My family and I went to Alaska in the first week of June. In Alaska, we visited a few cities: Seward, Whittier, Anchorage, and Fairbanks. We also camped with an RV in the heart of Denali National Park.
We flew from Austin to Fairbanks via SFO and Seattle on Alaska Airlines. When we reached Fairbanks, we didn't get our suitcase in the baggage claim! My parents had to file a claim with the Airlines personnel. Luckily they called us back before we left for Anchorage with the rental car, saying they will deliver our suitcase to Anchorage. In Anchorage, we rested one night in an Airbnb. Anchorage is the biggest city in Alaska, it's a major business center and the biggest seaplane base in the world.
The next morning we drove to Whittier. In Whittier, we went on a 26 Glacier cruise in Prince William Sound in Chugach National Forest. A tunnel in Whittier is the longest shared-rail, vehicle tunnel in North America. It takes 7 minutes to drive through that tunnel! Fewer than 300 people live in Whittier and they all live in one 14 story building called The Begich Tower. lunch was served on the cruise and I also earned my Junior Ranger Badge for Chugach National Forest. I was super excited when I saw humpback whales, sea otters, sea lions, mountain sheep, black bears, and glaciers calving ( breaking apart and falling into the ocean) on the cruise.
Then we drove to Seward where we stayed in a WWII Quonset hut for 2 nights. It still looked pretty nice even though it was built in WWII. In Seward, most of the buildings are built around the mountain ranges because it is famous for its scenery. In Seward, we went to a place where people train Iditarod dogs and we actually got to ride them. We also visited Exit Glacier where I earned my Kenai Fjords National Park Badge.
Later we drove to Anchorage where we rented an RV from Great Alaskan Holidays and drove to Matanuska Glacier where we wore crampons and helmets and hiked up the glacier ice falls.
Next, we drove to Denali National Park and camped there for 3 nights in Teklanika campground. We hiked a lot in Denali. We saw grizzly bears, black bears, Dall Sheep, Red fox, moose, caribou, we also saw the beautiful Denali mountain. The park has 6.6 million acres where they preserve wildlife. The Eilson visitor center is built on the mountain so there is more view of the tundra than building. It's built smaller so it uses less material. It uses less fossil fuel and more sustainable energy because it uses solar panels. I also earned a Junior Ranger badge here.
Finally, we drove to Fairbanks and went to this 800-mile long pipeline all the way through Alaska, called the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) and gives petroleum to all of North America. Then we went to the airport and flew back home.
We flew from Austin to Fairbanks via SFO and Seattle on Alaska Airlines. When we reached Fairbanks, we didn't get our suitcase in the baggage claim! My parents had to file a claim with the Airlines personnel. Luckily they called us back before we left for Anchorage with the rental car, saying they will deliver our suitcase to Anchorage. In Anchorage, we rested one night in an Airbnb. Anchorage is the biggest city in Alaska, it's a major business center and the biggest seaplane base in the world.
The next morning we drove to Whittier. In Whittier, we went on a 26 Glacier cruise in Prince William Sound in Chugach National Forest. A tunnel in Whittier is the longest shared-rail, vehicle tunnel in North America. It takes 7 minutes to drive through that tunnel! Fewer than 300 people live in Whittier and they all live in one 14 story building called The Begich Tower. lunch was served on the cruise and I also earned my Junior Ranger Badge for Chugach National Forest. I was super excited when I saw humpback whales, sea otters, sea lions, mountain sheep, black bears, and glaciers calving ( breaking apart and falling into the ocean) on the cruise.
Then we drove to Seward where we stayed in a WWII Quonset hut for 2 nights. It still looked pretty nice even though it was built in WWII. In Seward, most of the buildings are built around the mountain ranges because it is famous for its scenery. In Seward, we went to a place where people train Iditarod dogs and we actually got to ride them. We also visited Exit Glacier where I earned my Kenai Fjords National Park Badge.
Later we drove to Anchorage where we rented an RV from Great Alaskan Holidays and drove to Matanuska Glacier where we wore crampons and helmets and hiked up the glacier ice falls.
Next, we drove to Denali National Park and camped there for 3 nights in Teklanika campground. We hiked a lot in Denali. We saw grizzly bears, black bears, Dall Sheep, Red fox, moose, caribou, we also saw the beautiful Denali mountain. The park has 6.6 million acres where they preserve wildlife. The Eilson visitor center is built on the mountain so there is more view of the tundra than building. It's built smaller so it uses less material. It uses less fossil fuel and more sustainable energy because it uses solar panels. I also earned a Junior Ranger badge here.
Finally, we drove to Fairbanks and went to this 800-mile long pipeline all the way through Alaska, called the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) and gives petroleum to all of North America. Then we went to the airport and flew back home.
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