 | COVID-19 ma `lumot: Alyaska COVID bilan bog'liq cheklovlarni yumshatmoqda. Istirohat bog'lari, piyoda yurish yo'llari va biznes muassasalari cheklovlar bilan qayta ochildi. Yopiq ovqatlanish 50 foiz sig‘im bilan cheklangan. Niqoblar qat'iyan tavsiya etiladi, ammo davlat darajasida talab qilinmaydi. Oldin Alyaska uchun amal qilgan karantin buyurtmalari sayohat bo'yicha maslahatlarga o'tdi. Alyaskaga sayohatchilar Sayohat deklaratsiyasini to'ldirishlari kerak va COVID-19 testini topshirgandan keyin 72 soat ichida yoki Alyaskaga kelganidan keyin va yana 5 kundan 14 kunigacha tashrif buyurishingiz kerak. Sinov natijalarini kutayotganlardan "qat'iy ijtimoiy masofani" saqlashni va katta guruhlar bilan yig'ilishdan yoki restoran, bar va sport zallari kabi yopiq binolarga kirishdan tiyilishingizni so'raymiz. Qo'shimcha ma'lumot olish uchun, iltimos Alyaskaning COVID-19 axborot portali. Shuningdek, bor avtoulov bilan Alyaskaga tranzit bo'yicha cheklovlar AQSh-Kanada chegarasi muhim bo'lmagan sayohatlarga yopilganligi sababli. |
| (Axborot oxirgi marta 2021 yil 2-martda yangilangan) |
Alyaska hozirgacha eng yirik davlat hisoblanadi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari er maydoni bo'yicha. "Oxirgi chegara" laqabini olgan Alyaskada aholisi siyrak, iqlimi keskin, ammo ajoyib manzaralar mavjud. Tomonidan "pastki 48" dan ajratilgan Kanada, Alyaska qiyin manzil bo'lishi mumkin; shtatning aksariyati Arktika. Katta o'rmonlar va muzlatilgan tundradan tashqari, Alyaskada Qo'shma Shtatlardagi o'nta eng baland tog 'cho'qqilari, shu jumladan butun Shimoliy Amerikadagi eng baland Denali bor.
Mintaqalar
| Janubi-sharqiy Alyaska Panhandl va ichki o'tish yo'li |
| Janubiy markaziy Alyaska Ankoraj va Kenay yarim oroli |
| Janubi-g'arbiy Alyaska Alyaska yarim oroli va turli orollar, shu jumladan Aleut orollari |
| Ichki Alyaska Feyrbanks, Yukon daryosi |
| Arktika Alaska Utqiaġvik, Nomva Kotzebue |
Shaharlar
- 1 Juneau - shtat poytaxti va uchinchi yirik shahar.
- 2 Anchorage - Alyaskaning eng katta shahri.
- 3 Utqiyaovvik (Barrow) - AQSh va Shimoliy Amerikaning eng shimoliy shahri
- 4 Deadhorse - Alyaskaning neft markazi, ishlab chiqarish ob'ektlariga faqat sayohatlar orqali kirish mumkin
- 5 Golland porti (Unalaska) - Aleut orollaridagi eng katta jamoat
- 6 Feyrbanks - Alyaskaning ikkinchi yirik shahri
- 7 Gomer - Dunyoning Halibut baliqchilik poytaxti, Kachemak ko'rfazi davlat bog'i, Katmai milliy bog'i
- 8 Ketchikan - Alyaskaning eng janubiy shahri va shimoliy kruiz kemalari sayohatchilari uchun birinchi Alyaska porti.
- 9 Kodiak - Orollar shaharchasi
Boshqa yo'nalishlar
- 1 Denali milliy bog'i - Shimoliy Amerikaning eng baland cho'qqisiga ko'tarilish yoki hayratlanishdan qat'i nazar, 20,320 metrlik Denali (sobiq MakKinli tog'i) hayratga soladi.
- 2 Arktika milliy bog'ining darvozalari - Ushbu ulkan cho'l bo'ylab sayohat qilib, tog 'tizmalari, muzli o'yilgan vodiylar va mo'rt gullarni kashf etasiz.
- 3 Glacier Bay milliy bog'i - dengiz cho'llari Glacier Bay milliy bog'i va qo'riqxonasi oraliq suv muzliklari, qorli tog 'tizmalari, okean qirg'oqlari, chuqur fyordlar va chuchuk suvli daryo va ko'llarni o'z ichiga oladi.
- 4 Katmai milliy bog'i - vulqonlar, jigarrang ayiqlar, mo'l-ko'l baliqlar bilan toza suv yo'llari, uzoq cho'l va qo'pol qirg'oq bilan mashhur.
- 5 Kenai milliy yovvoyi tabiat muhofazasi yovvoyi tabiat bilan to'lib toshgan tog'lar va ko'llarning ulkan sahrosi
- 6 Kenai Fyords milliy bog'i - muzlik davri hanuzgacha davom etadigan er, bu erda muzliklar, zilzilalar va okean bo'ronlari me'mor hisoblanadi.
- 7 Klark ko'li milliy bog'i va qo'riqxonasi - Bog 'tabiatning go'zalligini (vulqonlar, muzliklar, yovvoyi daryo va sharsharalar), baliqlar va yovvoyi tabiat populyatsiyasini, qizil ikra uchun zarur suv havzalarini va mahalliy aholining an'anaviy turmush tarzini himoya qilish uchun yaratilgan. Klark ko'lining ajoyib manzarasi tashrif buyuruvchilar uchun haqiqiy sahro tajribasini taqdim etadi.
- 8 Wrangell-St. Elias milliy bog'i va qo'riqxonasi - Chugach, Vrangel va Avliyo Elias tog 'tizmalari bu erda tez-tez "Shimoliy Amerikaning tog' qirolligi" deb ataladigan joyda birlashadi. Bu qit'aning eng katta muzliklar to'plamiga va 16000 futdan yuqori cho'qqilar to'plamiga ega.
- 9 Yukon - Charley daryolari milliy qo'riqxonasi - Alyaskaning markazida Kanada chegarasi bo'ylab
Tushuning
1867 yilda (oxiridan ikki yil o'tgach) Fuqarolar urushi), Alyaska hududi dan sotib olingan Rossiya imperiyasi 7,2 million dollarga (yoki gektariga taxminan 2 sent). Ko'p yillar davomida odamlar ushbu bitimni tuzgan davlat kotibi Uilyam X.Syuard (1801-1872) uchun nomlangan "Seward's Fly" deb atashgan. Ular Alyaskani muzlatilgan cho'l deb hisobladilar, bu AQShning oltin va neft uchun eng boy manbalaridan biri bo'lishini anglamadilar.
1959 yilgacha bu hudud Ittifoq davlatiga aylandi. Erning katta qismi hali ham cho'ldir; laqabli Oxirgi chegara, Alyaska ruhini saqlaydi Yovvoyi G'arb tirik.
AQShning aksariyat xaritalari Alyaskaning o'lchamini noto'g'ri ko'rsatmoqda. Siz nima deb o'ylasangiz ham, davlat ijobiydir ulkan - o'lchamidan ikki baravar ko'p Texas - va uning shimoliy qismlarining aksariyati nihoyatda kam aholiga ega. Ko'p joylarga faqat havo yoki suv kiradi, yo'llar esa qattiq iqlimdan zarar ko'radi, shuning uchun yo'lga chiqishdan oldin marshrutni yaxshilab rejalashtiring. Aytish joizki, chinakam hayratlanarli muhit u erga va u erga borishda qiyinchiliklarni qoplashdan ko'proq narsani talab qiladi. Kattaligi bilan iqlim Janubdagi o'rtacha yomg'irli iqlim va shunga o'xshash joylarda muzli cho'l bilan ham farq qiladi Utqiaġvik (Barrow); Shuningdek qarang Shimoliy Amerikada qish.
Yaqinda u faqat mustamlakaga aylanganligi (Rossiyaning mavjudligi hech qachon qirg'oq bo'ylab bir necha mingdan ortiq mo'yna tutqichni tashkil qilmagan), bu shtat va federal hukumat sub'ektlari bilan bir qatorda hali ham katta qismlarga ega bo'lgan mahalliy aholining nisbatan kuchli ishtirokini ta'minlaydi. erning (yuqoridagi xaritaga qarang).
Alyaska barcha narsani kuzatadi federal bayramlar, Kolumbus kunidan tashqari va Syuard kuni (mart oyining so'nggi dushanba kuni) va Alyaska kuni (18 oktyabr) qo'shiladi. Biroq, federal ishchilar yoki harbiy xizmatchilar soni ko'p bo'lgan ba'zi shahar va shaharlarda baribir Kolumbus kuni nishonlanishi mumkin.
Gapir
Alyaska, albatta, ingliz tilida gaplashadi, ammo u erda ko'plab boshqa tillar mavjud, jumladan Inupiat, Markaziy Sibir Yupik, Markaziy Alaskan Yupik, Alutiiq, Aleut, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, Holikachuk, Koyukon, Yuqori Kuskokvim, Gvichin, Quyi Tanana, Yuqori Tanana, Tanakros, Xan, Ahtna, Eyak, Tlingit, Xayda va Tsimshian qirg'oqlari. Ba'zi rus tillarida gaplashish mumkin. Nikolaevskda rus tilida ingliz tilidan ko'ra ko'proq gapirishadi.
Chiqinglar
Samolyotda
- Shuningdek qarang: AQShda havo sayohati
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Anchorageva kamroq darajada Feyrbankstomonidan xizmat ko'rsatiladi Alaska Airlines va Delta havo liniyalari yil davomida pastki 48 dan, ayniqsa Sietl shuningdek, pastroq 48-dagi boshqa shaharlardan (masalan, Denverdan) Birlashgan). Juneau, Ketchikan, Peterburg, Sitka, Wrangell Shuningdek, Alaska Airlines aviakompaniyasining Sietldan kelib chiqqan va Anchorage-da tugaydigan yo'nalish tizimida uchadigan reyslari orqali xizmat ko'rsatiladi. Air Canada, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Sun Country va boshqa xalqaro aviakompaniyalar kabi boshqa aviakompaniyalar Anchorage-ga butun yil davomida emas, balki mavsumiy asosda xizmat ko'rsatishadi. Shtat tarkibidagi boshqa jamoalarga Ankorage, Fairbanks, Juneau va Ketchikan, shtatning to'rtta eng yirik shahar hududlaridan mintaqaviy va mahalliy havo aloqalarining keng tizimi xizmat qiladi (quyida "Atrofga chiqish" ostida "Havo orqali" ga qarang). Uzoq masofalar va yo'llarning cheklanganligi sababli, havo qatnovi shtat ichida va tashqarisida transportning eng arzon va eng samarali shakli hisoblanadi. Ted Stivens Anchorage xalqaro aeroporti sayyohlik rivojiga mos keladi va har yili 5 milliondan ziyod yo'lovchiga xizmat qiladi (2018). Anchorage International - bu juda katta va toza aeroport bo'lib, u erda odamlar juda ko'p emas. Bu yo'lovchilarning zavqlanishini kutish uchun turli xil qulayliklarga ega. Ularda do'konlardan, restoranlardan, bojsiz do'konlardan va samolyotga chiqadigan joylardan bargacha hamma narsa bor. Shtat aholisini topish qiyin bo'lgan ba'zi joylarni erta ko'rish uchun turli xil hayvonot namoyishlarini tekshirib ko'ring. Rekord kattalikdagi halibutni zinapoyadan pastda topish mumkin, ular asosiy yo'llardan yukni talab qilishga olib boradi. Quyida siz ijaraga olgan mashinangizga yoki boshqa transportga borishda bir nechta qarashga arziydigan boshqa hayvon namunalarini topasiz. Anchorage-ga uchib ketishdagi eng katta muammo shundaki, agar siz Anchorage-da bo'lmasangiz, boradigan joyingizgacha uzoq yo'l bosib o'tishingiz kerak bo'ladi; aksariyat odamlar faqat mashina ijaraga olishadi, bu esa qimmatga tushishi mumkin. Agar siz oilangizga tashrif buyurgan bo'lsangiz, ularni xavfsizlik skrining zonasi orqali kutib olish yoki bagajni talab qilish joyida kutib olish yaxshiroqdir. Uzoq parvozdan so'ng uzoq haydovchiga chiqishni hech kim yoqtirmaydi, lekin siz ko'rgan manzaralar sizni uzoq masofaga sayohat haqida unutishingizga majbur qiladi.
Fairbanks xalqaro aeroporti sayohatchilar uchun asosiy xizmatlarni taklif etadi.
Mashinada
| COVID-19 ma `lumot: AQSh-Kanada chegarasi muhim bo'lmagan sayohat uchun yopiq. Biroq, Alyaskaga Kanada orqali avtomobil orqali sayohat qilish uchun cheklovlar mavjud. Qo'shimcha ma'lumot olish uchun qarang Qo'shni Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari va Alyaska avtomagistrali o'rtasida haydash. |
| (Axborot oxirgi marta 23 oktyabr 2020 yil yangilangan) |
- Shuningdek qarang: Alyaska magistrali, Qo'shni Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari va Alyaska avtomagistrali o'rtasida haydash
Alyaska qo'shni AQSh bilan bog'langan (Alyaskada "Quyi 48" yoki "tashqarida" nomi bilan tanilgan)) Kanada orqali Alyaska magistrali. Magistral yo'l asfaltlangan va butun yil davomida saqlanadi. Ba'zida bu biroz o'ziga xos ko'rinib turishi va o'ziga xos Alyaskada va Kanadada vaziyatni yaratishi mumkin: yozning istalgan vaqtida siz kamida bir necha o'nlab (va ba'zan yuzlab!) Milya yo'llarni bosib o'tishingiz shart. Qurilish zonalaridagi yo'llar odatda bitta ishlaydigan bo'lakka ega bo'lganligi sababli va qishloq joylarida yo'llarning kamligi sababli har doim ham muqobil yo'nalishlar mavjud emasligi sababli, qurilish kompaniyalari "uchuvchi avtoulovlar" dan foydalanadilar (odatda sariq aylanadigan pikaplar) "Menga ergashing" degan mayoqchalar va katta belgilar). Ular qurilish zonasining ikki uchi orasida oldinga va orqaga harakatlanishadi va transport vositalarini boshqa uchiga xavfsiz olib borishadi. Qurilish zonasining uzunligiga qarab, kutish 10 daqiqadan bir necha soatgacha davom etishi mumkin. Bitta asosiy yo'l bo'lgani uchun, siz qurilish atrofida haqiqatan ham aylana olmaysiz. Ishlanmagan yo'llar odatda juda yaxshi holatda. Qishki sharoitni hisobga olgan holda, yo'llar juda yaxshi holatda. Har yili Alyaskada tonnalarcha qor yog'adi va yo'llar shiddat va shudgorlash tufayli sodir bo'lishi kerak. Barcha qurilishlar haqida shikoyat qilish oson, ammo ularsiz odamlar yo'l sharoitlari haqida ko'proq shikoyat qilishadi. Alyaskaning ko'pgina magistral yo'llari tekis va yangi asfaltlangan. Barcha er usti transport vositalari mahalliy aholi uchun qisqa masofalarga sayohat qilishda juda keng tarqalgan. Haydash paytida ulardan ehtiyot bo'ling, chunki ular hamma joylardan chiqadi: ham yo'lda, ham yo'lda.
Agar siz Alyaskaga yoki uning atrofiga haydashni rejalashtirmoqchi bo'lsangiz, uning nusxasini olib qo'yganingizga ishonch hosil qiling MilepostG'arbiy Kanada va Alyaskaning asosiy yo'l ko'rsatmasi sifatida tanilgan. Ushbu mintaqalardagi aksariyat yo'llarda har bir milya bo'ylab yoki shunga o'xshash yo'lning boshlanishidan qancha mil masofani ko'rsatadigan kichik oq ustunlar mavjud. Milepostda barcha yo'llarning marshrut tavsiflari mavjud bo'lib, ular manzarali va qarorgohlardan tortib, yo'llar o'tib ketadigan mayda soylarning nomlariga qadar hamma narsani ko'rsatib beradi. Agar siz Anchoragega uchib, keyin shtat bo'ylab aylanib yurayotgan bo'lsangiz, nusxasini oling Milepost mahalliy Costcos yoki Walmarts-dan birida - narx ro'yxat narxining yarmiga teng.
Alyaskada haydash masofasi odatlanib qolganingizdan ancha kattaroq bo'lishi mumkin. Garchi shtatdagi asfaltlangan magistral yo'llarning ko'plarida tezlik chegarasi 65 milya (105 km / soat) deb belgilangan bo'lsa-da (shaharlarning yaqinida va avtomagistralning xavfsizlik yo'laklarida, ayniqsa, Parklar va Seward avtomagistrallarida quyi chegaralar mavjud), ammo bu avtomagistrallar emas va ko'plab yo'llarda xavfsiz o'tish zonalari cheklangan. Siz, ayniqsa, Parklar, Elliott va Dalton avtomagistrallarida ko'p miqdordagi yarim yuk mashinalari, shuningdek katta tortib oluvchi tirkamalarni olib o'tayotgan xususiy transport vositalariga duch kelishingiz mumkin. Ushbu transport vositalarini bosib o'tishda ehtiyot bo'ling, chunki ular orqada ko'rinadiganidan uzunroq bo'lishi mumkin.
Avtomobil yo'llarini ijaraga olishda cheklovlar bo'lishi mumkin. Dalton, Denali, Stiz va Kassiar shosseslari va Nabesna va Makkarti yo'llari, xususan, ko'plab transport vositalarini ijaraga beruvchi kompaniyalar tomonidan no-gos deb hisoblanadi; agar sizning ijaraga olgan transport vositangiz ushbu yo'nalishlarning birida buzilgan bo'lsa, ijaraga beruvchi kompaniya orqali sotib olingan sug'urta ta'mirlash yoki qidirish xarajatlarini qoplay olmaydi. Har qanday shtatdagi asfaltlanmagan avtomobil yo'llariga sayohat qilishni rejalashtirishdan oldin har doim cheklovlarni tekshiring.
Agar siz shtatning asfaltlangan yo'llaridan birida sayohat qilmoqchi bo'lsangiz, tayyorlaning. Xizmatlar orasidagi masofalar tez-tez katta bo'lib turadi, ob-havo tez va ogohlantirmasdan o'zgarishi mumkin, va aholi punktlaridan tashqaridagi shtatlarning ko'p joylarida uyali aloqa xizmati yo'q. Dalton, Elliott, Stiz va Denali magistral yo'llarining yuqori oqimlarida sayohatchilarga qo'shimcha yoqilg'i, kamida bitta zaxira shina va asosiy tirikchilik vositalarini olib borish tavsiya etiladi.
Ba'zi ijaraga beruvchi avtoulov kompaniyalari turistik mavsum yelkasida shtat ichida va tashqarisida bir tomonlama ijarani taklif qilishlari mumkin (yozgacha shtat ichiga bir yo'l va yozdan keyin shtatdan chiqish). Tafsilotlar uchun har bir agentlik bilan bog'laning.
Agar immigratsiya masalasi sizni Kanadaga kirishga to'sqinlik qilsa, siz AQShning Kanadadagi bojxona qoidalarida Kanadalik fuqarolar Qo'shma Shtatlarda (shu jumladan Alyaskada) transport vositasini ijaraga olmaganligi va Kanadaga olib kirishi mumkin emasligi haqidagi qo'shni AQShning bojxona qoidalaridan Alyaskaga mashinada kirishingiz mumkin emas.
Qayiqda
The Alyaskadagi dengiz yo'llari tizimi dan parom qatnovini amalga oshiradi Bellingham, Vashington, Heynga o'tish yo'lining ichkarisiga ko'tarildi. Sayohatingizni erta rejalashtiring, chunki ushbu xizmat tezda to'ldiriladi. Birlashtiruvchi parom sizni olib borishi mumkin Oqroq (garchi bu xizmat juda kam bo'lsa-da, tafsilotlarni qidirishni maslahat beramiz), shundan Alyaska temir yo'li Anchorage bilan bog'lanadi. Dengiz magistrali, shuningdek, janubiy markaziy Alyaskaning qirg'oqlari, Aleut orollari va shahzoda Uilyam Sound tomonidan ishlaydi. Ba'zi xususiy kompaniyalar Whittier va Anchorage o'rtasida transport vositalarini boshqaradilar va temir yo'l / magistral tunnel birlashgan yo'llarda harakatlanishni har yarim soatda ta'minlaydi. Whittierda bitta ijara kompaniyasi bor, Avis, mavsumiy va cheklangan miqdordagi avtoulovlar bilan ishlaydi. Agar siz kema bilan mashinasiz kelayotgan bo'lsangiz va Anchorage-ga borishni istasangiz, bir tomonlama ijaraga olish uchun oldindan buyurtma qiling va juda yuqori stavka va bir tomonlama pasayish to'lovini to'lashga tayyor bo'ling. Agar sizda beshta odam va bir necha tonna yuklar bo'lmasa, odatda Anchorage-ga muqobil transport vositalarini (poezd yoki avtobus) olib boring va u erda transport vositasini ijaraga oling.
Yuqorida ta'kidlab o'tilganidek, Avis shuningdek Skagveydan Alyaskaning qolgan qismiga bir tomonlama ijarani taklif etadi. Skagveydan Alyaskaning qolgan qismigacha bo'lgan yagona yo'l Kanada orqali o'tadi.
Inside Passage-da turli xil kruiz yo'nalishlari suzib yuradi, odatda tugaydi Mukofot yoki Whittier (bu kruiz liniyalari odatda - lekin har doim ham emas, shuning uchun tekshirib ko'ring - Anchorage-ga transport bilan ta'minlang va hattoki paketli ekskursiyalarni yoki shtatdan tashqariga qaytib kelgan havo safarlarini ham o'z ichiga olishi mumkin). Kruizlar Sietl, Vankuver va hattoki San-Frantsisko kabi shaharlardan jo'nab ketadi.
Alyaskaning ko'plab hududlarida qayiqlar zarurat hisoblanadi. Hali ham xarid qilish kabi narsalar uchun shaharga olib borish uchun qayiqlaridan foydalanishga ishonadigan ko'plab mahalliy aholi mavjud. Agar siz baliq ovlash yoki ovga sayohat qilmoqchi bo'lsangiz, ehtimol siz boradigan manzilingizga etib borish uchun qayiqda yurishingiz kerak bo'ladi. Siz aeroportdan shaharga haydashingiz va qisqa muddatli yoki uzoq muddatli to'xtash uchun mashinangizni yuklash joyiga qo'yishingiz mumkin. U erdan siz o'zingizning shaxsiy qayig'ingizga o'tirishingiz yoki tijorat qayig'ida kerakli joyga borishingiz mumkin. Ko'pgina ov va baliq ovlash ekspeditsiyalari sizning sarguzashtingiz uchun kerakli joyga borish uchun ma'lum bir vaqtda siz uchun qayiq tayyor bo'ladi. Alyaskada yashovchilar ushbu kemalarga o'zlarining qayiqlarini olib kelishadi va xarid qilish paytida u erda to'xtashadi. Tugatgandan so'ng, ular yuklarni ko'tarib, o'z uylariga yoki kabinalariga qaytib boradilar. Bu jarayon ba'zan juda qiyin va mashaqqatli bo'lishi mumkin, ayniqsa kattalar va yosh bolalar uchun.
Bir paytlar Yukon daryosi Alyaskaning ichki qismiga kirishda katta rol o'ynagan. Tijorat bug 'qayiqlari ilgari mintaqada ishlagan va tovarlarni kemalar orqali uzoq ichki hududlarga etkazish davom etmoqda. Boshqa ba'zi daryolar ham suzib yurishadi. Yo'lovchilarga xizmat ko'rsatadigan hech narsa yo'q bo'lsa-da, nazariy jihatdan yuk kemasida sayohat qilishni tashkil qilish qiyin, ammo siz o'zingizning izlanishlaringizni bajarishingiz kerak bo'ladi.
Avtobusda
Uzoq masofani va ushbu masofani bosib o'tish uchun zarur bo'lgan yo'l haqini hisobga olgan holda, Kanadadan avtobusga borish va Alyaskadan pastki 48 gacha uchish narxi bir xil. Alyaskada ichki xizmatlarni taklif qiluvchi avtobus kompaniyalarining ro'yxatini "Atrofda yurish" bo'limidagi "Avtobusda" -ga qarang.
Whitehorse'dan, Alaska Yukon Trails ga xizmat ko'rsatish Feyrbanks orqali Douson Siti. Shahzoda Rupertdan siz shimoldan Alyaskaning janubi-sharqiy panhandligacha davom etishingiz mumkin Ketchikan tomonidan parom yoki parom sayohatini ham boshlashingiz mumkin Bellingham, Vashington, janubi-sharqiy panhandle tomon ham (batafsil ma'lumot uchun yuqoridagi "Qayiq bilan" ga qarang).
Alyaskaga pastki 48-dan avtoulovsiz sayohat qilishning yagona varianti - bu feribot (Bellinghamdan shahzoda Rupert orqali SE panhandligacha) yoki samolyotda.
Atrofga boring
Janubiy-markaziy mintaqadan tashqarida joylashgan shtatdagi aksariyat shahar va qishloqlarga faqat dengiz yoki havo yo'li orqali kirish mumkin. The Alyaskadagi dengiz yo'llari tizimi shuningdek, Janubi-Sharqiy va Alyaska yarim orolining shaharlariga xizmat qiladi. Avtoulov yoki dengiz orqali xizmat ko'rsatilmaydigan shaharlarga faqat havo yo'li orqali etib borish mumkin, bu Alyaskaning nihoyatda yaxshi rivojlangan buta havo xizmati - Alyaskaning yangilikidir.
Samolyotda
Anchorage-ga eng yirik mahalliy va ba'zi xalqaro transport kompaniyalari orqali kirish mumkin bo'lsa ham, Alaska Airlines shtat ichidagi reaktiv havo qatnovi bo'yicha virtual monopoliyaga ega, ya'ni narxlar pastki 48-dagi taqqoslanadigan masofalar bilan taqqoslaganda juda yuqori. Aviakompaniya tez-tez reaktiv xizmat ko'rsatishni taklif qiladi (ba'zan noyob Boeing 737-400 "kombi" samolyotlarida, oldingi qismi samolyot yuk tashish joyi sifatida, orqa qismi esa yo'lovchilar uchun foydalanish uchun tuzilgan) Anchorage va Fairbanks dan Bethel, Nome, Kotzebue, Dillingham, Kodiak va boshqa yirik jamoalar kabi yirik janubi-sharqiy va Alyaska yarim orollariga qadar. jamoalar. Kichik jamoalarga uchta asosiy mintaqaviy reaktiv va turboprop qatnovchi aviakompaniyalar xizmat ko'rsatadi: PenAir, Grant aviatsiya va Ravn Alaska (Frontier Flying Service, ERA Aviation & Hageland Aviation-dan iborat). Eng kichik shahar va qishloqlar Bushning rejali yoki charterli parvoz xizmatlaridan foydalanishi kerak umumiy aviatsiya Cessna Caravan, Piper Navajo yoki kichikroq Cessna 207 kabi samolyotlar, shtatda ishlatiladigan eng mashhur samolyotlar. Ammo, ehtimol, kvintessensial jihatdan Alyaska samolyoti dengiz samolyotidir. Dunyodagi eng gavjum dengiz samolyotlari bazasi - Ankorage shahridagi Ted Stivens aeroporti yonidagi Hood ko'li, u erda Kostko va Sam's Club-dan yo'lovchilar, yuklar va ko'plab narsalar tashiladi.
Kichkina samolyotlar, agar imkoningiz bo'lsa, Alyaskada aylanishning ajoyib usuli. Alyaskaga uchadigan asosiy parvozingizdan so'ng, sizni tez va samarali tashiy oladigan kichik samolyotlarga o'tirishingiz mumkin. Ko'p joylarga avtoulov yoki yuk mashinalari orqali borish mumkin emas; maqsadlarga tez etib borish uchun odatda kichik samolyotlardan foydalaniladi. Agar siz ovga sayohat qilmoqchi bo'lsangiz, u erga etib borish uchun ushbu samolyotlardan biriga o'tirishingiz kerak bo'ladi. Alyaskadagi ov joylari ba'zan sayyohlar uchun tijoratlashtiriladi. Ular sizni olib keladigan joylarni odatda boshqa sayyohlar ovlashadi. Ushbu doimiy foydalanish uchuvchilarning qo'nish imkoniyatini ancha osonlashtirdi. Uchuvchi kichik samolyotlarni qo'nish uchun doimiy ravishda ishlatiladigan tekis erga tushishi mumkin.
ConocoPhillips va BP kompaniyalari ham o'zlarining aviakompaniyalariga ega ConocoPhillips / BP qo'shma qo'shma xizmat aviatsiyasi (ijaraga olingan Boeing 737 samolyotlarida) yo'nalishlarga parvozlarni amalga oshiradi Shimoliy Nishab BP, ConocoPhillips va Shimoliy Nishabda tashkil etilgan boshqa pudratchi kompaniyalar ishchilari va pudratchilari uchun Anchorage va Fairbanks-dan.
Poyezdda
The Alyaska temir yo'li dan ishlaydi Mukofot orqali Anchorage, Denaliva Feyrbanks ga Shimoliy qutb, ga turtki bilan Oqroq. Temir yo'l yozgi yo'lovchilarga xizmat ko'rsatish bilan mashhur, shuningdek, Alyaskaning tabiiy boyliklarini - birinchi navbatda ko'mirni - Anchorage, Whittier va Seward portlariga, shuningdek, Anchorage-da foydalanish uchun yoqilg'i va shag'allarni olib o'tishda muhim rol o'ynaydi. Alyaska temir yo'li - bu Shimoliy Amerikadagi yuk poezdlarida kabinalarni ishlatadigan yagona temir yo'l. Orasidagi yo'l Talkeetna va Hurricane (Talkeetna va Denali o'rtasida) Shimoliy Amerikada qolgan so'nggi bayroqlarni to'xtatish poezd xizmatlaridan birini namoyish etadi. Yo'l bilan borish qiyin bo'lgan maydon bo'ylab yo'lning uchastkasi mintaqadagi kabinalarga yagona transport vazifasini bajaradi. Aholisi Talkeetna shahridagi poezdga o'tirib, konduktorga qaerga tushishni xohlashlarini aytib berishadi. Ular shaharga kelishni xohlaganlarida, ular temir yo'l yonida kutib turishadi va poyezdga o'z nomini berib "bayroq" bosishadi.
Mashinada
- Shuningdek qarang: Qishki haydash
Alyaska avtomobil transporti bo'yicha eng kam bog'langan shtatdir. Shtatning yo'l tizimi shtatning nisbatan kichik hududini qamrab oladi, markaziy aholi punktlari va Kanadadan shtatdan chiqib ketadigan asosiy yo'l - Alyaska magistralini bog'laydi. Davlat poytaxti, Juneau, avtoulov orqali o'tish mumkin emas, bu o'nlab yillar davomida poytaxtni yo'l tizimidagi shaharga ko'chirish haqida bir necha munozaralarni keltirib chiqardi. Yo'l tizimining o'ziga xos xususiyatlaridan biri - Anton Anderson yodgorlik tunnelidir, u Ankorjdan janubdagi Seward magistralini Whittierning nisbatan izolyatsiya qilingan jamoasi bilan bog'laydi. Tunnel Shimoliy Amerikadagi 2,5 milga yaqin eng uzun yo'l tunneli bo'lib, bitta polosali yo'lni va bir xil uydagi poezd yo'llarini birlashtiradi. Binobarin, sharqqa qarab harakatlanish, g'arbiy yo'nalishdagi transport va Alyaska temir yo'llari tunnelni bo'lishishi kerak, natijada kirish uchun 45 daqiqagacha (yoki undan ko'p) kutish kerak; ma'lum vaqtlar uchun, ga qarang jadval.
Alyaskaliklar o'zlarining kundalik nutqlarida hech qachon raqamli belgilar bilan yo'llar va magistrallarga murojaat qilmaydilar, aksincha "Seward Highway" yoki "Glenn Highway" kabi nomlangan belgilarni afzal ko'rishadi. Agar siz marshrut raqamlaridan foydalansangiz, Alyaskaliklar siz nimani nazarda tutayotganingizni bilmasligi mumkin.
Anchorage va Fairbanks-ga barcha yirik milliy avtoulovlar zanjirlari va bir qator mustaqillar xizmat ko'rsatadi. Shtat atrofidagi ba'zi kichik shaharlarda, shuningdek, milliy zanjirli kompaniya mavjud bo'lishi mumkin. Alyaskada avtoulovni ijaraga olish Qo'shma Shtatlarning deyarli hamma joylariga qaraganda ancha qimmatroq bo'lishi mumkin, bu eng katta mavsumda bir nechta yo'lovchilar va tashqi vositalarni olib yurish uchun etarli bo'lgan katta transport vositasi uchun kuniga 200 dollargacha (va ba'zida hatto undan ham yuqori). Qishning qitig'ida, ba'zan siz kuniga 10 dollardan kam bo'lmagan transport vositasini tortib olishingiz mumkin.
Anchorage yoki Fairbanks aeroportida ijaraga olish aeroportdan 10-12% qo'shimcha to'lovni oladi (bundan tashqari, Anchorageda kuniga $ 4.81 qo'shimcha). Agar siz bir necha kundan ko'proq ijaraga olgan bo'lsangiz, transport vositangizni aeroportdan tashqarida ijaraga olish qiyin bo'lishi mumkin, bu odatda taksida yurish yoki mehmonxonalar va ijaraga olingan avtoulovlar o'rtasida almashinuvni o'z ichiga oladi. Qaysi xarajatlarni tejash mumkinligini bilish uchun har bir agentlik bilan maslahatlashing yoki onlayn sayohat agentligi yordamida aeroportdan tashqari ijaraga olingan mashinalarni qidiring.
Bilingki, qishda yo'llar saqlanib qoladi qish haydash qobiliyati. Tashqarida yoki shahar markazlarida ular odatda "yo'lakka qadar" tozalanmaydi va shtatning ko'p qismida tuz qo'llanilishi eshitilmagan, buning o'rniga tortish kuchini qo'shish uchun qum ishlatiladi. Shunday qilib, yo'l qoplamasining yuqori qismida hali ham qor yoki muz qatlami mavjud, bu sizning tegishli ijaraga olgan shinalaringiz bilan mos ravishda jihozlangan transport vositasi uchun juda maqbuldir, bu sizning ijaraga olgan mashinangiz ehtimol emas.
Avtobusda
Avtoulovsiz mustaqil sayohat qilayotganlar uchun bir nechta kompaniyalar ulanadi Anchorage ga Kenay yarim oroli janubga va Denali milliy bog'i va / yoki Feyrbanks shtatning ichki va janubiy markaziy qismlarida shimolga muntazam ravishda rejalashtirilgan tartibda, u erda yo'l orqali eng ko'p o'tish mumkin. Bundan tashqari, Arktika sohilidagi Prudhoe ko'rfazigacha, Dalton magistral ekspresining Feyrbanksdan va Uaythors YTgacha, Alyaskaning Yukon yo'llari bo'ylab cheklangan xizmat mavjud. Yo'llarning cheklanganligi sababli Ichki va Janubiy Markaziy mintaqalardan tashqarida avtobus qatnovi cheklangan. U erda nima bo'lishi mumkinligi haqida ma'lum bir mintaqa uchun tegishli maqolani ko'rib chiqing. Alyaskadagi avtobus kompaniyalari tez-tez kelib turadi, biri ishdan chiqib ketsa, boshqasi o'rnini egallaydi, ba'zilari esa bitta kompaniyaga qo'shilib ketishadi. So'nggi bir necha yil ichida quyidagilar izchil va barqaror edi:
- Alyaskadagi Yukon-Trail havo yo'llari, (ofis) 1213 Dolpin Way, Feyrbanks, AK 99709, ☏ 1 907 452-3337. Fairbanks, Denali, Talkeetna va Anchorage o'rtasida bir yo'nalishda, Feyrbanks, Douson Siti va Whitehorse o'rtasida boshqa yo'nalishda harakatlanadi.
- Dalton Highway Express, ☏ 1 907 474-3555. Feyrbanksdan Prudxo ko'rfazidagi Deadhorse tomon Bruk tizmasi orqali Dalton Xvi bo'ylab ko'tariladi (SR-11)
- Ichki Alyaska avtobus liniyalari (Alaska Direct), ☏ 1 907 883-0207, Bepul: 1-800-770-6652, faks: 1-866-244-5691, ✉[email protected]. Anchorage va Fairbanks o'rtasida Tok orqali va Anchorage-dan Glennallen-ga ikkita alohida yo'nalish bo'yicha arzon transportni ta'minlaydi.
- Avtoulovni parkga ulash, (ofis) 9170 Jewel Lake Road, Suite 202, Anchorage AK 99502, ☏ 1 907 245-0200, faks: 1 907 245-0400. Park Connection avtobus liniyasi Alyaskada Seward va Whittierdan janubda, shimolga qadar Anchorage va Talkeetna orqali Denali milliy bog'igacha xizmat ko'rsatishni taklif qiladi. Ular Parkdan Parkgacha, Denali Express, Seward Express, Whittier Cruise Shuttle va Seward Cruise Shuttle kabi ko'plab yo'nalishlarga kuniga bir nechta sayohat qilishadi.
- Seward avtobus liniyalari, ☏ 1 907 563-0800 (Anchorage), 1 907 244-3608 (Mukofot), Bepul: 1-888-420-7788. Anchorage (aeroportni o'z ichiga olgan), Seward va Whittier o'rtasida avtobuslar ishlaydi.
- [o'lik havola]Sahna chiziqlari, (ofis) PO Box 353, Anchor Point AK 99556, ☏ 1 907 868-3914 (Anchorage), 1 907 235-2252 (Gomer). Ular Anchorage va janubdagi Kenai yarim orolining bir nechta joylari o'rtasida yo'lovchilar tashish, yuk, posilka va kuryer xizmatini taklif qilishadi.
Yuqoridagi kompaniyalarning ba'zilari muntazam ravishda rejalashtirilgan xizmatlaridan tashqari, charterli va ekskursiya xizmatlarini ham taklif qilishadi. Ba'zilar yozda mavsumiy ish olib borishi mumkin, boshqalari yil bo'yi qish va yoz uchun turli jadvallar bilan ishlaydi. Veb-saytini tekshiring yoki ularga qo'ng'iroq qiling.
Velosipedda
Asosiy shaharlarda piyodalar yo'llari va velosiped yo'llari mavjud bo'lsa-da, katta magistral yo'llar bo'ylab velosiped haydash xavfli taklifdir. Asosiy shaharlar yaqinidagi hududlarda vaqti-vaqti bilan velosiped yo'llari va keng yelkalar mavjud, ammo Alyaskaning asosiy magistral yo'llarining ko'p joylari velosipedda harakatlanish maqsadga muvofiq emas. Seward va Glenn magistral yo'llarining qismlari, ayniqsa, juda tor yelkalarga ega va bir yoki ikkala tomondan jarliklar bilan o'ralgan bo'lib, piyodalar va velosipedchilarning xavfsiz sayohat qilishlari uchun juda oz joy yoki umuman yo'q.
Qayiqda
- Shuningdek qarang: Alyaskadagi dengiz yo'li
Alyaskani ko'rishning eng yaxshi usullaridan biri bu kruiz kemasi. Kruiz kemalari sizni ajoyib tarzda muzliklarga, kitlarga va toshli qirg'oqlarga yaqinlashtiring. Katta kemalar ko'proq qulayliklarni taklif etadi, kichik kemalar va yaxtalar esa 12-100 yo'lovchini katta kemalar borolmaydigan joyga olib borib, sizni Alyaskaning tabiati va yovvoyi tabiatiga yaqinlashtiradi. Ko'pgina kemalar tarkibiga tabiatshunoslar tomonidan boshqariladigan sayohatlar va kemadan to'g'ridan-to'g'ri dengiz baydarkasi kiradi, ular faol, oddiy sayohatchilar uchun juda mos keladi.
Kruiz kemalarida 2 ta asosiy yo'nalishlar mavjud: Ichki o'tish yo'li yo'nalishi Sietldan, Vashingtondan yoki Vankuverdan, Kanadadan va Vankuver va Seward / Whittier o'rtasida Shimoliy va Janubiy yo'nalishdagi sayohatlar bo'ylab harakatlanadigan Fors ko'rfazi yo'lidan.
Alyaskada kruizlarni taklif qiluvchi kompaniyalarga quyidagilar kiradi:
- Gollandiya Amerika. Holland America Line tomonidan taklif qilingan Glacier Discovery Cruise, Miloddan avvalgi Syuard va Vankuver o'rtasida ishlaydi.
- Malika kruizlari, Inside Passage va Glacier Bay yo'nalishlarini hamda San-Frantsiskodan o'tish joylarini taklif etadi.
- Sarguzashtlar hayoti, faqat Alyaskadagi 32 dan 138 yo'lovchigacha bo'lgan kemalar bilan ishlaydigan kichik kemalarni sayohat qilishni taklif qiladi.
- Norvegiya kruiz liniyasi, faqat Sietl va Vankuverda sayohat uchun taklif etadi.
- Karnaval kruizlari, Alyaskada har yili faqat bitta kema joylashadi, asosan Shimoliy va Janubiy yo'nalishdagi kruizlarni amalga oshiradi.
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Alyaskaga barcha inklyuziv kruizlar bilan hashamatli kruiz liniyasi.
- Kruiz 118, Sautgemptondan O'rta er dengizi, Alyaska va Karib dengiziga 118 ta sayohat kruizlari.
- Disney kruiz yo'nalishlari Vankuverdan ketib Tracy Arm, Ketchikan, Skagway va Juneauga o'tish safari ichida ~ Bu Tracy Arm muzliklarini ko'rishning ajoyib usuli, chunki u malika yoki karnavaldan kichikroq, shuning uchun u yaqinlashishi, uzoqlashishi va 360 ° burilish
Parom
| COVID-19 ma `lumot: Alyaskada dengiz yo'llari tizimi ishlaydi, ammo qish mavsumi uchun qisqartirilgan jadval asosida va imkoniyatlar cheklangan. Alyaskadagi yo'ldan yoki dengiz tizimidan tashqarida bo'lgan jamoatchilikka boradigan va qaytib keladigan barcha sayohatlar faqat zarur sayohat bilan cheklanadi. Haqida ko'proq ma'lumot olish mumkin Alyaskadagi dengiz yo'li. |
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- Alyaskadagi dengiz yo'llari tizimi, ☏ 1-800-526-6731. Alyaskaning Dengiz yo'li magistrali Janubi-Sharqiy, Janubiy-Sharqiy va Janubi-G'arbiy Alyaskada joylashgan 31 port jamoalarini birlashtirgan qirg'oq bo'ylab okean yo'llarining 8000 mildan oshiq qismidan iborat. Ikki qo'shimcha port Alyaskadan tashqarida joylashgan - biri Britaniya Kolumbiyasida, ikkinchisi Vashington shtatida. Bu yo'l mavjud bo'lmagan shaharlarning ko'plab mahalliy aholisi uchun transportning muhim usulini tashkil etadi. Dengiz shosse tizimi sayohatchilar, velosipedlar va tijorat transport vositalarida yurish imkoniyatini ham beradi. Feribotda o'zingizning idishniingizni tashkil qilishingiz, chodir tikishingiz yoki yuqori qavatlardagi uxlash sumkasini yopishingiz mumkin. Tabiatshunoslar ba'zan bortda diqqatga sazovor joylar va yovvoyi tabiat haqida sharhlar berishadi.
Albatta, qayiqdan tushganingizdan so'ng, siz Alyaskaning ichki yo'nalishlarini o'rganishni xohlaysiz. To'g'ridan-to'g'ri samolyotga o'tirmang va uyga boring - Alyaskada taqdim etiladigan eng yaxshi narsalarni sog'inasiz!
Shuningdek, har qanday alaskadagi yaxshi qirg'oq jamoalarida baliq ovlash xartiyasini sinab ko'ring va ovingizni oilangizga yoki do'stlaringizga yuboring.
Qarang
Alyaska juda katta. Bir vaqtlar beshta vaqt zonasi qanday bo'lgan! Bu juda katta aslida siz geografiya, yovvoyi tabiat, mahalliy lazzat yoki Alyaskaning tabiiy madaniyati jihatidan u taqdim etadigan narsalarning yuzini qirib tashlamaysiz.
Tashrif davomida siz shtatning bir nechta mintaqalariga tashrif buyurishingiz mumkin. Xuddi shu safarda Janubi-Sharqiy Alyaskaning qadimgi o'rmon o'rmonlari, Denali milliy bog'idagi lager va aysberglar orasida baydarka bilan tanishish mumkin.
Yana bir variant - bu shtatning kichikroq (hali ham ulkan) mintaqasiga e'tibor qaratish va yaxshi ko'rinish uchun etarli vaqt sarflash va keyin boshqa mintaqani o'rganish uchun qaytib sayohat qilishni rejalashtirish. Alyaska umr bo'yi bir marta borishi shart emas.
Three weeks in the Inside Passage, traveling from town to town by ferry, is likely to leave you wanting more time if you enjoy hiking, sea kayaking, fishing, wildlife watching, scenery, Native culture, biking.
The Kenai Peninsula, south of Anchorage, is another region worthy of an extended stay and is easily accessed from Anchorage. Plenty of public campgrounds make this an extremely affordable do-it-yourself destination if you have a few folks to share the cost of a rental car.
An Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, Valdez driving loop also offers plenty to see and do for two weeks or more and can be quite affordable with camping and a shared rental car.
Qil
There are many things to do when traveling to Alaska. If you are the adventurous type then Alaska will be a great place to go. You can go hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, and expeditions to see the wildlife of Alaska like wolves, whales, moose, and bears. There are also month-long expeditions to the top of Denali.
- A journey on the Dalton Highway provides a unique experience. The highway crosses mountains and tundra, the Arctic Circle, and 414 miles of pristine wilderness.
- Stay up late to see the midnight sun, it's fascinating to watch in the summer when daytime seems endless.
Anyone traveling to Alaska should definitely make a trip to Denali; it is absolutely beautiful and the highest point in North America. You can see it from hundreds of miles away when there are clear skies. However, if you get the opportunity to take a trip to see it up close, do it. An ATV ride up the side of a mountain can be one of the most eventful experiences of your trip. On the way up the path, you will see vegetation and wildlife that you can't see anywhere else. Once you finally get to the top of the mountain, you will see one of the most beautiful sites in all of the United States. Digital cameras and photos don't do the mountain's beauty enough justice. The mosaic of blues, whites, grays, and greens will leave you absolutely astonished.
Not everyone is a fisherman; many people enjoy catching fish but hate waiting around to try and catch one. Well if you are one of those people, try fishing in Alaska. You will be amazed at how quickly you can catch fish there if you are in the right spot. You can definitely leave the river every day with your daily limit of fresh Alaskan salmon. There are plenty of charter fishing operators that will take you out to fish in some of the best areas.
Sotib oling
In Alaska cruise ports (especially Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway) the tourist shopping experience is dominated by jewelry, tee shirts, and trinkets that could be purchased at any major cruise port in the world (perhaps from the same chain shop). Yes, there are good buys occasionally (especially at the end of the season), but local products can be difficult to find.
If you are on a cruiseship, don't be afraid to visit stores not listed on the "preferred business'" list provided by the cruiseline. Those businesses paid a premium to be listed and don't necessarily represent higher quality or better selection.
Local Alaskan artists are found in co-op and locally owned galleries. There are many books, from fiction to photos to nonfiction to children's, by Alaska writers, photographers and illustrators.
Be sure to look for the distinctive 'Made in Alaska' sticker on products in gift shops and stores. When purchasing Native-made handicrafts, keep the laws of your home country in mind; foreign travelers may find that they cannot bring their purchase home due to regulations regarding one or more of the materials used, which frequently range from whale baleen and bone to various furs, skins, teeth and other wild animal products, and may in some cases include artifact materials such as fossilized bone or tusk.
Yemoq
Alaskans love their food, fresh or otherwise you need good feed to keep up with daily life here. The portions in this state are huge. Almost every little town will have a local diner where one can get a filling breakfast and lots of hot coffee. Try the reindeer sausage with your eggs and hash in the morning and you'll feel like a true Alaskan.
Some foods indigenous to this area are fireweed honey (distinctive and quite uniquely delicious), and spruce tip syrup made from the Sitka spruce which grows very commonly throughout Alaska; and of course there is perhaps the most well known of all Alaskan produce: seafood. Alaska's fishing grounds are among some of the richest in the world and feature among other delicacies King and Snow crab which are exported the world over. Many local restaurants close to the shore serve fresh halibut and salmon daily, right off the boats. Fried halibut less than 24 hours out of the water is an experience like no other. The fish doesn't even need to be chewed it is so tender. Fresh salmon is usually best grilled or roasted . Crab is almost always pre-boiled at sea to preserve its freshness. Most coastal towns also have at least one place serving sushi made with local fish. Restaurant prices, like most other things in Alaska do tend to be rather high but the experience of eating truly fresh seafood is worth it.
Most things in Alaska are going to feel like they are overpriced, but they are expensive because it is so expensive to transport goods and food to Alaska. If you are out to eat, don't rob yourself by ordering pasta or spaghetti, get some type of seafood or meat. Do not expect to find moose, bear, or other truly wild game on the menu at restaurants, as it is illegal to sell game meat. Reindeer can commonly be found, and elk or yak will show up on occasion; in these cases, the animals have been raised domestically. A lot of restaurants in Alaska serve "catch of the day" and other seafoods, especially along the coast. Chefs will almost always have a new spin on your favorite seafood that you'll never have the opportunity of trying again. Alaska is famous for their Alaskan King Crab legs. Many people think that they've had them before, but oftentimes they are sold as Alaskan king crab legs in the lower 48 states and they aren't actually Alaskan king crabs, and if they are, they aren't even close to as fresh as they are in Alaska. Many restaurants will cook them in lemon juice, butter, and Old Bay seasoning. You will know when you've had an Alaskan king crab leg because the legs are about the same thickness as a woman's wrist.
Ichish
Beer is a big deal in Alaska with seven breweries in Anchorage alone. Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau is the best known brewery in the state and its Alaskan Amber leads beer sales. Other towns with local breweries include Homer, Haines, Kodiak, Fox (near Fairbanks), and Wasilla. In January there is the Great Alaska Beer and Barleywine event. It is the third largest in the United States and may be the largest event highlighting barleywine in the US.
Homer, in addition to its brewery, contains a winery and products from both are available at local bars, restaurants, and liquor stores. Homer Brewery is fiercely (some might say stubbornly) local and their fresh ales are only available in the Homer area. The Bear Creek Winery creates wonderful vintages using imported grapes (as they cannot be grown easily in Alaska) and a variety of Alaskan berries. Varietals range from Chardonnay to Port, and flavors abound. The Winery offers free tastings daily, and also has a very small number of luxury rooms to rent for those who really want to soak in the experience. Homer has a thriving night life, especially in the summer, so if you want to mix and mingle with "real" Alaskans this is a good place to do it.
Alaska's liquor laws are in general no more or less restrictive than other states. However, two things may surprise you when you go looking for a drink. Firstly, alcohol may not be sold in the same store as groceries or general merchandise, but many large groceries get around this by having a liquor store attached to the main store. Second, and unique to Alaska, an intoxicated person may not remain on the premises of an establishment with a liquor license, regardless of where they got drunk—so as a practical matter you must leave a bar once you have had enough to drink. It is a practical matter because it is enforced, especially when patrons get too rowdy.
Respect
When you are hiking or visiting a natural area, do not pick flowers or collect natural features, particularly in a national park or forest. These are protected areas, and if everyone took something away, it would spoil it for everyone else. Picking flowers takes away nectar that is vital for insects.
Don't litter: Alaska is a beautiful state, and the best way of keeping it that way is just by respect to the land. It is easy to throw your trash and cigarette butts away properly, and by doing so, you are saving countless plants and animals. Please don't be lazy, and throw your stuff in the garbage!
Some folks think it is appropriate when camping to use the fire ring as a sort of waste incinerator, and just throw cigarette butts, garbage, and even cans and bottles into it. This is not proper waste disposal and is extremely discourteous, not to mention the toxic fumes from burning such things. If you pack it in, pack it out and dispose of it properly.
This may seem a bit odd, but it is also courteous to clean your shoes before hiking in Alaska. Alaska has been plagued by numerous invasive plant species and you may have seeds on the soles of your shoes. Even within the state there are so many different environments that this is a real concern, and many trail heads have a shoe-brushing station for this reason. The same applies to boats, it's best to thoroughly clean the hull before putting it in Alaska's waters. Car washes are most effective for this.
Natives
Alaska Natives do not like being referred to as "Indians", "Eskimos", or "Inuit" (even the one Native group that is actually Inuit, the Iñupiat, rejects the term "Inuit"). They are not a monolithic culture, there are numerous tribes, now organized into "Native corporations". Like most indigenous people in the Americas, they were cruelly victimized and wantonly killed by outsiders in the past, and were subject to coordinated attempts to destroy their unique cultures such as forced family separations and punishing children for speaking their own language in school. You may find yourself staying in their hotels and lodges and riding on their tour boats, and wherever you go used to be their land at some point, so it's not a great idea to stereotype or mock them.
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- See also: Cold weather, Winter in North America
Alaska enjoys a comparatively low crime rate and is generally a safe place to travel. Anchorage is a real "big city" and street crime is not uncommon. Some areas of Fairbanks have disturbingly high rates of drug and alcohol-related violence, prostitution, assaults and murders, and Fairbanks as a whole has a serious issue of property crime. Despite this, crime in Fairbanks and Alaska in general is almost always done by people who know each other and very rarely, if ever, targeted towards tourists. If you use common sense, chances are you won't run into any trouble.
While Alaska is wild and beautiful, it does not tolerate fools easily. It is quite possible to get lost, cold, wet, and even die, all within sight of downtown Anchorage. The state's populace varies between extremely friendly to tourists and openly hostile. A common bumper sticker says: "If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot 'em?" Many Alaskans are understandably tired of those people from the "lower 48" who head North to live out ill-conceived — and sometimes fatal — fantasies of living off the land.
The remote parts of the state are its jewels, but be prepared for the trip you plan. Do your homework, and plan on being self-sufficient. Consider using a guide, or checking out local conditions with locals before jumping in the kayak, and heading for yonder point that looked so nice on the map. The water in Alaska is so cold, falling overboard can be fatal within minutes. More importantly, self-rescue becomes impossible often within seconds, especially around glacier-fed rivers. Treatment for hypothermia is required reading before doing any water sports, even during warm weather.
Southern Alaska is on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the world's most seismically active region, so there's a risk for earthquakes.
A word about bears: There's an old joke about how to determine if you are in bear country in Alaska. Take out a map of the state and make a circle around the downtown area of Anchorage. If you are outside the circle, you are in bear country. Although a humorous way of phrasing it, this is absolutely true. Assume bears are present in any area of Alaska, even if you do not see them. Both black and brown bears are present in Alaska. Polar bears are also present in the far north but you probably won't be going all the way into their territory. If you do, it would be wise to make peace with whatever higher power you may believe in before walking around anywhere without a very large gun. If you see large claw scratches on a tree you are in a bear's territory. Be especially cautious just after sunset and just before dawn. Never leave food, water, or garbage unattended outdoors or it may attract a bear. Bears are wild animals and their behavior can be capricious. Never approach a bear. Never run from a bear as it will see you as food and it can run faster than you. If you encounter a bear you should stand your ground. Make lots of noise and wave your arms. If you have any metallic objects bang them against one another. In most cases, even when bears charge humans, they do not attack. But if you run towards one, surprise it while it is eating, run from it, or get anywhere near a cub, the chances of an attack are greatly increased. While it is amazing to see bears, the safest thing for you and for them is to observe them quietly from a distance and never approach them closely. If you leave food or garbage out and a bear eats it, even if you don't see it happen you have endangered the bear's life. Studies have shown that the previously employed tactic of trapping and relocating bears that have become habituated was not effective: the bears either returned to the same areas eventually or sought other sources of human foods. So now "trouble bears" are killed by park rangers or law enforcement agencies instead.
Moose are even more common in most areas of the state, and are just as dangerous, and attack humans more frequently than bears. Moose may be herbivores and seem like slow-moving, lumbering animals, but they have sharp hooves and can strike with surprising speed and accuracy. Moose are not territorial, but they do have a strong desire to defend their "personal space" especially mothers with calves. Signs that indicate a moose is agitated include the laying back of their large ears, lowering the head, snorting and stomping their hooves. Unlike with bears, it is wisest to simply run if a moose acts aggressively towards you or charges. They just want you to leave them alone, so keep your distance. Be aware of moose as well when driving. Every year dozens of moose are killed and many humans injured or killed by collisions between vehicles and moose. The long legs make it dangerous as often the bumper of the car will strike the moose only in the legs and its enormous body will impact the windshield, so slow down if moose are present: they sometimes get "spooked" by cars and will suddenly sprint in unpredictable directions.
If you are traveling with a dog, keep it restrained at all times. Dogs have been known to antagonize moose, wolves, and even bears and are often injured by the quills of porcupines. It is no fun to pull little spikes out of a dog's face with a pair of pliers, so for the sake of both the wildlife and your dog, keep it under your control and don't let it run free.
Qarang wilderness backpacking for more information about staying safe in areas of known bear activity.
Keyingisi
- Yukon - Canada's Yukon shares most of Alaska's eastern border.
- British Columbia - Portions of British Columbia share a border with the Alaska Panhandle.
- Washington - While not connected to Alaska, Washington is the departure point for many visitors to the state.
- Russian Far East - Located just 53 miles (85 km) across the Bering Strait, Alaska's neighbor to the west has greatly influenced the state's history and culture, despite being, in fact, just out of viewing distance. Connections to Far Eastern Russia are rather scarce; aside from some flights in the summer, you will probably need to travel via East Asia.