Come
see the Greatest Light Show on Earth!
ALASKA
AURORA BOREALIS
March
18-24, 2010
 Join
us as we explore the great beauty of Alaska in winter,
and see the famed Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights,
the greatest light show on earth!
We
will gather in Anchorage, Alaska, to begin our adventure,
situated at the head of the Cook Strait and at the foot
of the Chugach Mountains, whose spectacular peaks define
the coast of Alaska. After our welcome in Anchorage,
we will travel on the classic train journey from Anchorage
to Fairbanks, passing North America’s tallest and
most awesome mountain, 20,320 foot Mt. McKinley (Denali)
en route.
We
will arrive in Fairbanks to see sculptures from the
winter Ice Festival and learn about the Aurora Borealis
at a scientific institute as we discover the delights
of Fairbanks and the night skies. The Fairbanks region
is just south of the Aurora Oval and is a great vantage
point to observe this magnificent phenomenon.
Our
visits will include the Geophysical Institute at the
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, which was established
to study the Aurora and its effects. These studies have
continued from the International Geophysical Year in
1957-58 to the present time and are conducted in both
polar areas. They have added greatly to understanding
the unique interactions between the Sun and Earth in
the polar regions.
This
expedition will be a tremendous experience for travelers
with an appetite for adventure and discovery who would
like to explore the day and night winter wonderland
of our 49th state with an excellent leader. I invite
you to join us and experience the wonder of the Aurora
Borealis this winter.
From
one of our travelers:
Dear
Bob:
Thank you for leading the wonderful Alaska Aurora Borealis
trip. It was my first time travel to Alaska in winter.
I enjoyed everything we did and best of all that we
saw the Aurora.
My photography skill is at pre-school level. Many thanks
to Denis for his instructions by helping me utilize
my camera. So I tried to shoot some Aurora photos during
our trip. I do not have a wide angle lens, so I could
only captur partial images of the Aurora we saw in the
night sky.
To
share the Alaska photos with my family, I made two short
videos and uploaded them on YouTube. If you are interested
and have time, please use the following URLs to view
them:
ALASKA AURORA BOREALIS
(Anchorage to Fairbanks) March 2009
Part
1 & Part
2
With Best Regards,
Sujen Sun
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