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Archive for the ‘Alaska National Parks’ CategoryMost Popular National Parks in AlaskaTuesday, November 15th, 2011Exploring Denali National Park and PreserveFriday, August 12th, 2011The tallest peak in North America, Mt. McKinley stands a towering 20,320 feet tall. It’s located inside Denali National Park and Preserve, an area of more than 6 million acres – slightly larger than the state of Massachusetts – often ranked as one of Alaska’s top attractions. It’s more than just McKinley that make the … Read more...Roadtrip: Kennecott MineMonday, August 8th, 2011Located in Eastern Alaska, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is the largest national park in the United States. Its 13.2 million acres form an area larger than Rhode Island and Vermont combined. Amongst the mountains and wilderness are the historic towns of McCarthy and Kennicott and the Kennecott Mine (a clerical worker misspelled Kennicott). The … Read more...Copper River Lodge ActivitiesThursday, July 21st, 2011Located at the junction of the Klutina and Copper Rivers, The Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge is perfectly situated to take in the magnificent scenery of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Whether you want to spend your days hiking on land, floating on the water, soaring in a flight seeing plane or mushing behind a dog … Read more...Snow melt doesn’t mean hanging up the sledWednesday, March 30th, 2011Did you miss out all the dogsled fun this winter? Well just because the snow is gone doesn’t mean the sport has gone cold. Head to the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge and go on a half-day tour to the Husky Homestead, run by Jeff King, four-time champion of the Iditarod. Like a lot of Alaskans, … Read more...Stanley Cup is guest of honor at the 2011 Hockey Week in FairbanksMonday, February 7th, 2011The fourth annual Hockey Weekend Across America — a nationwide celebration of hockey — is less than a week away. Here in Fairbanks, we may not have a National Hockey League team, but there is no shortage of fans in the Golden Heart City. In fact, we love hockey so much, we put the three-day … Read more...Talkeetna: America’s coolest small townMonday, January 3rd, 2011Talkeetna was selected by Budget Travel as one of the 20 coolest small towns in America. It’s no surprise to residents, who affectionately refer to Talkeetna as the town visitors must envision Alaska to be like: a turn-of-the-century gold-mining town with clapboard storefronts, colorful locals and bush pilots strolling the wooden sidewalks with Mount McKinley as … Read more...Fairbanks to Denali National Park in Pictures – Alaskan Photo ToursWednesday, December 8th, 2010Visiting Alaska’s awe inspiring scenery can be one of the most memorable experiences you’ll ever have. With such a vast array of natural beauty across the state, it is essential to explore the Last Frontier. If your Alaskan vacation includes a trip to the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge, make sure to plan a trip to … Read more...Activity of the Week: How to Command a Dog TeamFriday, July 23rd, 2010Dog sledding is the sport Alaska is famous for, and it hasn’t changed much over the last 4,000 years. Alaska Natives first used dog sledding as their main mode of transportation, but it wasn’t until the late 1890’s that it became a sport. The story many of us know already is that of the 1925 … Read more...Community Profile: Copper River PrincessFriday, July 9th, 2010Even if you don’t blink between Mileposts 101 and 106 of the Richardson Highway, you could pass by Copper Center and not even see it. That’s because — quite simply — the road was moved. In 1988, the Richardson Highway was straightened, bypassing the loop of the now Old Richardson Highway that flanks Copper Center. … Read more... |
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