Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

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Photos and stories from the last great race.

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Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge - Rates starting at $69 thru February 29th!*

Stay at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge this winter with rates starting at $69 per night. Located on the banks of the Chena River and...

Save up to $110 on hotels in Denali Park, Anchorage & Seward!

On select nights, save $110 per room night at the McKinley Chalet Resort or $106 per room night at the McKinley Village Lodge. Great savings are also...

Save over $300 on your Denali Backcountry Lodge stay

DENALI BACKCOUNTRY LODGE is our exclusive property located deep inside Denali National Park at the end of the 92 mile restricted Park Road in Kantishna. We offer you a...

15-25% off fishing/lodging packages in late August and early September

Fall fishing specials: Fish the Kenai river or the Kasilof river for silver salmon or try your hand at catching a trophy sized rainbow! Fall is a great time to come fish and we have great deals on packages from one to five nights that include deluxe lodging, fishing and fantastic meals. This offer is good for trips booked any time from August 26th to September 10th, 2012. Please mention you found us on Alaska.com www.anglerslodge.com

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Fall Colors

The leaves turn yellow as the fall colors grace Kincaid Park on Saturday, September 24, 2011.

Fall colors in Southcentral Alaska.

Ice climbing along the Turnagain Arm

Scotty Vincik climbs on the PFM ice climb while his partner Matt Suddock belays him along the Seward Highway across from Turnagain Arm on Saturday January 12, 2008.

Recreation is key to surviving Alaska's long, dark winters. Truly ambitious outdoor enthusiasts have pounced on a vault of creative opportunities, including making use of the frozen waterfalls for ice climbing along the Seward Highway.

Sledding

People braved the icy conditions at Russian Jack Springs Park to go sledding on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2010.

People braved the icy conditions at Russian Jack Springs Park to go sledding on a brisk Sunday afternoon.

Ice storm

A car rear-ended a school bus due to icy roads Monday morning, Nov. 22, 2010, on the Johansen Expressway in Fairbanks.

A warm front brought rainfall to Alaska stretching from Southcentral on up to the Arctic Coast. Check out how Alaskans handle extreme winter weather.

Dall Sheep on the mountain

Dall Sheep ram on the cliffs above the Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm on Tuesday November 16, 2010. The Dall Sheep mating season is from late November to early December. The full curl of a Dall Sheep ram takes eight years to grow.

Surfing the bore tide

A group of Stand Up Paddle Surfers rode the bore tide along the Turnagain Arm near the Seward Highway on Friday September 10, 2010 with the Kenai Mountains in the background. The paddle surfers led by Scott Dickerson with SurfAlaska out of Homer, AK rode the incoming tide from Peterson Creek to as far as the Twenty Mile River at sunset. Dickerson and Mike McCune also tried to catch the bore tide near Bird Point but the bore did not develop at that point.

A rare phenomena, a bore is a long wave that forms from an incoming tide, and then travels long distances up a river or inlet. In Southcentral, the Cook Inlet bore tide along the Turnagain Arm is a sight to behold and on good days, paddle and wind surfers dot the inlet hoping to catch a ride.

Whitewater rafting

The Six-Mile-Fest whitewater kayak and pack raft festival on Saturday August 21, 2010. The whitewater event featured Kayak and pack raft time trials, mass start races and and a rodeo at the Boston Bar with beer and food and camping at the bar.

Whitewater rafting is a passion hard to quench, but the Six Mile River near Hope on the Kenai Peninsula offers class 4 and 5 whitewater.

Glaciers

A spire of ice is part of Portage Glacier's face on April 28, 2009.

Crust skiing on Portage Lake

A cross country skier takes in the view of frozen Portage Lake and Portage Glacier during an early ski on Friday, April 9, 2010.

Mt. McKinley

Scattered clouds can't hide Mount McKinley in this view from an Alaska Airlines flight from Fairbanks to Anchorage recently.

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