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Alaska: America's Last Frontier

Part 1: Explore this vast state's five glorious regions

By Susan Breslow Sardone, About.com

By Susan Breslow Sardone

America's last frontier, Alaska dazzles those who make the journey north. Across vast distances, the state's majestic wilderness reveals a rugged land still largely untouched by humans.

Here you'll find the tallest mountain in North America... Arctic wildlife so abundant their gatherings seem surreal... summers of endless midnight sun.

Far from civilization, perhaps you'll try kayaking, flight-seeing, dog-mushing for the first time on your vacation trip. Or go sportsfishing, hiking, or rafting down a sparkling stream.

You'll come to face with other cultures: Eskimo, Aleut, and Indian, still living in their native villages.

But most of all, you'll broaden your horizons and elevate your spirit in the clean alpine air of Alaska's five glorious regions:

INSIDE PASSAGE >
Glacier Bay National Park...
Ketchikan...
Juneau...
Mendenhall Glacier...

SOUTHCENTRAL >
Anchorage...
Mount Alyeska Resort and Ski Area...
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race...

SOUTHWEST >
Kodiak brown bears...
Giant salmon...
Katmai National Park and Preserve...
Pribilof Islands...

INTERIOR >
Mt. McKinley...
Alaska Highway...
Fairbanks to Dawson Creek, Canada...

FAR NORTH >
The Arctic Circle....
Kotzebue...
Museum of the Arctic...
Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis...

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