Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

Iditarod 38

Photos and stories from the last great race.

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Parks & forests

Denali

A grizzly bear grazes in Grassy Pass. Mount McKinley -- the 20,320-foot peak locally known as Denali -- rises behind it.

Denali National Park is home to the tallest mountain in North America and an impressive array of wildlife.

Bears in the wild

Bears of the Interior

3 kinds of bears

Glacier Bay

A cruise ship delivers a close-up view of the ice in Glacier Bay National Park.

At Glacier Bay you can see tidewater glaciers and kayak through valleys and fjords carved by retreating glaciers.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily NewsThe National Park Service licenses local guides to offer tours of the mill building at Kennecott Mill Town in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve.

Mountains, mines and glaciers are key to the largest national park, a world unto itself.

Kenai Fjords

Exit Glacier, in Kenai Fjords National Park, provides a stunning backdrop for a group of picnickers. The glacier, just outside of Seward, is accessible by car and then by foot to the face of the glacier and a short overlook trail or a longer trail to the Harding Icefield from which the glacier flows.

This national park is perfect for wildlife-viewing, kayaking or picnicking near a glacier.

Alaska's state parks

The end of summer brings red patches to the tundra vegetation in the valley along Chugach State Park's Rabbit Creek. Ptarmigan Peak is the in the background.

The state has over 100 state parks and recreation areas perfect for camping, fishing or a picnic.

National forests

Bicyclists Melissa DeVaughn and Mark Wedeking roll down the trail between Resurrection Pass and Devil's Pass on the Kenai Peninsula trail. In late August vegetation was just beginning to take a turn toward fall colors in this part of the Chugach National Forest.

Alaska's two national forests are great for fishing, hunting, or mountain biking.

Alaska's other national parks

In addition to the four major national parks, Alaska boasts four other national parks, two national historical parks and four national monuments.

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Photo Galleries

Turnagain Arm

Ice is broken up along the shoreline of Portage Lake.Warm winter weather in the area diminished much of the ice and snow south of Anchorage. But what remained gleamed in the sunshine on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.

Warm winter weather diminished much of the ice and snow south of Anchorage. But what remained gleamed in the sunshine on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, along Turnagain Arm, in Girdwood and on Portage Lake.

Historic Fur Rondy

Jane Cosgrove helps her dogs out with a good push at the beginning of a race February 9, 1985 in Anchorage.

Fur Rondy through the years

Star the reindeer

Follow along as Star the reindeer walks through downtown Anchorage and attends a party at the Hilton Hotel.

Frost and Fog

Extended periods of fog add a frosty beauty to Anchorage scenery.