Alaska Railroad at Turnagain Arm
Alaska Railroad at Turnagain Arm

Turnagain Arm is a waterway into the Northwestern part of the Gulf of Alaska, one of the most beautiful stretches of highway in America.

Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska
Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska

Resurrection Bay, is a bay on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska leading into the Gulf of Alaska in the Pacific Ocean.

Treeline Reflection, near Cantwell, Alaska
Treeline Reflection, near Cantwell, Alaska

Cantwell is located in the southern part of Denali Borough. It is situated at the north end of Broad Pass, along Cantwell Creek.

Hurricane Gulch
Hurricane Gulch

Crossing over The Hurricane Gulch Bridge, a 918 ft (280 m) long steel arch railroad bridge. At 296 ft above the Hurricane creek, it is both the longest and tallest bridge on the entire Alaska Railroad.

Harbor Seals Rest on an Iceberg - Kenai Peninsula
Harbor Seals Rest on an Iceberg - Kenai Peninsula

The average adult Harbor Seal found in Alaska waters is just over five feet in length and weighs about 190 pounds.

Denali (Mt McKinley), The highest mountain in North America
Denali (Mt McKinley), The highest mountain in North America

Denali is the highest mountain in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m).

Tundra Ponds and the Alaska Range
Tundra Ponds and the Alaska Range

Thousands of ponds are scattered like mirrors across Alaska’s coastal plain.

Denali National Park
Denali National Park

Denali National Park and Preserve encompasses 6 million acres of Alaska’s interior wilderness.

Bird Point
Bird Point

Bird Point is an exceptionally scenic area where the Chugach Mountains push into the mudflats of Turnagain Arm.

Lake Hood Sunrise, Anchorage
Lake Hood Sunrise, Anchorage

Lake Hood is the world's busiest seaplane base. It is located on Lakes Hood and Spenard, next to Ted Stevens International Airport.

Beluga Point on the Turnagain Arm
Beluga Point on the Turnagain Arm

Beluga Point is an archaeological location along Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet.

Killer Whale Pod - Gulf of Alaska
Killer Whale Pod - Gulf of Alaska

Killer whales are highly social; some populations are composed of family groups (pods) which are the most stable of any animal species.

Coastline near Falls Creek
Coastline near Falls Creek

Falls Creek leads to a trail of the same name in Chugach State Park near Girdwood.

Alaska Range View - Denali National Park
Alaska Range View - Denali National Park

The Alaska Range with Denali on the right, seen from mile 66 of Denali National Park.

Low Tide near Indian, Alaska
Low Tide near Indian, Alaska

Indian is a community in a valley in the Chugach Mountains near the shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet.

In Close Up - Denali
In Close Up - Denali

No peak in the world has greater relief: Denali rises 17,000 feet above its surrounding plain! Mount Everest rises 13,000 feet from base camp.

Primrose, Alaska
Primrose, Alaska

Primrose is one of a number of small communities located north of Seward alongside the Seward Highway.

Moose Pass
Moose Pass

Moose Pass is a beautiful community nestled on the shores of Trail Lake in the heart of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska's playground.

Mudflats by the Seward Highway
Mudflats by the Seward Highway

The 37-foot tides here are the 2nd highest in the world. The waters racing out of the inlet expose miles of mud flats.