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Getting There - Airline Reservations    

We suggest that you start making your travel reservations as early as possible, as tours and flights book quickly during the summer season. Alaska, Delta, Continental, Northwest, US Airways and United airlines serve Anchorage on a daily basis. For local air transportion within Alaska, check PenAir or ERA. Click on the icons below for the websites to those airlines. Use Flight Status to track flight status, flight departures, flight arrivals, airport delays and other flight and airport information in real time. Get Email or cell phone notifications of arrivals or departures. Sign-up for this free service by FlightStats.

Clothing and Outdoor Gear 

Depending on where you live, finding outdoor apparel or items can be challenging. We have a few recommendations for obtaining gear and clothing items for outdoor travel, to Alaska and beyond. If you have any specific questions on what type of gear you should bring, please feel free to give us a call. Please click on the following icons for link to those outfitter's websites.

May we recommend the following outfitters:

Alaska Center for the Environment - Alaska Center for the Environment is Alaska's largest home-grown citizen's group working for the sensible stewardship of Alaska's natural environment. With 7,000 dues-paying members from around the state, Alaska Center for the Environment is your voice for public lands conservation, clean air, clean water, and livable places.

Alaska Conservation Foundation - A.C.F. works to ensure that Alaska’s inspiring expanses of tundra, internationally critical oceans and seas, breathtaking mountains, thousand-year-old glaciers, extraordinary rivers and lakes, and spectacular stands of old-growth temperate rainforest will retain their beauty and viability for generations to come.

Alaska HDTV - Alaska HDTV is a series of shows produced in high definition with a dedication to sharing the Alaska experience with a global audience. Alaska HDTV is comprised of a few passionate and dedicated Alaskans. Our approach is to extend a real life experience for the viewer - allowing them to connect with the host, the location and the adventure.

Alaska Photo Graphics - Professional Alaska Stock Photography and Alaska pictures for your home or office. Specializing in Nature, wildlife, tourism and northern living images.

ADN.com - The Anchorage Daily News has extensive coverage of the Iditarod Race and news from the Last Frontier.

Alaska Magazine - Alaska supersite for Alaska life and Alaska travel and all things Alaska.

Alaska Museum of Natural History - The largest museum in Alaska, the Anchorage Museum is a community-based institution with exhibits and programs on the art, history and cultures of Alaska. Over 20 exhibitions are presented each year to more than 200,000 visitors.

Alaska Native Arts Foundation - Connect online to learn about rich and diverse Native cultures and shop for beautiful, original artwork and accessories from Alaska Native artists. You can also visit the Alaska Native Arts Foundation Gallery, a fine arts gallery featuring contemporary and traditional Alaska Native artwork located downtown at 500 West 6th Avenue.

Alaska Native Heritage Center - The Alaska Native Heritage Center is a gathering place that celebrates, perpetuates and preserves the unique Alaska Native Cultures, languages, traditions and values through celebration and education. Since opening in 1999, the Center has become Alaska's premier interactive cultural destination.

Alaska Islands & Oceans Visitor Center - Your window to the largest seabird refuge in the World, with all the natural wonders of Kachemak Bay right outside its doors.

Alaska Railroad - You'll know from the very moment you climb aboard the Alaska Railroad you're riding on the best train in the world. The charm and scenic appeal of this great and vast land is amplified through panoramic windows and underscored by historical narratives of lifelong Alaskan conductors and tour guides.

Alaska River Expeditions - Rafting, hiking and bike trips in Chugach National Forest, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Copper River and Prince William Sound.

Alaska SeaLife Center - The Alaska SeaLife Center is dedicated to understanding and maintaining the integrity of the marine ecosystems of Alaska.

Chena Hot Springs Geothermal Projects - Chena Hot Spring's vision is to become a self-sufficient community in terms of energy, food, heating and fuel use to the greatest extent possible. To attain this goal, Chena is developing numerous renewable energy and sustainable development projects which are detailed in this website. Chena is also forming partnerships within our community and across the U.S. to promote and implement renewable technologies.

Cook Inlet Keeper - Cook Inletkeeper is a community-based nonprofit organization that combined advocacy, education and science toward its mission to protect Alaska’s Cook Inlet watershed and the life it sustains. Inletkeeper’s monitoring and science work build credibility with scientists and resource managers, its education and advocacy efforts enhance stewardship and citizen participation, and together, these efforts translate into Inletkeeper’s ability to effectively ensure a vibrant and healthy Cook Inlet watershed.

Dream a Dream Premier Iditarod Kennel - Educational! Inspiring! Fun! Meet our dogs and puppies. Tour our kennel facilities with dog team rides optional. Uniquely Alaskan! A fantastic place to visit.

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903. Serving interior Alaska. National, state, and local news, sports, dog mushing, ArcticCam webcam.

Gate Creek Cabins - Welcome to the Gateway for South Denali. Many believe the “Greater Petersville area” to be Alaska’s Premiere Recreational Playground ! Gate Creek Cabins offers a wide range of Snowmobile Tours, for the absolute beginner … or the more exhilarating … advanced backcountry excursions (single and Multi-day).

Ice Alaska - Ice Alaska presents the World Ice Art Championships every March in Fairbanks, Alaska. Ice Art contestants are given huge blocks of natural Fairbanks ice to transform into gigantic panoramas and larger-than-life figures up to 30 feet tall. These Alaska competitions are the finale of the world ice sculpting season, and draw the best ice sculptors in the world, to sculpt the best ice in the world "the arctic diamond. Over 100 sculptures are created around Ice Park. Public viewing and Kids Park throughout competition. of finished Last two weeks March.

Iditarod.com - The official site of the Last Great Race. Get up to date information about the Iditarod race or become an Iditarod Insider™

Major Marine Tours - Alaska Glacier & Wildlife Cruises into the Kenai Fjords National Park and Prince William Sound.

Mahay's Riverboat Service - Jet Boat Safaris, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing. Come see the famous Denali and the wildlife that inhabits this Last Frontier surrounding this great mountain. View Grizzly Bears, nesting Bald Eagles, Beavers, Moose, and many more animals on one of our Denali Alaska Tours. Located in Beautiful downtown Talkeetna.

Once in a Blue Moose - At Once in a Blue Moose gift shops located in Anchorage, Juneau, and Seward, we think Alaska's a gift worth remembering!  Family owned and operated since 1969, we pride ourselves on our great selection of quality Alaskan gifts at reasonable prices.

Orca Island Cabins - Orca Island Cabins offers Alaska visitors unique yurt accommodations on a private island in scenic Humpy Cove, Resurrection Bay, located 9 miles southeast of Seward, Alaska which is a short drive south of Anchorage.

Polar Bears International - Polar Bears International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear and its habitat through research and education. We provide scientific resources and information on polar bears and their habitat to all interested parties.

Saltwater Safari - Let Saltwater Safari make your Alaska fishing experience one you'll brag to your friends about for years to come! We'll take you on the ultimate Seward fishing trip for Pacific Halibut, Silver (Coho) and King (Chinook) Alaska Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish or Salmon Sharks - yes, shark fishing!

Susitna River Lodging - How would you like to vacation in a beautiful setting at the edge of a colorful Alaska town? Susitna River Lodging is the place. We are located in the historic village of Talkeetna, Alaska on the east bank of the Susitna River in a braided valley carved out by the last great ice age.

Stewart's Photo Shop - Alaska’s largest photography equipment retailer. We have many years of combined photography experience and are happy to assist you with your equipment needs as well as tips and techniques for better photographs. We offer a wide range of new and used equipment from world renowned manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Kodak, and Tamron, to name a few. With the largest tripod and lighting stand selection in Alaska, Stewart’s is the best place to find the ideal tripod for your camera, spotting scope, or strobe equipment. We can supply your everyday needs for film or digital media cards along with the many optional accessories available for both mediums.

Talkeetna Air Taxi - Mount McKinley Scenic Flights and Glacier Landings. Come see why Alaska is considered one of the last great wilderness areas and we look forward to sharing this with you.

University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute - Aurora Forecasts, Atmospheric Sciences, Seismology, Volcanology, Snow, Ice and Permafrost studies.

Wherever you go, you'll find unique Alaskan products and crafts. Be sure to look for the "Made in Alaska" logo, which indicates an item genuinely manufactured in Alaska. If you find this logo, it identifies the item as a Native Alaskan handicraft. Handcrafted items, made of walrus ivory and other by-products of subsistence hunting, provide an income source for Native Alaskan artisans and a valuable investment for the buyer. Be careful though - some wildlife products cannot be transported through customs without special permits. Visitors are advised to mail these souvenirs home to avoid confusion at the border.