JUNEAU, Alaska — it's perfectly understandable that Alaskans don't really know what to do about the weather. Here in the capital, they live in a rain forest and it's not raining. "People in Alaska don't know what to do with this much sunshine," one of them said, while the digital thermometer downtown displayed 67 degrees… Continue reading June Weather An Alaska All-Star
Balcony Breakfast Princess Treat
ON BOARD THE STAR PRINCESS — Can there be a better wake-up call than sitting on the balcony of a cruise ship with a glacier looming on the outside and a young man from Buenos Aires delivering a four-course breakfast from the inside? If there is, we have yet to experience it. This is the… Continue reading Balcony Breakfast Princess Treat
Princess's Diamond In The Wilderness
DENALI, Alaska — Of the five lodges that Princess Cruises operates in Alaska, the one on the doorstep of Denali National Park has the size, the reputation and the history that a flagship hotel — or a flagship anything — should have. At 656 rooms, it is the biggest of the five lodges with which… Continue reading Princess's Diamond In The Wilderness
Alaska: A Land Of The Midnight Sun
ALASKA — Yesterday was the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In Alaska, it was longer…or at least it looked that way. When the cliche “the sun never sets on…” is bandied about, nowhere is it more valid…nowhere does it have more authenticity than in the Land of the Midnight Sun. Whatever… Continue reading Alaska: A Land Of The Midnight Sun
Friday File: Mount McKinley From The Air
DENALI, ALASKA — The best way to Alaska’s biggest — physically, for sure — tourist attraction is up close. Unless you think 40 miles is “close enough” that means hopping on a fixed-wing plane or a helicopter that will take you to the base or higher of mighty Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North… Continue reading Friday File: Mount McKinley From The Air