Introducing Anchorage
Anchorage offers the comforts of a large US city but is only a 30-minute drive from the Alaskan wilderness. Founded in 1914 as a work camp for the Alaska Railroad, the city was devastated by the 1964 Good Friday earthquake but quickly rebounded as the industry headquarters for the Prudhoe Bay oil boom. Today almost half the state’s residents live in or around the city, as Anchorage serves as the economic and political heart of Alaska. Sorry, Juneau.
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Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
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RE: 8 day Journey to See Northern Lights (Fairbanks, Alaska)
by section8 14 September 2011
I've seen them from Anchorage, too, but the aurora will almost never be as frequent or as intense there as it is in Fairbanks. There's…
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RE: 8 day Journey to See Northern Lights (Fairbanks, Alaska)
by section8 14 September 2011
Fairbanks is always going to have better aurora viewing opportunities than southcental. If your goal is to see the aurora then you need…
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RE: 8 day Journey to See Northern Lights (Fairbanks, Alaska)
by trekker502 14 September 2011
Northern Lights watchers usually go to Chena Hotsprings in January. In September, the further north that you go, the longer the daytime…
