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Hiking the Mint-Bomber Traverse in Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains Updated December 2024, Hiking the Mint-Bomber Traverse was originally written in July 2018 The Mint-Bomber Traverse trek is an Alaskan stunner and has all the trimmings of an epic hike, but be warned it comes with its dangers including steep, loose boulder & scree slopes, and glacier crossings. It isn’t […]
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One Week Kenai Peninsula Road Trip Updated November 2024, One Week in Alaska: Kenai Peninsula Road Trip was originally written in July 2017 This road trip takes in the best of southcentral Alaska. The journey will take you to the highlights of the Kenai Peninsula in one week including Whittier, Seward, Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, Homer and
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How To Visit Gates of the Arctic National Park Updated November 2024, How To Visit Gates of the Arctic National Park was originally published in January 2021 With no roads or even maintained trails leading in, Gates of the Arctic National Park is pure, unadulterated wilderness. Whether you opt to fly into Circle Lake and
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The Best Places to see the Northern Lights in Alaska Updated November 2024, Best Places to see the Northern Lights in Alaska was originally written in January 2020 For many people, seeing the northern lights is a major bucketlist item. They’re elusive, require (usually expensive) travel to far northern latitudes (and southern too!), and difficult to
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How to get to the Mendenhall Ice Caves Updated November 2024, How to get to Mendenhall Ice Caves was originally written in February 2016 Hands down one of the most magical things I’ve done in the world? Joining the ice worms under the surreal, icy blue world of a glacier. The network of cerulean ice caves
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One Week in Alaska Road Trip: Anchorage to Fairbanks Updated November 2024, One Week in Alaska Road Trip: Anchorage to Fairbanks originally written in July 2017 Taking you from Anchorage to Fairbanks this road trip itinerary gives you a pretty good sampling of what the 49th state has to offer if you only have one week in
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Take the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop Train in Alaska Updated November 2024, Visit Spencer Glacier on the Whistle Stop Train was originally written in June 2017 You probably ended up here because you were looking to visit Spencer Glacier, but the tours to Spencer Glacier are, let’s face it, pretty expensive. Not to worry, there’s good news
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A Guide to the Denali Highway, an Epic Alaska Road Trip Updated November 2024, A Guide To The Denali Highway was originally written in June 2019 This 134 mile road trip will take you across a little-traveled road that traverses interior Alaska between Paxson and Cantwell. Almost entirely dirt road the Denali Highway will take you
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Girdwood Travel Guide + 5 Things to do in Girdwood Updated November 2024, Girdwood Travel Guide + 5 Things to do in Girdwood was originally written in February 2020 This coastal ski town with hippy vibes set in a picturesque valley just an hour’s drive south of Anchorage is a favorite getaway for locals and tourists alike. Whether
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Visiting Byron Glacier, Alaska Updated November 2024, Visiting Byron Glacier, Alaska was originally written in February 2020 Byron Glacier is one of the easiest to access glaciers in the Anchorage vicinity, about an hour and 10 minutes drive south of Anchorage, not far beyond the beautiful town of Girdwood. A viewpoint for the glacier is accessible from the Byron
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