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t The Last Frontier The Land of the Midnight Sun Blue Sky its state flower Juneau, capital of Alaska, was originally a gold-diggers’ settlement (founded in the 1880s) on Gold Creek. It lies in the most southerly part of the state on the Panhandle, a narrow tongue of land slashed by fjord-like inlets that is separated from the sea by a string of small islands. There is no road to Juneau, and it can be reached only by sea or air. Places of interest are the Russian Orthodox church(1894). Juneau is a good base from which to explore the scenic beauties of the Panhandle, either by sea or by air. Particularly worthwhile are the Admiralty Island National Monument, the Tongass national Forest and Glacier Bay National Park. the Russian Orthodox church(1894) the Admiralty Island National Monument The Tongass National Forest, the nations largest national forest, covers most of Southeast Alaska, surrounding the famous Inside Passage. It offers unique chances to view eagles, bears, spawning salmon, and the breath-taking vistas of wild Alaska. You can take a sled-dog ride on a glacier, hike boardwalk trails, fish in streams or ocean, or just relax at a remote cabin. Glacier Bay National Park. scenic parks, monuments, and the Alaskan wilderness. Denali National Park is a premier national park with opportunity for camping, backpacking and mountain biking. In the northern part of the Alaska Range is the Denali National Park, the second largest National Park in the United States, with an area of 9375 sq.mi.—a region of depressions and wide river valleys, areas of tundra and high alpine ranges of mountains from which glaciers flow down. Denali is the home of grizzly bears, wolves, reindeer, elk and other animals, the reflection of