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Cruising to Alaska (photo gallery)

  1. Big horn sheep spar in Denali National Park, Alaska.
    01 Big horn sheep spar in Denali National Park, Alaska. © Courtesty of Aramark Leisure
  2. A caribou wanders across fields in Denali National Park, Alaska.
    02 A caribou wanders across fields in Denali National Park, Alaska. © Courtesy of Aramark Leisure
  3. Pristine waters serve as a mirror as Radiance of the Seas glides past a glacier in Alaska.
    03 Pristine waters serve as a mirror as Radiance of the Seas glides past a glacier in Alaska. © Courtesy of Royal Caribbean International
  4. The small ships of UnCruise Adventures take you closer to waterfalls and spots too remote for larger ships.
    04 The small ships of UnCruise Adventures take you closer to waterfalls and spots too remote for larger ships. © Courtesy of UnCruise Adventures
  5. Mount Edgecumbe is a dormant volcano that rises 3,201 feet over Sitka, Alaska. It last erupted about 2,400 years ago.
    05 Mount Edgecumbe is a dormant volcano that rises 3,201 feet over Sitka, Alaska. It last erupted about 2,400 years ago. © <a href="http://www.sitka.org"  target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Courtesy of VisitSitka</a>
  6. Regent's Seven Seas Navigator sails through Glacier Bay in Alaska.
    06 Regent's Seven Seas Navigator sails through Glacier Bay in Alaska. © Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises
  7. While on a hike of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, see a brown bear as it hunts for salmon.
    07 While on a hike of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, see a brown bear as it hunts for salmon. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  8. A guide has some fun with a young passenger during a Princess Cruises sailing through Alaska's Glacier Bay.
    08 A guide has some fun with a young passenger during a Princess Cruises sailing through Alaska's Glacier Bay. © Courtesy of Princess Cruises
  9. The magnitude of the snow-capped peaks reflect in this lake in Denali National Park, Alaska.
    09 The magnitude of the snow-capped peaks reflect in this lake in Denali National Park, Alaska. © Courtesty of Aramark Leisure
  10. Ice-capped mountains frame beautiful meadows in Denali National Park, Alaska.
    10 Ice-capped mountains frame beautiful meadows in Denali National Park, Alaska. © Courtesty of Aramark Leisure
  11. Hop on the Direct to the Wilderness Rail Service to take in the scenery in Princess' glass-domed rail cars on most options.
    11 Hop on the Direct to the Wilderness Rail Service to take in the scenery in Princess' glass-domed rail cars on most options. © Courtesy of Princess Cruises
  12. Whale watching near Icy Strait Point, Alaska.
    12 Whale watching near Icy Strait Point, Alaska. © Courtesy of State of Alaska
  13. The 88-passenger S.S. Legacy stops by a waterfall in southeastern Alaska.
    13 The 88-passenger S.S. Legacy stops by a waterfall in southeastern Alaska. © Courtesy of Un-Cruise Adventures
  14. A skiff from an UnCruise Adventures expedition explores an iceberg in Alaska.
    14 A skiff from an UnCruise Adventures expedition explores an iceberg in Alaska. © Courtesy of UnCruise Adventures
  15. Welcome to Ketchikan, Alaska's first city and the self-proclaimed salmon capital of the world.
    15 Welcome to Ketchikan, Alaska's first city and the self-proclaimed salmon capital of the world. © Brian Adams / Courtesy of State of Alaska
  16. See the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge in Juneau, Alaska, during an excursion on Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
    16 See the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge in Juneau, Alaska, during an excursion on Regent Seven Seas Cruises. © Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises
  17. View the Hubbard Glacier of Alaska on Seven Seas Mariner.
    17 View the Hubbard Glacier of Alaska on Seven Seas Mariner. © Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises
  18. Kayak through the clear waters of Alaska and British Columbia on an UnCruise Adventures cruise.
    18 Kayak through the clear waters of Alaska and British Columbia on an UnCruise Adventures cruise. © Courtesy of UnCruise Adventures
  19. Enjoy smooth sailing on Regent's Seven Seas Navigator in Alaska.
    19 Enjoy smooth sailing on Regent's Seven Seas Navigator in Alaska. © Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises
  20. A hiker explores the pristine wilderness of Glacier Bay in Alaska with Safari Explorer in the background.
    20 A hiker explores the pristine wilderness of Glacier Bay in Alaska with Safari Explorer in the background. © Courtesy of UnCruise Adventures
  21. See glaciers close up on a skiff during an UnCruise Adventures sailing.
    21 See glaciers close up on a skiff during an UnCruise Adventures sailing. © Courtesy of UnCruise Adventures

I'll be heading to Alaska for the first time next summer and, instead of getting bogged down with lots of paper brochures and guidebooks, I decided to immerse myself in ... photos! 

Yes, glorious photos of this amazing-looking land. Denali National Park, Juneau, glaciers, bears, whales, cruise ships of all sizes, Old West-style frontier towns. 

Fortunately I don't have to take the photos, I just have to curate them. And then I have to visit each and every one of these places.

So here you go, some pretty killer shots of the nature wonderland that is Alaska! 

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