’s interior. As...
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Kenai Fjords National Park
Located on the Kenai Peninsula, the landscape of Kenai Fjords National Park has been carved by glaciers for thousands of years. As the glaciers receded after the last Ice Age, they left behind deep,...
Homer & Seward
Homer, Alaska Located on the southwestern Kenai Peninsula on the north shore of Kachemak Bay, Homer is known as the “Halibut Capital of the World” and people travel here from all over the globe...
Kenai Peninsula
Soldotna, Alaska Soldotna is a city on the Kenai Peninsula known for its world-class fishing, particularly for sockeye salmon on the Kenai River. The city is located along the mighty Kenai River about 10 miles east...
Anchorage, Alaska
Located on the upper shores of the Cook Inlet, Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city with a population of about 288,000 people. More than half of the state’s population lives in Anchorage. The city sits...
Denali National Park
In 1906, a man by the name of Charles Sheldon came to what is now Denali National Park and Preserve to study the little-known Dall sheep. He was awed by the rugged landscape, but...
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line of latitude at approximately 66°33′ north of the equator, marking the southern limit of the Arctic region. It’s significant because it delineates the area where, for at least...
Fairbanks, Alaska
In 1901, E.T. Barnette established a trading post on the Chena River to sell supplies to miners heading to the goldfields. The discovery of gold near Barnette’s post led to the influx of people...
Alaska Highway
The Alaska Highway was the engineering marvel of World War II and has often been described as the largest and most difficult construction project since the Panama Canal. The building of the highway took...
Jasper National Park – Canada
At more than 2.7 million acres, Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. Originally created in 1907 as the Jasper Park Forest Reserve, it was redesignated as Jasper National...
