Everything You Need to Know About Girdwood, Alaska and Skiing

Everything You Need to Know About Girdwood, Alaska and Skiing

Skiing is a sport or a recreational activity that involves gliding through snow on a pair of long, flat, narrow pieces of wood or plastic called skis. It is a competitive sport that mainly falls into two categories: Nordic that uses a free-heel binding system or Alpine that requires using flat-foot bindings. Skiing is one of … Read more

Katmai National Park and Preserve

Katmai National Park and Preserve

Established in 1918, Katmai aims to protect the volcano-devastated region surrounding Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. At present, Katmai National Park and Preserve continues to guard a 900-year old human history and important home for salmon and thousands of brown bears. What makes Katmai National Park and Preserve a … Read more

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park

“The next morning’s six-hour tour of the Kenai Fjords National Park was dazzling in a whole new way, as we glided past three towering glaciers, including the majestic Ailik Glacier, where we stopped amid its floating icebergs to hear its thunderous calving. On our journey back to Seward, we passed humpback whales … Read more

Mount Jarvis Trek

Mount Jarvis Trek

Location:Alaska, United States of America Elevation:4,091 meters An eroded shield volcano, found in the Wrangell Mountains in Eastern Alaska, Mount Jarvis, is part of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. It is 10 miles from the summit of Mount Wrangell and nearby is a series of grand cliffs and spectacular icefalls. Do you … Read more