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Table of Contents [show]     1 When is the best time to visit Alaska     2 Alaska-Specific Gears     3 Drive to Alaska     4 Denali National Park     5 Anchorage     6 Surviving Bear Country     7 Trip Blogs     8 Trivia Copyright Information All rights reserved by the author of this article. Contact webmasters for more information on copyright issues. 1 When is the best time to visit Alaska Best time is early July, any time between May and Sep should be OK.[ORG]. During summer, daytime temperatures range from 60-80degrees, nighttime goes from 40-50s. 2 Alaska-Specific Gears Professional binocular, for wildlife SUV, with at least one maybe two full spare tires if you are driving to Prudhoe Bay, anything could happen on the 430 miles of dirt/gravel road from Livengood AK to Deadhorse AK Mosquito net/tent: alaskan mosquitoes are no common mosquitoes you are used to. They don't bite you, they eat you. You may get by without mosquito nets if you aren't backcountry camping though. 3 Drive to Alaska The Alaska highway is open year round, but there are more amenities during summer.[NTA] You will want to bring An extra can of gas, just in case, usually there are gas stations every 25-30 miles though. Quite some portions of the highway already has cellphone signal, however, there maybe portions not covered. Sections Mountain View CA to Seattle WA: 850 miles (13 hours) Seattle WA to Vancouver BC: 140 miles (3 hours) Vancouver BC to Dawson Creek BC: 750 miles (1192km, 14 hours) Dawson Creek BC to Fairbanks AK: 1500 miles (2359km, 27 hours) 4 Denali National Park There are only very few hiking trails in Denali. A decision was made many years ago that hiking trails was a bad thing for wildlife, because it causes human impact to concentrate on specific areas. Therefore, there's only a few hiking trails close to the visitor center, and very few others short trails here and there in the park. You have to hike in the wild, and don't expect to see too many "stay on trail" signs in Denali. Hiking in Denali NP Bear Safety Precausions 5 Anchorage Flattop Mountain Hike 6 Surviving Bear Country Avoid them: you love them, they may not love you back Always be on alert. Keep in mind that you are in a bear country, and bears could be anywhere. Always watch for signs, sounds, tracks, or other indication of bears. Always keep a safe distance: The minimum safe distance from a bear is 50 yards, otherwise he may feel threatened and may behave unexpectedly. Double this distance if a bear is with her cubs. Our parents love us when we were kids, bears will do whatever to protect their cubs too. Note that 50 yards is the minimal distance just in case you walked by a bear unintentionally. By law, you should always stay away from a bear by at least a quarter mile (or roughly 400 yards). Don't do anything to attract bears, don't take any odorous food: cheese, sausage, fish, smoked food, fresh meat are on the top of the list. Use a bear resistant canister if necessary Declare yourself along the way so bears won't be surprised. Like human beings, bears tend to be more agressive when they are surprised. Use a bear bell, talk in a very loud voice, and make all kinds of noises as you go. Know them: if you come close to a bear Bears make a lot of different noises: huffing, woofing, jaw-poping are always signs of impatience. Growl, snarl, and roar are clear indications of intolerance. Bears postures: if a bear stands on his rear legs, most of the time he is just trying to get more information about the situation. If a bear stands stationary with lateral body orientation, he is usually demonstrating his size and warn you to stay away. However, if a bear is facing you with stationary frontal orientation, he's being extremely aggressive, and this posture may be followed by a charge. When you see a charge, be alarmed, but don't panic. Based on observations, most charged are bluffs and aren't followed by physical contacts. However, also beware that almost all physical contacts are preceded by charges. Get away from them: if somehow you are in a situation where you are very close to a bear, and he's very annoyed Don't try to irritate him more. Don't go any closer and don't challenge him. Especially, don't corner him, make sure he has an escape route Don't run from him either, step back slowly away from him Survive them: if somehow you can't get away from a bear, and physical contact becomes unavoidable Bear spray: make sure you use it correctly. If you use it the wrong way, you may disable yourself instead of the bear Last resort: If a black bear starts to attck you, fight back immediately. If it's a grizzly, play dead first and fight back when it starts to eat you. To play dead, lie on the ground face down, use both your hands to protect your neck, and stay put. This requires a great deal of courage, and this is your best bet during close encounter with a grizzly. 7 Trip Blogs 秋日Denali - 阿拉斯加游记 阿拉斯加自助行程-北极圈 令人窒息的阿拉斯加 Driving to Alaska How to drive to Alaska during the summer driving the haul road Alaska highway turns 50 Prudhoe bay Alaska Drive north to Alaska Alaska's Haul Road 8 Trivia Population of Yukon Territory is about 33k as of 2009, and its size is about 186k square miles. That translates to about 18 person per 100 square miles. And of course, about 20k of the 33k live in the provincial capital Whitehorse. Population of Alaska is about 680k, living on a vast area of 663k sq miles. This is about the same as San Francisco, with an area of about 50 sq miles. Comments References [NTA] http://www.northtoalaska.com/ [ORG] http://alaska.org/when-to-visit.jsp City Data Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Alaska Total households 221600, total housing units: 260978 Population:626932, male 324112 female 302820 Races in Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (67.60%) Hispanic (4.12%) Asian (4.01%): Asian-Other(2.82%) Korean(0.73%) Japanese(0.23%) Chinese(0.23%) Black (3.48%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.53%) Aleutians East Borough, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Total households 526, total housing units: 724 Population:2697, male 1750 female 947 Races in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska: Asian (26.51%): Asian-Other(26.21%) Japanese(0.15%) Korean(0.07%) Chinese(0.07%) White/Non-Hispanic (19.32%) Hispanic (12.57%) Black (1.67%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.30%) Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Total households 1270, total housing units: 2234 Population:5465, male 3513 female 1952 Races in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (37.68%) Asian (24.59%): Asian-Other(23.66%) Japanese(0.62%) Korean(0.26%) Chinese(0.05%) Hispanic (10.48%) Black (3.02%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.62%) Anchorage Municipality, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Anchorage Municipality, Alaska Total households 94822, total housing units: 100368 Population:260283, male 131668 female 128615 Races in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (69.92%) Black (5.84%) Hispanic (5.69%) Asian (5.55%): Asian-Other(3.55%) Korean(1.32%) Japanese(0.35%) Chinese(0.33%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.93%) Bethel Census Area, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Bethel Census Area, Alaska Total households 4226, total housing units: 5188 Population:16006, male 8500 female 7506 Races in Bethel Census Area, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (12.23%) Asian (1.05%): Korean(0.72%) Asian-Other(0.24%) Chinese(0.07%) Japanese(0.01%) Hispanic (0.87%) Black (0.38%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.06%) Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska Total households 490, total housing units: 979 Population:1258, male 685 female 573 Races in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (52.15%) Black (0.56%) Hispanic (0.56%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.48%) Asian (0.24%): Asian-Other(0.16%) Japanese(0.08%) Denali Borough, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Denali Borough, Alaska Total households 785, total housing units: 1351 Population:1893, male 1101 female 792 Races in Denali Borough, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (84.52%) Hispanic (2.48%) Asian (1.53%): Asian-Other(0.95%) Korean(0.26%) Japanese(0.26%) Chinese(0.05%) Black (1.43%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.37%) Dillingham Census Area, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Total households 1529, total housing units: 2332 Population:4922, male 2567 female 2355 Races in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (20.95%) Hispanic (2.26%) Asian (0.61%): Asian-Other(0.33%) Chinese(0.14%) Japanese(0.08%) Korean(0.06%) Black (0.37%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.02%) Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska Total households 29777, total housing units: 33291 Population:82840, male 43217 female 39623 Races in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (75.98%) Black (5.85%) Hispanic (4.15%) Asian (2.08%): Asian-Other(1.04%) Korean(0.58%) Chinese(0.30%) Japanese(0.17%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.30%) Haines Borough, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Haines Borough, Alaska Total households 991, total housing units: 1419 Population:2392, male 1211 female 1181 Races in Haines Borough, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (81.94%) Hispanic (1.38%) Asian (0.71%): Asian-Other(0.42%) Korean(0.13%) Japanese(0.13%) Chinese(0.04%) Black (0.13%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.08%) Juneau City and Borough, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Juneau City and Borough, Alaska Total households 11543, total housing units: 12282 Population:30711, male 15469 female 15242 Races in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (73.26%) Asian (4.68%): Asian-Other(3.86%) Korean(0.28%) Chinese(0.28%) Japanese(0.27%) Hispanic (3.39%) Black (0.81%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.38%) Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska: Check out what google has to say about Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Total households 18438, total housing units: 24871 Population:49691, male 25853 female 23838 Races in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska: White/Non-Hispanic (85.05%) Hispanic (2.19%) Asian (0.97%): Asian-Other(0.47%) Korean(0.24%) Japanese(0.15%) Chinese(0.11%) Black (0.46%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.17%) (search time: 495.551 msec) English-Chinese Alaska [2'l9sk2] ����˹���� (search time: 42.596 msec)