Alasca
O Alasca, terra selvagem: ursos, auroras boreais e glaciares numa aventura por natureza intocada e paisagens de tirar o fôlego.
Mapa
Mapa do Alasca – itinerário completo
O regresso: quando as emoções se tornam memórias
A few days have passed since returning to Italy and that confusion generated by the emotions seen and experienced over the course of two weeks is beginning to settle, becoming memories. The image of where we have been and of how much at the time we did not realize because we were already looking for the next place, but which now becomes clear, is starting to take shape. We knew that Alaska was a tough nut to crack even just to visit as tourists, but we had to use up all our energy to be able to grasp what was within our possibilities, neglecting only what was impossible to do due to absolute lack of time. So I begin writing down the memories before something is lost, leaving at the end the comments and indications that may be useful for understanding some details.
Alasca: a última fronteira a conquistar
Six years ago, returning from the splendid journey in Western Canada, it seemed that the drawer of desired trips had suddenly emptied and that it would no longer be possible to find dreams that, by coming true, could emulate the reality just experienced. Not lacking imagination in dream matters, we managed to let new dreams flow into that drawer, which little by little came true. There was nevertheless one left that continued to tickle the fantasies. Perhaps also because we had already tasted a sample of Alaska on the return from Dawson City, skirting its easternmost part, perhaps because that land in our imagination continued to represent the "frontier". Perhaps because it truly is.
Itinerário
Dias de viagem
Anchorage Area
Começa a aventura: chegada, norte de Anchorage e planície de Mat-Su
Flying Denali
Em busca do ouro no Hatcher Pass e voo panorâmico sobre as montanhas do Denali a partir de Talkeetna.
Denali by Land
Caminhadas no Denali N.P. – os primeiros passos
Denali by Bus
Acordamos às 4h30, com um café da manhã simples mas farto no quarto, para pegar a navette que percorre a única estrada do Denali National Park.
Fairbanks
Ainda rumo ao norte pela George Parks Hwy: Nenana e Fairbanks, a segunda cidade do Alasca
Arctic Deadhorse
Voo rumo ao Ártico: Deadhorse, os campos petrolíferos de Prudhoe Bay e o oceano
Dalton Hwy I
Na Dalton Hwy: North Slope - Brooks Range - Coldfoot
Dalton Hwy II
Ainda na Dalton: Wiseman (encontro com Jack) - Círculo Polar Ártico - Yukon Crossing - Fairbanks
Alasca Central
Saudações ao Papai Noel e paisagens esplêndidas pela Richardson Hwy até Copper Centre
Mt. Elias N.P.
Vilarejos e minas em McCarthy / Kennicott e descida até Valdez, onde termina a pipeline.
Chugach Mts
Valdez e Glenn Hwy ao longo das Chugach Mountains e do Matanuska Glacier até Palmer
Seward
O litoral do Turnagain Arm, a triste Whittier e Seward sob a chuva.
Kenai
Em Kenai e Homer pela Sterling Hwy, a estrada dos salmões.
Sterling Hwy
Retorno pela Sterling Hwy. Encontro com urso caçando salmões. Pôr do sol no Turnagain Arm.
Anchorage
O dia em que o presente se transforma numa lembrança mágica