Alaska wilderness and wildlife tour: Thank you Jimmy

By Peter Cochrane
Updated February 12 2015 - 1:08pm, first published February 8 2015 - 12:15am
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in North America. Photo: 123rf.com
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in North America. Photo: 123rf.com
Gazing upon Exit Glacier. Photo: 123rf.com
Gazing upon Exit Glacier. Photo: 123rf.com
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
A killer whale breaches in the waters of Alaska Photo: 123rf.com
A sea otter floats in Resurrection Bay near Seward, Alaska. Photo: 123rf.com
A sea otter floats in Resurrection Bay near Seward, Alaska. Photo: 123rf.com
Caribou graze. Photo: 123rf.com
Caribou graze. Photo: 123rf.com

Ever since William Seward purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867 – at the bargain price of two cents an acre – the dramatic north-west of America has captured the imagination of people around the world, thanks to Jack London, huskies and gold.

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