ALASKA D
og sleds have a long history in Alaska. Mushing has been around for over 500 years; originally used to transport mail, supplies, gold, medicine and even people across vast winter landscapes, providing a vital link between Alaskan towns.
The mushing tradition still lives on with iconic races such as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. In 1973, Joe Redington, Sr. wanted to create a race that would continue mushing in Alaska at a time when snowmobiles were replacing dog teams as modes of transport.
In the city of Anchorage it’s not just Alaskan huskies that can be seen. Whether it’s furry, feathered or finned, Anchorage is teeming with wildlife. With moose, beluga whale, eagle and salmon spotting guaranteed, it is the only U.S. state that can boast three bear species: brown, black and polar.
Whether you choose to cruise an ice-choked fjord and explore south-central Alaska’s frozen wonders, rock-climb and hike, taste reindeer sausages or go dog sledding - Visit Anchorage can help you live the Alaskan experience to the full.
An alternative way to see Alaska is water-borne with Un-Cruise Adventures, who take small groups on explorations to many unreachable places in Alaska via luxury yacht, vessel or steamer. Take a trip aboard the 86-guest Safari Endeavour, a yacht that sails the Inside Passage exploring Glacier Bay National Park. Travellers can discover scenic coves and fjords by kayak and paddle board, take wilderness hikes in the Tongass National Forest, whale watch and explore the the Inside Passage, an important travel corridor for Native Tlingit, Tsimshian and Haida peoples.
The Glacier Bay National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where 15,000- foot mountains rise straight out of the ocean and colossal glaciers flow across the landscape, covering thousands of square miles.
Whether you are cruising along the glaciers, or moose spotting in the wilderness, each and every sight of Alaska will quite simply take your breath away.
For more information please see
www.anchorage.net and
www.un-cruise.com or visit them at ILTM Americas 2013.
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