1/13Alaska Base CampsThe quirky town of Girdwood makes an ideal base camp for Alaska adventure. And the Hotel Alyeska is a great accommodation choice near Girdwood // © 2017 Christopher Batin/Heather FriesRead the Full StoryPreviousNext2/13Alaska Base CampsVisitors can take an aerial tram to the top of Mount Alyeska // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext3/13Alaska Base CampsVirgin Falls in the Chugach National Forest, near Girdwood // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext4/13Alaska Base CampsVisitors can see moose at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center // © 2017 iStockRead the Full StoryPreviousNext5/13Alaska Base CampsThere’s great bear viewing near Valdez // © 2017 iStockRead the Full StoryPreviousNext6/13Alaska Base CampsSome glaciers can only be seen on a flightseeing tour out of Girdwood // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext7/13Alaska Base CampsPart of an area history exhibit at the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park HQ north of Valdez, near Glennallen // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext8/13Alaska Base CampsHeather Fries taking in the scenery of a tidewater glacier in a helicopter flightseeing trip out of Valdez with VS // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext9/13Alaska Base CampsSaltwater kayaking among the icebergs in Columbia Bay with Pangaea Charters out of Valdez // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext10/13Alaska Base CampsOne portion of the lobby when entering Hotel Alyeska at Alyeska Resort // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext11/13Alaska Base CampsAlpine Air Alaska visits Prince William Sound // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext12/13Alaska Base CampsAlaskan wildlife // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext13/13Alaska Base CampsA cruise tour out of Seward taking in the tidewater glaciers of the Kenai Peninsula, about a 90 min drive from Girdwood // © 2017 Christopher BatinRead the Full StoryPreviousNext