Ketchikan is, as the sign reads, Alaska's first city and the salmon capital of the world. It is located on the island of...

Day five of my Alaska adventure took me to Alaska's capital city, Juneau. Juneau is nestled between the sea and peaks rising over 3,800...

Skagway became the first incorporated city in Alaska on June 28, 1900, beating out Juneau by just one day. Skagway is the northernmost...

Day 2: Hubbard Glacier I generally prefer land exploration to cruising during travel, but I made an exception for Alaska because so many...

The name "Alaska" comes from the Aleut word "Alyeska," which means "The Great Land." This was my first trip to this great land, a place...