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Horse riding in the mountains Flying into Wrangell St. Elias National Park Gustavus Inn Ma Johnson’s Hotel Sitka Sitka, formerly New Archangel, is flanked by majestic snow-capped mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Dating back to 1700 it was once the capital of Russian America when it was chosen by the Russian trader and coloniser Alexander Baranof for his headquarters. Today this interesting city is a pleasant blend of Tlingit, Russian and American cultures. The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Michael holds priceless icons and other religious treasures, and the nearby Russian Bishop’s House is a rare example of Russian colonial architecture. The Sitka National Historical Park has an excellent collection of totem poles as well as walking trails through old-growth coastal forest and a museum that tells of the battles between the Tlingits and Russians. Glacier Bay Glacier Bay National Park Encompassing more than one million hectares, Glacier Bay is 144 kilometres northwest of Juneau in a land comprising three distinct micro-climates and seven different ecosystems that support a wide variety of plant and animal life. From endangered humpback whales and Arctic peregrine falcons to mountain goats, seals, eagles and black and grizzly bears, the bay is home to a rich diversity of Alaska’s wildlife. Earthquakes and climatic fluctuations have caused the 16 tidewater glaciers to retreat in recent years and the park is perhaps most famous for prolific glacier calving. Visitors often hear a tremendous thundering as great walls of ice come crashing down into the bay, a magical and humbling sight. GLACIER BAY LODGE, GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK Nestled between the trees of Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay Lodge offers the only accommodation within Glacier Bay National Park. The lodge basks in stunning views of the Fairweather Mountains and is the embarkation point for cruises of the bay. The guest rooms are dotted amongst the Sitka spruce trees of the Tongass National Forest, just a short walk from the main lodge. The lobby has a massive stone fireplace and lies next to the excellent Fairweather restaurant. INNS OF GUSTAVUS, NEAR GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK Both the Gustavus Inn and Bear Track Inn are located in the small community of Gustavus, gateway to Glacier Bay National Park. Gustavus Inn is an historic homestead dating from 1928. Overlooking Icy Strait, it is owned and run by the charming Lesh family who provide comfortable lodging and delicious home-grown food. Bear Track Inn is a unique two-storey log building with 14 large rooms. The central sitting room has a massive fireplace and is the focal point of the inn, with lovely views of the mountains, forests and lush meadows. The inn is renowned for serving mouth-watering halibut, Alaskan spotted prawns and Dungeness crab. Both lodges offer superb fishing and hiking, kayaking, whale watching and glacier cruises in the national park. Humpback whale Alaska Telephone: 01993 838 700 Bear Track Inn, Inns of Gustavus 107
108 Humpback whale Skagway No town in Alaska is quite like Skagway with its blend of history and outstanding natural beauty. Lying at the head of the Lynn Canal at the northern end of Alaska’s Inside Passage, much of the town is situated within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The town was founded in 1897 when more than 40,000 prospectors arrived on their way across the hazardous Chilkoot Trail to seek their fortunes in the goldfields of the Yukon’s Klondike. The building of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad enabled many more to make this arduous journey and established Skagway as the principal port to the interior. Many of the original wooden cabins and buildings remain today, making the town a popular destination for cruise ships and evoking characters of the past such as William Moore and ‘Soapy’ Smith. Skagway MILE ZERO B&B, SKAGWAY Mile Zero was planned, designed and built as a bed and breakfast in 1995. The seven spacious guest rooms are reached by a separate entrance and all have private bathrooms and a porch with mountain views. It is centrally located in a quiet residential area yet is just a short walk to everything in town. Your host, Tara Mallory, is Alaskan born and bred and can give lots of information about the area: she also serves a delicious continental buffet breakfast. YUKON & WHITE PASS RAILROAD Without a doubt this is the most spectacular trip you can take from Skagway. Built in 1898 during the Klondike gold rush, this narrow gauge railway is an engineering marvel. Your journey takes you through a breathtaking panorama of mountains, glaciers, gorges, waterfalls, tunnels, trestle bridges and switch-backs in the comfort of vintage parlour cars. En route you will pass Glacier Gorge, Dead Horse Gulch and Bridal Veil Falls and climb 880 metres up White Pass before arriving at Lake Bennett or Whitehorse. Yukon & White Pass Railroad Juneau Juneau is Alaska’s small but busy capital, a haven of narrow streets, museums, bars and art galleries. The city was founded in 1880 by Joe Juneau and Richard Harris as they prospected for gold in the wilderness. Today the buildings here seem to rise with the mountains from the sea, and hardly seem to have changed in the last 100 years. Visitors to this scenic city arrive by air or cruise ship as there are no roads in or out. No tour of Juneau is complete without a visit to the Alaska State Museum, St. Nicholas’ Russian Orthodox Church and the State Capitol Building. Surrounding the city are the omnipresent mountains but Juneau is best known for the impressive Mendenhall Glacier, its wealth of stunning hiking trails and for its proximity to Glacier Bay National Park and Tracy Arm Fjord.
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