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What can You do in Alaska?

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Violist is a chat room regular who has lived all his life in Alaska. Many people think there is nothing to do in this frozen land. Violist has submitted this list of things to do while in Alaska, to help dispel this myth.

  • Camping Alaska is one of the most beautiful places to camp, because of the mass population of wildlife. I love the mountains, and in Alaska there are a lot mountains. On special nights, you can see an Aurora… also known as the Northern lights. The Northern Lights are so beautiful, but it only happens when it is really cold out.
  • Cruise Alaska has a lot of things to see, and a cruise is one of the best things to do if you are visiting us. The cruise lines know when all the wildlife comes out, and they know where the best places to visit are. They also know the history of Alaska, and it is pretty interesting.
  • Kayaking This is a perfect way to explore Alaska’s coves and all the different islands that Alaska has. Popular destinations are Kachemk Bay, Resurrection bay, Glacier Bay National Park, and Kenai Fjords National Park. These are just to name a few.
  • Alaska’s State Parks Alaska has about 100 state parks across Southeastern and Western parts of the state. Denali State Park, to name one, is about 320,000 acres, and has a lot of wildlife. There are also a lot of things to do there, including visiting largest mountain in the U.S… Mount McKinley.
  • River Rafting This is very fun, because you can see Caribou, bears grazing, and a lot of other wildlife. The rivers in Alaska flow pretty fast, so it is kind of dangerous because there are a lot of sharp rocks on the rivers.

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Paint4ever2

March 28th, 2008
at 6:35am

first view and comment!!! =)

imsohood29

March 28th, 2008
at 6:39am

Ah, i went to alaska in ‘05 on a cruise, and on land. visited soem glaciers, it was great.

blargd

March 28th, 2008
at 6:44am

I want to go to an icy land such as Alaska, I’ll have to come back to the chat room some times, Coombes out

omgthomasss

March 28th, 2008
at 1:01pm

i hear alaskan citizens get $1000 once every year. its called dividends or something

nintendorules2000

March 28th, 2008
at 6:35pm

Although all of those sound fun, the only ones in my budget are visiting Alaska’s State Parks and camping. Those two would be my first choice even if i had on million dollars, mostly in part because of my adventurous attitude.

Scamslayer

March 28th, 2008
at 7:23pm

Alaska has always been on one of my top ten lists. It’s actualy number three on the travel list.

Thanks for the tips, and I’ll keep these in mind WHEN I go. Because I will ^_^

fedex

March 28th, 2008
at 7:43pm

Wow this is great i recently went to alaska and i would say everything here is awesome. You should also might put ATVING there is alot of that up there it is very awesome and fun and all these new ideas want to make me go back to alaska

Windows Vista Torrent

March 28th, 2008
at 9:24pm

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Makaiwell

March 28th, 2008
at 9:28pm

Well ive been to Alaska, and you can ski, boat ride, and even do camping, i even went swimming, didnt like it but i did. Well what i loved to do was go on those boat rides, you get to see whales!!

CAA1000

March 28th, 2008
at 9:50pm

I hear you can take a ferry from Northern Washington, like Bellingham and go thru the Alaskan Marine Highway to Seward and the Inside Passage zone. I have never thought of doing it, since I’m in the Seattle area, but is up for grabs. Not to mention that Alaska is best known for wild salmon and a singer named Jewel… “Who will save your soul” (1996’s 1 hit wonder?)

tpavra

March 28th, 2008
at 9:59pm

I have always wanted to go to Alaska, just to experience what cold actually is like in Barrow. Where the temperatures have been known to be as low as -50F. If I was to go to Alaska, id definitely take a cruise, they look absolutely gorgeous from what I have seen. The only thing putting me off from visiting southern Alaska is the ‘earthquake threat’.

Marty (SMB)

March 28th, 2008
at 10:25pm

I went to Alaska once, and what we did is we went to Seward and took a glacier cruise, and that was fun. We also went to several state parks, and saw lots of moose. It was in the winter, so we didn’t go camping or river rafting or kayaking. It was also during the time I had a broken leg, and that sort of stunk on the cruise. One thing I see you don’t have is that if you have the money, you can go up in a plane around the mountains. The best place to do this is Talkeetna. That was one of the most unforgettable and absolutely amazing experiences I’ve had in my young life.

DebianBasedLinuxDist

March 28th, 2008
at 11:08pm

Boy, and I thought there was nothing to do up there in Alaska!

Most of those things I don’t do anyway…

I should get out more…

Max Evans

March 28th, 2008
at 11:23pm

I would take pictures of the Northern Lights for my photography portfolio. I think that would be a great thing to do. Plus they are so pretty too! =]

Lyle Frederick

March 28th, 2008
at 11:55pm

I just wanted to say that I took a cruise when I was young, and think it is one the best way to see Alaska. The cruise through Glacier Bay and seeing the whales was amazing.

CHVNX

March 29th, 2008
at 8:15am

Alberta gets it too. Last time it was $400 for EVERYONE in Alberta.

EdThaGNumba3

March 29th, 2008
at 9:00pm

yes i live in fairbanks, alaska and last year i received $1654, it changes every year and its currently on the rise

aliens300c

March 30th, 2008
at 7:32am

I’m headed on a 7 night Celebrity cruise on May 13th.. should be pretty cool. I don’t know much about alaskain history so I’m planning on learning all I can, Figured I’d take a book or two on the locations were headed to!

Gale Henderson

March 30th, 2008
at 2:25pm

Greetings,

You were correct. Kenai is pronounced “Ke (long e) Ni (long i).
Yes, Alaska is beautiful! I lived there 25 years (from 1975 to 2000). Camping, snowmachining, dogsledding, 10′ X 12′ frame cabin (no water or electricity), 16′ X 20′ log cabin living (just no water), and more. In 2000, I moved to Michigan, where I now live.

Have an awesome day!
-Gale

SnapThick

May 23rd, 2008
at 4:19pm

such a saucy video! my names Maria, kinda feelin bored if any1 wants to join me on cam or wana chat i will be signed on at __ FriendlyFlirts(.COM) __ my user ID there is Maria_zyhvw chat soon xx its FR33 to j0in! mwah

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