"The Land of the Midnight Sun" Top 5 Page for this destination Alaska by Matyas

Alaska Travel Guide: 7,878 reviews and 13,802 photos

The gold of the early sourdough dreams...

this place kicks a$$.

Last visit to Alaska: Aug 2006
Intro Updated Jul 25, 2008
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Wildlife in Denali Off The Beaten Path (22)

Well, Denali is not the best place in Alaska if you're looking for wildlife. Head to the backcountry and you may have... more travel advice

Livengood - Population: 29 Things to Do (26)

Not to much here. Livengood is a really small village north of Fairbanks with officially 29 inhabitants. I have a... more travel advice

Glennallen - Population: 548 Things to Do (26)

Glennallen is a small town in the Copper River Valley with beautiful surroundings. You can also see the Pipeline before... more travel advice

Chitina - Population: 123 Things to Do (26)

Chitina. A small village beside the Wrangell mountains. I've met a local guy and have been told that there is a... more travel advice

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Comments (19)

yumyum Oct 16, 2009 at 11:35 AM Report Abuse

How funny to tell us how many inhabitants each town you visited has. Good to see not only the famous but also those other places!
aussirose Aug 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM Report Abuse

Absolutely awesome pix Matyas!! ...interesting place names...Chicken, Livengood...haha.. And yes, I think you should tell us about your Livengood story! :o) Enjoyed the read....I'll be back. Cheers, Ann :o)
lomi Aug 26, 2009 at 3:30 AM Report Abuse

Loved your pages, I love Alaska, would like to visit again sometime. Didnt realise the population of Anchorage was so big though!
Stends Jul 18, 2008 at 9:14 AM Report Abuse

It's good that you didn't mention that it gets quite warm in the Interior in the summer...keeps it nice and sleepy and uncrowded for the rest of us!
Martinewezel Apr 17, 2008 at 2:09 PM Report Abuse

Charming house. Looks like in a fairy tale.
extremist Apr 12, 2008 at 10:51 AM Report Abuse

I'm glad that you see and love my state as much as I do and you wrote such nice tips and took such good pictures, I live here every day and it's nice to see someone appreciate it as much, Patty
Jim_Eliason Feb 27, 2008 at 6:47 AM Report Abuse

Nice tips!
RafaelTheSecond Oct 11, 2007 at 11:29 AM Report Abuse

It seems that you know eveything about Alaska! Yur tips are better than anything we find in the books. CONGRATULATIONS!;)
JessH Aug 1, 2007 at 11:38 PM Report Abuse

Excellent page with beautiful photos & superb historical info! I really hope to visit in the summertime and your tips will be very useful. (Sheesh! Looks like a lot of my crazy ancestors already live there... haha!) Greetings from the desert / Jess
Trekki Jul 29, 2007 at 7:51 AM Report Abuse

Matyas, this is an incredible good guide for off path Alaska ! I would like to add it to my hiking album, as you have walked so much lesser known trails !