GLORIOUSLY UNTAMED, FROM GLACIERS TO GRIZZLIES
Your eyes have convinced you that Juneau is, in
fact, the most scenic capital city in the U.S. Now,
as a helicopter carries you over the sparkling tableau
of Mendenhall Lake, your appreciation for Alaska’s
array of snow-capped peaks, glistening waterways
and lush rain forests soars as high as the bald eagles
that rule Juneau’s skies. Your spine tingles as the
13-mile Mendenhall Glacier comes into view, its
crevasses aglow like deep-blue beacons. After
touching down, you set out upon its white and blue
surface, a mountaineering guide sharing facts,
figures and tales of this slowly shrinking — but
breathtakingly immense — North American wonder.
Trekking atop a glacier is but one Alaskan experience
beckoning you to the Last Frontier. Discover
opportunities to kayak in Sitka, catch a lumberjack
show in Ketchikan, chase Klondike gold rush legends
in Skagway, watch for moose, grizzlies and foxes in
Denali National Park, and more.
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