Photo courtesy of Dennis Mammana

2009/2010 Expeditions

Africa

Antarctica

Asia

Australia & New Zealand

Central & South America

Europe, Russia & the Arctic

North America -

Photo courtesy of A. Kaufman

Photo courtesy of A. Kaufman

Photo courtesy of A. Kaufman

Photo courtesy of A. Kaufman

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