Alaska is the most modern, 49th American state. Beautiful. I believe that Russians regret still today to have sold it for 7.2 mil. Dollars. Notwithstanding the fact that it is the biggest state, it is the least inhabited. The entire population, some 650 thousand souls, is situated nearby the coast. On of the most famous is Juneau, which is the capital, Anchorage, Skagway, Sitka, Ketchikan. Most people are prejudicial about Alaska imaging it as the place of eternal winter and ice. Just the opposite! At the coastline, which is the most inhabited, the temperature never falls under -10, while summer temperatures vary within range 30 -33 degrees. Alaska and Hawaii are particular states since their way of living is so different than in the rest of the USA. The coast of Alaska originates from smelting glaciers. Vast pieces of ice have practically determined the lifestyle so people live by those rules. Similar feature as in the North Europe signifies this area, fiords, as the result of smelting glaciers. Boat voyage through the fiords, cadre surrounded with white top mountains wakes up the freshness and great respect for the nature thanks to grandiosity of its creations. You may conclude that natural beauties and original pureness of this part of the world are the bait that attracts tourists from all over the world. Two basic means of transport in this country are with the ship and by plane. Most places are on islands, while total length of railway tracks amounts 776 km. The largest migration of population to Alaska was thanks to gold in the period of “golden fever”, to be more precise in 1898. People from all over the world headed to the „promised land” where clumps of gold are nut-sized and wait for someone to dig them up. Naturally, that was so not true. Gold „mine” was some 300 kilometres up north, in the Canadian part of Alaska through steep mountains and freezing inland winter. Only few were successful, and there was not that much gold ad the rumours were telling…

Somebody had to earn good money on that lie. On the very beginning of “golden fever”, first to be on the scene were the reporters. When they realized that they came after nothing, they have decided to spread the “news” on gold and earn some money instead of coming home defeated. Still today there is a village Liarsville, where the lies first came from. It is well known tourist attraction, and everything is left as it was in 1898.
Alaska has amazingly rich fauna. White-headed eagles, bears, salmon. Ketchikan is considered to the capital of salmon. First time when I came there to visit, signs everywhere “best salmon”, “smoked salmon”... and there you go, salmon in million ways!

Tribes who lived here, as well as their brood are still alive, nurturing their own language, do not have a word “hunger” thanks to the enormous amount of salmon fish in the rivers. You can literally catch the fish with bare hands. Every spring, whales come back here returning from Hawaii. You can see these majestic animals jumping, swimming, singing… It is a stunning scene when a 45 ton, 35 meters long animal jumps above the surface...

People who live here are very friendly, proud to the nature that surrounds them as well as to their lifestyle. Youth from all over the Unites States come here during the summer to work as tourist guides… Jewellery shops, fur shops, top brands… are at disposal, which all close after large cruisers sail away.
If I have decided to put down to paper everything I saw and heard, this would be a very long story. Hopefully this will open up your appetite for travelling and you will go to see for yourselves. This part offers only several picture which serve as an introduction to picture galleries links.

Under the link Alaska you will find sub-links for every above mention city. Since I really don’t want to tire you with too much text I have put more pics for you to enjoy... Do not miss to drop an eye to the picture galleries sbecause Alaska is a beautiful land. The Last frontier.