Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

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A caribou finds a snowbank along the Hulahula River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a place to cool off and escape mosquitoes. Refuge defenders worry that caribou herds might become more tame and accustomed to humans if drilling is allowed.

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A caribou finds a snowbank along the Hulahula River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a place to cool off and escape mosquitoes. Refuge defenders worry that caribou herds might become more tame and accustomed to humans if drilling is allowed.