1. Welcome to morning in Alaska, where the fog nestles you in
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Morning Fog
2. And every sunrise is an event worth seeing
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Sunrise Flight
3. You can breathe in the freshest air standing next to a glacier
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Columbia Glacier
4. Or get stuck in a “traffic jam” that will make everyone else in the world jealous
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Iceberg Traffic Jam
5. Because Alaska’s glaciers are majestic…
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Glacier
6. Regal…
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Hubbard Glacier
7. And so amazing that NASA tracks them from space
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Susitna Glacier (Mat-Su Valley)
8. But it’s not always winter in Alaska
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Denali national park-
9. There are colors you’d think were from a dream
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Field of Flowers
10. Or straight out of a storybook
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Virgin Creek Falls
11.The natural formations are worth the hike
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Summit
12. If you adventure far enough, you can see the incredible
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Skiing Coastal Wildlife Refuge
13. Because Alaska rewards explorers
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Waterfall at Juneau Salmon Bay
14. But is sometimes too much for even the bravest of them
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Pavlof Volcano
15. Even the highways are an adventure
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Summit Lake Colors
16. The lakes are even cooler in Alaska
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Eklutna Lake (30 miles from Anchorage)
17. Since they tend to get frozen over
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18. Alaska has wildlife you’ve only seen in National Geographic
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Humpback Whale
19. Or in a documentary
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Canadian Lynx
20. Because the animals of Alaska are amazing
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Brown Bear
21. Even when they start to get competitive
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Iditarod Dog Race
22. Alaska has a unique set of sports
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Sled Racing
23. That are more extreme than in the rest of the U.S.
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Snowboard
24. Because you can ski to the end of the world
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Skiing to the end of the world
25. Or take a boat ride that would make Shackleton jealous
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Boat Ride
26. But as the sun begins to set
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Sunset
27. You can take in glorious views over mountain tops
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Pioneer Park Sunset
28. That you have the space to appreciate
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Sunset At Kincaid Park (in Anchorage)
29. After the sun sets, the show really starts
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Aurora Borealis
30. As the sky starts to crackle
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Geomagnetic Storm In Alaska
31. And swoosh
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Aurora Borealis (Road)
32. And you realize, again, that Alaska is just absolutely jaw-dropping
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Aurora Borealis (NASA)
