| If you are tired of traveling to the same
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| | adventurous of heart may try to venture
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| old destinations for your annual
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| | as far north as Barrow, which is just
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| vacation, try something new by visiting
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| | 1,300 miles from the North Pole. Keep in
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| the largest state in the Union: Alaska.
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| | mind that the northern and western
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| With more than half a million square
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| | regions of the state are not highly
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| miles, 39 mountain ranges, and 3,000
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| | populated, and highways have not been
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| rivers, this northern region has much to
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| | constructed for these areas. With the
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| offer that is new and intriguing to those
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| | help of a tourist guide or national park
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| who are unfamiliar with the area. Ice
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| | ranger, you can see the unbroken
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| fields cover about five percent of the
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| | wilderness that remains untamed by human
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| state's surface area. Furthermore, nature
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| | hands. Hike the park trails, set foot on
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| lovers will enjoy the forests, lakes,
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| | a glacier with the help of a helicopter,
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| glaciers, and surrounding seas and
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| | and enjoy break-taking views of the tall
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| islands that beckon visitors from all
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| | mountain peaks-17 of the 20 highest in
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| over the globe.
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| | the United States, including Mount
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| Water lovers may be interested in booking
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| | McKinley at 20,320 feet in Denali
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| an Alaskan cruise. A weeklong cruise
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| | National Park and Preserve.
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| between Vancouver, British Columbia and
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| | But don't limit your site-seeing
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| Anchorage, Alaska, is one of the more
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| | excursions to the unsettled land areas.
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| popular tourist lines, but there are
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| | Kayak or canoe one of the many exciting
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| other routes to take as well, including
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| | rivers. Sample a cornucopia of cuisines
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| those that follow the seacoast. Visit
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| | in the larger municipalities. Take a
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| Kodiak Island, home to numerous species
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| | biking tour of fishing towns or resort
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| of exotic wildlife including the famed
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| | areas. Shop the many fine shops and
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| Kodiak bears. Seals, walruses, and many
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| | boutiques that can be found predominantly
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| types of birds and other creatures can be
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| | in the southeast part of the state.
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| viewed in their natural habitats at
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| | Whatever your recreational tastes-dining,
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| various intervals along the way. Or you
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| | rest, exercise, sports, history, or
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| can visit well-known museums and
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| | wildlife-Alaska has it all. You can fish,
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| preserves for a closer look at the
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| | take a train ride, enjoy a scenic flight,
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| original inhabitants of this vast land,
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| | or do just about anything you please when
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| which is the meaning of "Alaska," an
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| | you come to the Far North for the
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| Aleut word possibly coined from Russian
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| | ultimate breakaway vacation with family
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| origins.
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| | or alone. Check with your travel agent
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| You may want to visit Juneau, the state
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| | about the best time to plan your trip,
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| capital, or Anchorage, a larger city with
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| | and get ready to have the time of your
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| a population of about 250,000. The truly
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| | life!
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