The name Alaska in Aleut means "The Great Country" and it is just that. It is a land of enormous proportions and overwhelming natural beauty – it truly is America’s Final Frontier. The 49th state is one-fifth the size of the continental United States - more than twice the size of Texas. In spite of its size, the population is less than a million, with half of them living in the city of Anchorage. Much of the state is made up of wild mountains, glaciers and rivers – all on a scale that is difficult to describe. Of all the states, Alaska has the most land, the tallest mountains, the longest coastline, the most rivers and lakes, the most glaciers, the most volcanoes, and the most earthquakes! It must also have the most revenue from oil - 85% of the State's revenue is from oil - there's no income tax, no sales tax.
We spent eleven days in Alaska, beginning and ending in Anchorage. Click on the links below to see what we did on each day. And remember - you can double-click on any picture to make it larger, and then return to the narrative using the back-arrow.
Day 1 - Columbia to Anchorage
Day 2 - Anchorage
Day 3 - Anchorage to Healy
Day 4 - Healy to Denali to Tangle River
Day 5: Tangle River toWrangell-St. Elias to McCarthy
Day 6: McCarthy to Valdez
Day 7: Valdez to Hope
Day 8: Hope to Kenai Fjords to Hope
Day 9: Hope to Anchorage
Day 10: Anchorage to Katmai
Day 11: Katmai to Anchorage to Columbia
Extra: Two videos of bears at Katmai National Park
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