Misty Fiords National Monument covers over 2 million acres of steep granite cliffs, waterfalls, and deep fjords in the Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan in far southeast Alaska. Much of it looks like a smaller-scale Yosemite dropped into a rainforest and flooded with seawater. Getting There There’s no road access. Nearly all visitors go from […]
The Chugach Mountains stretch roughly 250 miles across south-central Alaska, forming the rugged backdrop immediately east of Anchorage. Unlike Alaska’s more remote ranges, a large chunk of the Chugach is genuinely easy to reach for a day trip or afternoon hike. Getting There Chugach State Park, one of the largest state parks in the U.S.
Alaska’s extreme cold and long hours of low winter sun make it one of the best places in the country to see a family of atmospheric optical effects known as ice halos, including sun dogs, the 22-degree halo, and light pillars. These displays are sometimes described locally with informal nicknames, but they are well-documented, real
Anaktuvuk Pass is a remote Iñupiat village of roughly 300 residents, located in a wide mountain pass in the central Brooks Range, about 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle. It sits in a natural corridor surrounded by Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, one of the least-visited national parks in the country,
An Alaska cruise is the most popular way for first-time visitors to see the state’s coastline, and for good reason: it covers a lot of scenery (glaciers, fjords, wildlife, small ports) without the logistics of arranging your own transportation between remote towns. Types of Itineraries Most Alaska cruises fall into two categories. Round-trip Inside Passage
