Introducing Southeast Alaska
The Southeast is as close as Alaska comes to continental USA, but most of it is inaccessible by road. It’s possible to fly to the panhandle for a quick visit, but a better option if you can spare a week or two is to cruise the Inside Passage, a waterway made up of thousands of islands, glacier-filled fjords and a mountainous coastline. You can jump on a state ferry and stop at a handful of ports for hiking, kayaking and whale-watching.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Alaska - Inside Passage - Vancuver
by alapah 16 August 2011
You can't drive to Barrow - no roads go there. Got to fly out of Anchorage or Fairbanks. You really don't need a car on the ferry in…
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