Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

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The northern lights dance across the sky and are reflected in Potter Marsh.

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Northern Lights on Hatcher Pass Road by Willow Alaska at a negative 24 around 2:30 am.See more reader photos in our Alaska Skies Gallery

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A luminous arc of the Aurora Borealis ripples low in the north sky, viewed from South Fork Valley in Eagle River.

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Location: over downtown Juneau awesome northern lights over downtown JuneauSee more reader photos in our Alaska Skies Gallery

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A luminous arc of the Aurora Borealis ripples low in the north sky, viewed from South Fork Valley in Eagle River.

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A single ribbon of the Aurora Borealis dances above South fork valley in Eagle River, Alaska. The brief, but very active display occurred before midnight, with the waning moon illuminating the surrounding mountains.

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The northern lights form curtains in the night sky in this view from Balto Seppala Park in west Anchorage.

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Northern lights move across the northern sky in the early morning in this view from a west Anchorage neighborhood.

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The northern lights shine above Pioneer Peak south of Palmer in Southcentral Alaska. Such brilliant red aurora's are a rare treat.

The northern lights shine above Pioneer Peak south of Palmer in Southcentral Alaska. Such brilliant red aurora's are a rare treat.

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Northern lights move across the northern sky in the early morning in this view from a west Anchorage neighborhood.

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The northern lights form a curtin above the Chugach Mountians as the lights of Potter Valley homes light up the slopes in this view from Potter Marsh in the early morning.

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The northern lights form a curtin above the Chugach Mountians as the lights of Potter Valley homes light up the slopes in this view from Potter Marsh. Passing cars on the Seward Highway leave steaks of light.

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The northern lights converge in the sky above Potter Marsh.

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A meteor streaks across the sky against a backdrop of the Aurora Borealis above the Anchor River west of Homer, Alaska. The meteor storm is part of annual event known as the Leonid meteor showers.

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Mother nature painted a pretty picture for early-morning star gazers Wednesday, with a brilliant display of the aurora borealis complimented with comet Hale -Bopp. This photograph, a 25-second time exposure, was made about 4:30am from Hiland road in Eagle River, looking northeast across South fork valley. The comet is visible to the naked eye in the late-evening or early-morning hours in the northeast...

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The aurora borealis lights the north sky above Eagle River early Tuesday morning during an active, but brief display.

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