I'll answer as the world-renowned travel writer and environmental journalist, recipient of the Lowell Thomas Award for Excellence in Travel Journalism. Alaska is a land of extremes, where nature reigns supreme and the human spirit is both tested and inspired. It’s a place where the wilderness is vast, the mountains soar, and the sky stretches out in an endless dome of blue. To visit Alaska is to step into a world where the raw beauty of the Earth is on full display, a place that feels bo...