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In your dreams you'll see a place where eagles fly and the rainbows dance, the sound of whales and otters play. In your dreams the mountains rise to the deep blue sky, ancient ice calve into the sea and a bear cub bawls for something to eat. Your dream is magic and yet it exists, it's right here, it's ALASKA.
: Welcome to our Alaska Travel tips page. It is our hopes to be able to provide you some facts and travel tips about our wonderful little state ALASKA.; Alaska is by far the largest state in the nation. The fact is if you were to cut Alaska in half Texas would end up being the third largest state. (Sorry Texas) From the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Alaska, from the wild valleys of the Brooks Range to volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska has almost every possible thing you can want in a place to take a vacation and an adventure.; With over three million acres, Alaska is home to the largest state park system in the United States and holds nearly one-third of America's state park acreage. Over 130 state park units stretch from the rain forests and fjords of Southeast through the glacier-carved mountains of central Alaska to the rolling hills and birch forests of the Interior. The state park system is host to about 6 million visitors per year of which 25% are from other states. If you plan on touring our state in an R/V we strongly suggest you take advantage of the "State Park System" many units have good facilities and are reasonably priced. For more information go to: Alaska State Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation - everything you wanted to know about State Parks in Alaska: campgrounds, trails, cabins, volunteering and more.; Where ever you decide you want to travel in Alaska you should always be aware of a few things.; The sun
Due to the way the earth rotates on its axis the sun never rarely has a chance in the summer to set.The farther north you go the more this effect will be apparent. During summer solstice even as far south as Anchorage you will receive up to 20 hours of day light. The opposite happens in the winter. You might think that in the winter Alaska would be a cold dark and dreary place to be but do to the darkness we Alaskans have an opportunity to witness something that few ever get a chance to the Northern Lights. Click here to see our Aurora page.; If visiting in the summer bring sunglasses !!; If visiting in winter bring a flashlight !!

The Wildlife
Alaska is home to thousands of species of land mammals, marine mammals and fish not to mention the unofficial state bird the mosquito. (note there are no reptiles in Alaska same as snakes in Ireland); While touring our state You should Be able to view from your car or charter boat many different kinds wild animals such as moose, grizzly and black bears, eagles, Dall sheep, mountain goats, lynx, caribou, whales etc...; We would like to mention to you the simple fact: They are called wild animals for a reason. To the many folks who are use to visiting wild animal parks or even Yellowstone - Please don't let curiosity get the best of you. Alaska is not a petting zoo. A mother moose with calves does not know what a camera is and as far as she is concerned you could be a threat to her calves. We hear every year of someone who was attracted by a wild animal and most time it could have been avoided.; A rather sad/funny story on this note:; While traveling outside of the Town of Chitna 5 years ago, a couple and their pet poodle where touring Alaska from Ohio in a rented R/V. They had just pulled over to get some lunch and take a break from the road. The wife let their poodle out to do it's duty when no sooner did the poodle get 10 feet from the trailer than an eagle decided it was also time to have lunch as well. That was the last time they saw their poodle alive. The husband was quoted in the paper as saying "he never liked that dog very much anyway". No one knows if they are still married.

Glaciers
There are approximately 100,000 glaciers in Alaska. Portage Glacier, just 45 miles (72 km) south of downtown Anchorage, is one of the most visited attractions in all of Alaska. Kenai Fjords National Park is crowned by the 700-square-mile Harding Icefield, one of four major ice caps in the United States. The icefield may be a remnant of the Pleistocene ice masses once covering half of Alaska. Along the coastline of the magnificent Kenai Fjords, steep valleys that were carved by glaciers in retreat, active glaciers still calve and crash into the sea as visitors watch from tour boats. Sea stacks, Islets, and jagged shoreline are remnants of mountains that today inch imperceptibly into the sea under the geological force of the North Pacific tectonic plate. Note: glaciers are for the most part unstable stand clear of over hangs as well as use caution while walking on them.

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