Lonely Planet writer Brendan Sainsbury describes why he loves Alaska. "Like many travelers, I am drawn to roads less traveled, isolated frontier regions where spontaneity and excitement rule over certainty and home comforts. Alaska fits all of these requirements. Challenging, unpolished and, on occasions, a hard nut to crack, it is, in many ways, the antithesis of the country where I grew up (the UK). Like a stranger in a strange land, I never fail to be astonished by the state's extremes and gaping lack of people. And though travel here isn't always easy, it's a constant education".
Top 10 Alaska
Denali Star Train
Ferry to the Aleutians
Chilkoot Trail
Katmai National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park
Cordova
Skagway
Juneau
Mendenhall
Gates of the Arctic
Covers The Bush, Kodiak, Katmai & Southwest Alaska, Denali & the Interior, Anchorage & Around, Kenai Peninsula, Prince William Sound and Juneau & the Southeast and more
Writers: Brendan Sainsbury, Catherine Bodry, Adam Karlin