No state can compare with Alaska for wildlife. In this huge state where wilderness still reigns supreme, the challenge is more about traversing the wild interior than it is about finding nature. The other challenge is that while a plethora of wildlife might be visible, it is often at a GREAT distance. The more powerful the zoom lens, the better.

I’ve been to Denali, the Kenai Peninsula, and the Chugach mountains outside Anchorage and the roadways in between. One day we’ll be back to explore the panhandle, and Katmai, and maybe even the north slope where polar bears can be seen roaming wild.

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