Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is the largest national park in the United States. Over 13 million acres of snowcapped mountains, glaciers, rivers and lakes are practically impenetrable by automobile. And what is accessible by car or truck consists of two unpaved roads along the outer fringes with one-lane bridges and narrow passages. Our first view of Wrangell-St...
Most likely, you are familiar with the City of Valdez because it is where the Alaska Pipeline ends, and it is infamous for the Exxon Valdez oil spill that occurred in 1989. The first is definitely true; the second needs a bit of explanation. The oil spill actually occurred when the tanker ship named Exxon Valdez struck Prince William Sound’s Bligh Reef, over 28 miles...
[Image above was photographed from the Alaska Map provided by Alaska.org] Where do Alaskans and tourists alike typically go in Alaska during the summer? Many will tell you the Kenai Peninsula. Surrounded by water—Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound, and the Gulf of Alaska—with icefields, glaciers, and melting snow forming waterfalls, rivers, and lakes from snow-capped...
