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Summary Slide
Wild and Wonderful Alaska WinterAlaska MapAlaska HighwayFishingAnimalsMatanuska GlacierMount McKinley National Park Santa’s House North PoleAlaska Snowfall
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Wild and Wonderful Alaska Winter
Alaskan's don't hibernate like bears; winter's when the fun begins. Dog sledding Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Hunting
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Alaska HighwayMy trip started in
North Carolina on paved road, after we got to Canada, we were on gravel roads until after we entered Alaska.
Fourteen hundred miles of icy gravel and mountain cliffs.
Nicknamed the Alcan Highway
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Alaska HighwayTHE ROUTE: The Alaska Highway
begins in Dawson Creek, in northeastern British Columbia, then winds northwesterly through Canada’s Yukon Territory and into the heartland of Alaska.
Delta Junction, Alaska, 98 miles south of Fairbanks, is the official northern end of the highway
Driving distance from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks is 1,488 miles.
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FishingPacific salmon Halibut the size of
barn doors Rainbow trout
that weigh 15 pounds
Arctic grayling that slash at flies
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Matanuska Glacier
Matanuska Glacier in a view from a state recreation site along the Glenn Highway. Fall colors brightened the scene for several mid-September days in the area, about 100 miles east of Anchorage along the Glenn Highway.
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Mount McKinley National Park
Sunrise paints the flanks of Mount McKinley with a warm glow in Mount McKinley National Park.
Mt. McKinley is highest mountain in North America 20,320 feet tall.