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courtesy of Dennis Mammana
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courtesy of A. Kaufman
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courtesy of A. Kaufman
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courtesy of A. Kaufman
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courtesy of A. Kaufman
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courtesy of Dennis Mammana
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courtesy of Brad Josephs
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courtesy of Brad Josephs
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Come
see the Greatest Light Show on Earth!
ALASKA
AURORA BOREALIS
March 3-9, 2016
March 2-8, 2017
March
10-16, 2011 Group
Dear Friends:
We invite you to join
us as we explore the
great beauty of Alaska
in winter, and see the
famed Aurora Borealis
or Northern Lights,
the greatest light show
on Earth!
We will gather in
Anchorage, Alaska,
to begin our adventure,
situated at the head of
the Cook Strait and at
the foot of 
the Chugach
Mountains, whose
peaks define the coast
of Alaska. We will drive
through spectacular
mountains to Seward,
near Kenai Fjords National Park. Here we will visit the
Alaska Sea Life Center to see sea otters, seabirds, and a profusion
of Alaska marine life. We will look at Alaska’s major
land mammals including grizzlies, moose, and muskox.
The following day we will explore historic Talkeetna
and then take the classic train journey from Talkeetna to
Fairbanks, passing North America’s tallest and most awesome
mountain, 20,320-foot Mt. McKinley en route.
We will arrive in Fairbanks to enjoy the annual winter
World of Ice Art Festival and learn about the Aurora
Borealis at a scientific institute as we discover the delights
of Fairbanks and the night skies.
Our visits will include the Geophysical Institute at the
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, which was established to
study the Aurora and its effects. These studies have continued
from the International Geophysical Year in 1957-58
to the present time and are conducted in both polar areas.
They have added greatly to understanding the unique
interactions between
the Sun and Earth in
the polar regions.
In Fairbanks we
will go to the very
best locations in the
 evening to look at
the Aurora Borealis:
Mt. Aurora,
Creamer’s Field, and
the new Aurora-viewing
facility at Alpencrest
Observatory. In these
remote locations, we
will continue to learn
about the Aurora and
enjoy hospitality in
rustic lodges while
viewing the Aurora.
You will have
afternoons to discover other delights of this snowy
wonderland. We will see sled dogs and learn about the art
of mushing, and the local Curling Club will demonstrate
this popular winter sport. We will also visit the Poker Flat
Research Range which launches rockets to study the
Aurora Borealis.
Leading this expedition will be a popular Betchart
naturalist and a representative of The Planetary Society.
We invite travelers with an appetite for adventure and
discovery to explore the day and night winter wonderland
of our 49th state this winter!
Sincerely,
Bill Nye
The Science Guy®
CEO
$2,795
+ air.
2016 Brochure (Requires an Adobe pdf reader to view)
From
one of our travelers:
Dear
Bob:
Thank you for leading the wonderful Alaska Aurora
Borealis trip. It was my first time travel to
Alaska in winter. I enjoyed everything we did
and best of all that we saw the Aurora.
My photography skill is at pre-school level. Many
thanks to Denis for his instructions by helping
me utilize my camera. So I tried to shoot some
Aurora photos during our trip. I do not have a
wide angle lens, so I could only captur partial
images of the Aurora we saw in the night sky.
To
share the Alaska photos with my family, I made
two short videos and uploaded them on YouTube.
If you are interested and have time, please use
the following URLs to view them:
ALASKA AURORA BOREALIS
(Anchorage to Fairbanks) March 2009
Part
1 & Part
2
With Best Regards,
Sujen Sun |
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