| Alaska. Talk about a place that's gotten
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| | in Seward, Alaska. Here you'll find three
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| a bum rap. Half the world thinks it's
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| | generations of top-20 Iditarod racers and
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| part of Canada and the other half thinks
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| | fourteen generations of champion sled
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| it's just a big block of ice. Well, hold
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| | dogs. It was founded by Dan Seavey Sr. in
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| on to your fur coats because there is
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| | 1965. His oldest son Mitch took over the
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| more to see and do in Alaska than you
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| | racing program in 1982.
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| know.
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| | For those looking to get a bit of an
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| For starters there's Kenai Fords National
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| | education there's the UAF Institute of
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| Park. Here you can go on a sightseeing
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| | Marine Science Seward Marine Center which
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| cruise to visit some glaciers and see
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| | is a unit in the University of Alaska
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| some marine wildlife. The ship sails out
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| | Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean
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| of Seward. The park is just 130 miles
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| | Sciences. Yes, there is a lot of
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| south of Anchorage. It is made of a range
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| | education in Alaska about Marine life.
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| of coastal mountains which slowly sink
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| | Considering fishing is one of their main
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| into the ocean, transforming its former
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| | industries it certainly makes sense. The
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| glacial valleys into long fjords with
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| | park was established as Mt. McKinley
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| rocky and steep walls. Photos just don't
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| | National Park on 26 February, 1917. The
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| do it justice. You have to see it in
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| | original park was designated a wilderness
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| person.
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| | area and incorporated into Denali
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| While we're on the subject of parks,
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| | National Park and Preserve in 1980. The
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| there's also Denali National Park &
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| | Park was designated an international
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| Preserve. It features North America's
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| | biosphere reserve in 1976.
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| highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount
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| | Believe it or not, people DO have fun in
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| McKinley. The park is more than 6 million
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| | Alaska. It's not just all ice and snow.
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| acres. Now THAT is a huge park. It comes
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| | There is a nightlife that would give any
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| complete with a sub arctic ecosystem
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| | city a run for it's money.
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| featuring such animals as grizzly bears,
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| | One of the hottest spots in Alaska is
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| wolves, Dall sheep, and moose.
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| | "Club Oasis" located on Seward Highway.
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| Then there's the Alaska Sealife Center.
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| | Here you'll find live music, great drinks
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| It's a non profit marine science facility
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| | and no cover charge. This is where those
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| dedicated to understanding and
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| | wild Alaskans really let their hair down.
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| maintaining the integrity of the marine
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| | Then there's Chilkoot Charlie's in
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| ecosystem. In other words, they're doing
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| | Anchorage, Alaska where you'll find the
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| everything they can to see that the fish
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| | famous Bird House Bar, great drinks,
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| don't end up belly up.
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| | music, wild women and non stop fun. You
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| Speaking of fish, if you're into that
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| | can even cater private parties here.
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| sort of thing, there's the Homer Spit
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| | Yes, Alaska certainly is more than just a
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| Fishing Hole. Here you can fish for kings
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| | chunk of frozen wasteland. When you're in
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| and silvers right off the bank of the
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| | the neighborhood stop on by. You may not
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| Homer Spit.
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| | want to leave.
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| Then there's the Ididaride Dog Sled Tours
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