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Travel: Turnagain Arm Scenic Boardwalk

2025-08-07 - Girdwood, AK - Photo by Graham Waggener
Boardwalk along the the Turnagain Arm Inlet at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, located about 50 miles from Anchorage. Alaska.org says, "Just south of Anchorage, the Seward Highway hugs the dramatic shorelines of Turnagain Arm, arguably one of the most beautiful stretches of highway in America. Chugach State Park's 3000-foot mountains jut up on your left."
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Orcas in Resurrection Bay

2025-08-07 - Outside Seward, AK - Photo by Graham Waggener
A pod of orcas swimming in waters off the shores of Kenai Shores National Park.
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Black Bear at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

2025-08-07 - Girdwood, AK - Photo by Graham Waggener
One of the rescued bears in the Black Bear Exhibit at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, located about 50 miles from Anchorage. AWCC takes in injured and orphaned animals year-round and provides them with spacious enclosures and quality animal care. Most of the animals that arrive at the AWCC become permanent residents and will always have a home here. (alaskawildlife.org.
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