Denali Star, the best way to explore Alaska
Published on May 24, 2010
Snowy mountains and thick trees continuously succeed in the path that connects Anchorage and Fairbanks. Travel is considered one of the best experiences for live aboard a train.
The city of Anchorage, the largest in the state of Alaska, is modern, yet discreet. It has a few more tall buildings in downtown and tourist attractions you might think at first glance. With nearly 300 thousand inhabitants, the city boasts of modern museums and cultural centers. Some points are recommended in Anchorage Imaginarium Museum, with its promising science experiences ideal for children, and the Alaska Native Heritage Center . This last center opened in 1999, operates as a real window into the culture of the original peoples of Alaska. Be amazed at the rich artistic heritage left by many tribes.
The discovery of the untamed wilderness of Alaska can not be in a museum. Here, undoubtedly the best option is to approach the Denali Star Train . This railway connects the 600 kilometers from Anchorage to Fairbanks, modest but picturesque city nestled at the foot of Denali National Park.
The tour allows you to marvel at a succession of landscapes that seem painted: deep canyons, snowy peaks, thick forests and rivers of varying flow. Then, 185 miles from Anchorage the train runs into the picturesque town of Talkeetna, a tiny hamlet in which there live more than a thousand people.
The people, however, has many charms. It is the first site from where clearly foresees the majestic Mount McKinley (highest point in North America) and is also a privileged sanctuary for bird watching rather small.
The journey continues after Denali (from where you can access both the national park and state park homonyms) and ends in Fairbanks. There you can visit, among other things El Dorado Gold Mine, which evokes the old mine gold rush experienced by this state. That "fever" drew many adventurers set foot in this land of intense winters and massive forests.
Today, Alaska convince tourists that has another class of equally valuable treasures.
French siguenza Published September 12, 2010
I find it fascinating, I hope to visit there soon, we are a group of 30 people, nice pass we be interested