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Alaska:
The Great Land, The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun; once called Seward`s Folly and Seward`s Icebox, Alaska takes it name from a Aleut word meaning `great land` or `that which the sea breaks against. Blessed with natural wonders, Alaska gloves the superlatives hurled at it with deserving grace, capturing the imagination of visitors and inhabitants alike. The expansive grandeur of the state will help you put the size of your snowshoes in perspective, such as the sight of a brown bear at full amble, or kayaking through the dreamy blue wonder of a deep fjord.  At 656,424 square miles Alaska is the largest state, the sheer size is hard to imagine: It is one-fifth the size of the rest of the United States. Despite a reputation for high prices, it`s possible to see Alaska on an oil baron`s small change - as the hordes flocking to amenable towns and prime wilderness areas every summer have already discovered. Imagine your vacation in Alaska, your delight when you spot a grizzly bear with a cub or two in tow. That instant when the silence of a misty fjord is shattered by a pod of giant humpback whales, breaching high into the air, and then crashing back against the sea. While your floatplane flies over crystal glaciers, toward the midnight sun, remember: This is Alaska. This is real. This is the adventure of a lifetime. Choose from wildlife viewing, sea kayaking and guided glacier hikes. Relax aboard a one-day cruise, pan for gold, and bait a rod for Alaska`s world famous King salmon fishing. Traveling in Alaska is like traveling no other place on earth. There are 586,000 square miles here, and almost that many possibilities. Acreage aside, Alaska is large in lots of other ways: It has six distinct climatic regions, the tallest mountains, the biggest glaciers, the most plentiful fishing and the wildest nature preserves on the continent. Visitors today are likely to agree: Alaska is truly one of the world`s special places. The most memorable parts of a visit are unpredictable and often unexpected: a humpback whale leaping clear of the water, the face of a glacier releasing huge ice chunks, a bear feasting on salmon in a river, a huge salmon chomping onto your line. You`ll have the opportunity to gaze at totem poles and see Alaska Native cultural demonstrations, and you can also get to know indigenous people who still live by traditional ways. And sometimes grand, quiet moments come, and those are the ones that endure most deeply.
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