When in Alaska
To put it simply, the 49th state is large—663,000 square miles large. Though the population of Alaska is less than 750,000, millions of vacationers and tourists visit the northernmost state each year, taking in spectacular national parks, wildlife viewing, cascading peaks, glaciers and pristine ocean waters. There are roughly 1,000 miles of highway across the entire state, and even the capital of Juneau is only accessible by plane or ferry. While serious road trippers with p