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Sunset on Homer Spit

Kenai Peninsula Explorations

There are dozens of ways to explore the Kenai Peninsula. Sitting just south of Anchorage, this is potentially the most accessible, yet still wild, part of Alaska. It is a playground for both Alaskans and visitors alike. With one main road leading all the way down to the Homer Spit and a main leg of the Alaska Railroad leading to Seward, a traveler …
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Orca Point Lodge is a stop on Alaskan Dream cruises

Orca Point Lodge

Our cruise was with a company called Alaskan Dream. It is Alaskan owned by a family in Sitka that also conveniently owns a unique lodge called Orca Point. They have decided to incorporate a stop at this lodge on their Alaska cruises, and I believe that is the absolute correct decision! It was one of the highlights of our trip! Not only is it nice …
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Nugget Falls. It's a lot LOUDER and stronger than it looks!

Juneau What I Mean?

We learned a lot from our tour guide in Juneau, Alaska. His name was Archie, and he was hands down THE BEST guide we've ever encountered in all of our travels! A native Tlingit, he delivered the insight of a local with the wit of a stand-up comedian. Among the general information - population is 32,000 people, there are only 4.5 hours of …
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Relaxing in Seward

A Land of Surprises

One thing I was not exactly prepared for was the timing of autumn in Alaska. I knew that it was supposed to be chilly and wet for our trip, but extrapolating that to what that means for our travelers hit me upon my return. Whereas in the contiguous US, autumn starts mid-September or beginning of October (depending on your latitude), in Alaska, …
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Camping on the Nebesna Road

Van Life

We tried something that is particularly en vogue right now: camper van life. On Instagram, you'll see #vanlife just about everywhere. It's what all the cool kids are doing these days: quitting their jobs, buying a cool old Volkswagen Westfalia and hitting the road. And then they post photos on social media to make us all jealous. I'm …
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Root Glacier

Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Google "largest protected areas on earth". Wikipedia will tell you that this one is 18th largest on earth and most of the ones higher up on the list are marine reserves. For protected areas of land, Wrangell-St. Elias is the 5th largest. It's just massive in scale. It has the 2nd tallest icefall in the world - second only to the …
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Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

The Value of Flight Seeing

Flight seeing is almost mandatory when it comes to Alaska. Especially inland. There are only like 7 roads in Alaska and the state is gargantuan, so if you want to see stuff, you have to get up high.
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Negotiating the Seattle Airport

Travel with Baby

My husband and I have entered into an entirely new form of travel: travel with baby. Our 4:30 AM wakeup call for the flight to Anchorage was the first of the many rude awakenings we had on this trip. The reality of traveling with a 6-month-old required a drastic change in the way we normally do things. Gone were our plans to hike 15 miles a day in …
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A bear catching lunch

The Wildlife of Alaska

Alaska's animals will be the stars of the show during your visit! Several species of bears and moose dominate the landscape, while seals and seabirds inhabit the coastlines. Whale watching is a major attraction, and you may even get a lucky glimpse of playful sea otters. Prepare yourself for a WILD experience!
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Ready to explore the park

The Denali Road

Denali National Park is the first US national park that I visited where personal vehicle traffic is restricted, so visitors are required to ride on official buses to access the park along the main road.  And there is just one main road in Denali, so why not sit back and let someone else drive.  It was a nice experience to sit back and …
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Waterfalls & Whales of Alaska!

Continuing our love affair with Alaska, we are living vicariously through Adventure Lifer, Marissa, andthis short clip of her adventuresin Alaska. In mid-May, Marissa spent a week in the famous panhandle. Spreading her time between hiking to caves, a camping trip, taking a polar plunge, and sea kayaking in one of the last remaining frontiers, her …
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Alaskan rainforest

Getting Whacked

June 4, 2015 -- I can’t believe that I paid to go kayaking in the rain. Or get hit in the face by branches in the rainforest while stepping over bear scat. But that’s what I did today.

And both were remarkably fun.

When the cruise Activity Director Beth first described bushwacking, I wasn’t sure I wanted to do …
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Brown bear near Fern Harbor.

Hey Bear!

June 2, 2015 -- Today I saw a bear. A brown bear. Big brown bear.

Ranger Jenny, who we’d dropped off at the Bartlett Bay ranger station that morning, would have been so excited.

Our little group was doing a meadow hike in Fern Harbor. Mostly, we were looking at flowers.

“What is that?” I said, pointing to a brown spot moving …
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Ranger Jenny and I on board the Wilderness Explorer

Just Another Normal Day

May 31, 2015 -- I woke up on the first full day of our cruise to the whirring of the ship’s engine and water gently sloshing on the side of the Wilderness Explorer. We were making our way to Bartlett Cove in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve.

While we were docking on this foggy, gray morning, looking out the window of our …
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Tlingit boy

Petroglyphs & Tlingit Natives of Alaska

Alaska is not only a wildlife-rich destination. It is a culturally-rich destination as well. I hadn't consider this as much as I should have before I booked my cruise. However, I was very grateful in the end for the knowledge and experiences of the native Tlingit tribes we were able to see on our trip. The word Tlingit is pronounced …
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sea kayaking in Sitka

Kayaking in Sitka

About halfway through our cruise we made it to Sitka, Alaska. I had been looking forward to this day because of the sea kayaking excursion my sister and I opted to do. Some of the guests on board chose to continue on into the town and a group of us were shuttled down to the pier. We had a brief safety demonstration and rundown from our guides …
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Strawberry shortcake and port dessert

Namaste,Thank you for sharing your crab cake with me

Day two of our cruise it becomes apparent that we'll need to take up some sort of activity to avoid gaining ten pounds in the next week. Eating five times a days will have that effect on a person. Luckily for us they offer a morning and afternoon yoga class on the covered upper deck. Breathing deeply and looking out over the water makes you …
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Curious harbor seals in Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay National Park

In the wee dark hours of the morning we picked up Ranger Brad from the entrance of Glacier Bay National Park. Every vessel that comes into the park must have a ranger onboard. We lucked out with Ranger Brad who is a wealth of knowledge on the glaciology and wildlife biology of the region. It is astounding that just 250 year ago Glacier Bay was all …
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Guests get in the spirit of the Gold Rush

All Aboard!

"Welcome Ladies and Gents for your grand adventure aboard the SS Legacy!" Our journey had begun and it appeared there would not be a dull moment onboard as the Heritage Team introduced themselves. Their goal: to make the Alaska Gold Rush come alive for us again. My sister and I had just arrive from Seattle that morning to Juneau. We …
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