Still to Visit: Alaska

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Before I start the new year with a music countdown you'll love I am going to look at the eleven states I haven't been to yet. I'm doing with ulterior motives: anyone who's been there can hopefully tell me what to make sure to see when I go there!!! These are alphabetical, so here we go with my only "A" state. Haven't Visited: Alaska The Northern Lights. Oh, heck, I've seen videos of them, and they're mind-boggling. To see them in person? Wow, I don't know if I'll survive. To me, that's the main thing to see if/when I visit the almost-final frontier (it's the 49th state). Other things that I know about Alaska (other than it's dang cold this time of year) include the fact that it has the most national parks -- eight -- of any state. The best-known of the eight, I suppose, is Denali National Park. It's home of Denali (Mt. McKinley), the highest point in the United States. Then there are the fjords. No, not the home of Henry Fjord. A fjord is a waterway that goes between cliffs in icy places, such as Alaska (and Norway). I've seen videos of those amazing blueish ice in those icebergs. It's unbelievable. And, as with so many other things I've seen, I know the videos are NOTHING in comparison to seeing it in person. I'd love to take a train from Washington (the state) through Canada into Alaska. I've seen videos, and it's gorgeous scenery. But, with the laws being what they are, I need to get a passport. Will 2020 be the year I go "way up north, north to Alaska" (as the Johnny Horton song said)? I don't know, but I do hope to get there sometime! Alaska 49th state Admitted: 1959 Capital: Juneau Just look at that beauty!!!