Alaska is home to a wide variety of birds and with 471 species positively identified, Alaska is a popular destination for birders the world over. Let’s start with the Gulls. Quick differences in Arctic Terns (the longest flight migratory bird) and Bonaparte’s Gulls – The Gulls have black heads and bills, whereas Arctic Terns have [...]

There are many ways of traveling from Anchorage to Seward. One can travel by motor coach or by Alaska railroad. I for one however, prefer to travel by rental car, that way I have the luxury of traveling on my own time. Besides, there are many things that can be seen, feel and witnesses when [...]

This morning we were up bright and early, mostly in anticipation of our boat tour of the Prince William Sound scheduled for later in the day. A lot of people leave the train at Whittier and like us, most are taking one tour or another on Prince William Sound. We chose ours based on the [...]

The Alaska SeaLife Center is one of the stops in several of Alaska Denali Tours vacation packages. Located in Seward, Alaska, a town known as “little Switzerland”. Seward is also the coastal gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, and is one of Alaska’s most popular destinations for Alaska vacation-goers. For this journey, you can be [...]

In the pale golden dawn of a soft September morning, three travelers, worn and weary from a long, storied trip of the greened forty-ninth state, followed the winding silvery ribbon of pavement leading from the growing metropolis of Anchorage to the sleepy seaside town of Seward where a pale vessel awaited us for a mesmerizing [...]