Posts Tagged Alaska
Alaska: Lonely Planet Travel Video
Posted by in Uncategorized on March 10, 2010
Experience Alaska with Lonely Planet author Greg Benchwick. You’ll see more than 80 straight days of 24 hours of sunlight giving you plenty of time to admire the icy white landscapes of the Arctic ocean that’s been home to the Inupiat people for thousands of years. Special note from Greg: Oops, I called the sealskin boat an ‘upiak’, but actually it’s an ‘umiak’, 24 hours of sunlight can really mess with your head! Produced by Lonely Planet TV
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The Milepost 2010: Alaska Travel Planner
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Crossing The Gates Of Alaska
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The snow forms the beginning of a near vertical chute that falls at least a thousand feet. My feet, shaking, manage to hug the thin edge of solid rock. I feel my heart creep to my throat and warm sweat drip down my back, defying the subzero Arctic air. Somehow I reach a plateau and think the worst is behind me. I couldn’t be more wrong.This is the story of Dave Metz’s death-defying, breathtaking, and passionate journey through the Arctic outback. Driven by his lifet… More >>
