Trifter

Alaska is by far the largest state in the United States. The United States acquired Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. Alaska officially became the 49th state in January 1959.

Every year Alaska does experience almost 5,000 earthquakes. Many of these earthquakes register over 3.5 on the Richter scale. In the world, ten of of strongest earthquakes on record, three of those have been in Alaska. One earthquake was a 9.2 which was on March 27, 1964.

Alaska has more active glaciers and ice fields, covering over 100,000 square miles, that is more than anywhere else in the living world.

Good morning and welcome to Alaska! This is a beautiful early morning sunrise in Alaska.

Pony Cove in Alaska is a fisherman’s dream. Many people go through Pony Cove to see Bear Glacier but the fishing here is fantastic. Many fish that are caught here are Halibut and Salmon.

Eldered Rock Lighthouse sits on a peninsula in Alaska, which extends into Lynn Canal. The construction of the lighthouse started in 1905 but was not finished until 1906 because of the bad weather. It is the oldest original Alaskan lighthouse building.

The Canning River is in Fairbanks, Alaska. It home to many grizzly bears and herds of caribou.

Mendenhal Glacier is located just outside of Juneau. In this picture you can see the glacier in the background, with the beautiful flame flowers in the front

Margerie Glacier in Alaska sits in Glacier Bay. Many people go and sit quietly, waiting to see and hear, pieces of the glaciers break and fall off into the ocean.

.The Northern Lights or as some people call them the Aurora Borealis of Alaska are a spectacular sight. They are visible most nights of the year. Legends of the North American Inuit say the Aurora  are spirits of lost ones playing football with the head of a walrus.

A awesome sunset in Alaska. This is Turnagain Arm and Cook Inlet it leads into the Kenai Peninsula. The tides are very strange in this Inlet. At low tide, there is barely any water in the area. They say the mud looks solid but do not be tricked by it, it is really like quicksand.