Cool places to run series: Alaska

Alaska - my number one favorite place in the world

Runs done in Alaska:
2 marathons
17 Half Marathons

Sailing in Southeast Alaska, you come across the most pristine places and the most stunning nature; from rainforests (Tongass national rainforest by Ketchikan) to the glaciers at Glacier Bay National Park and not to forget the small towns famous for the goldrush in the 1800's

one of the stops is in Skagway where time stood still

Another stop is a the scenic town of Haines

during my visits I've seen hundreds of whales

here are several of my photos - over the last few years I won some great prices in several competitions. If you ever need photo material from wildlife, let me know. I'm more than happy to share it with you

Via the below link you can find more of my photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldimages/albums/72157618669480214

Cruise ships only visit Alaska in the summer since the winters would too cold, too rainy and too windy. Summertime in Alaska is absolutely stunning. The smell of forest, trees, fern, bark, the crisp air, the eagles, the bears, whales and killer whales; everything in Alaska is great, at least, that's how I experienced it, having sailed many seasons in this beautiful part of the world.

what is great about running in Alaska: whichever port you are, you are in nature in a matter of minutes. Tons of maintains, lakes, waterfalls and wildlife.

The places I ran in:

Juneau - Douglas Island over the bridge is a great location to run but also Perseverance Trail downtown Juneau, but, nothing beats running Mendenhall gacier; from the parking lot, follow the trail on the West side of the glacier which brings you ultimately to the ice caves. Feels like you're on a different planet

Ice caves at Mendenhall glacier

Mendenhall Glacier

Haines - From downtown following the Chilkat river

Ketchikan follow the coast in SE direction

Skagway - follow the main road to the Canadian border or follow the train track, also a great run:

Seward - follow the coast in any direction. Both are very scenic

i used to bring my camera (Canon 5D Mark III) in my backpack - here are some photos I took during my runs