Alaska: Northern Lights, Glaciers, and Bears

Alaska is America's last wilderness. Seven days and six nights, encountering the most primitive side of the Earth among auroras, glaciers, and brown bears.

Fairbanks in winter and spring is the best place to chase the aurora. Far from light pollution, the green curtain dances in the night sky, sometimes tinged with purplish-red. Wait one night, just for those few seconds of stunning beauty.

Glacier Bay Boat into the fjord, the blue-white glaciers collapse into the sea before your eyes, thundering like thunder. Seals lie on the ice float to bask in the sun, while whale tails occasionally lap the water's surface.

Denali National Park, North America's highest peak, McKinley (6,190 meters), is often hidden in the clouds. Along the way, you can see reindeer, moose, and brown bears, and the wilderness never needs human intervention.

Dog sledding is a soul experience in Alaska, with huskies excitedly charging off the slopes. Sitting on the sled, led by a pack of dogs, speeding is an unforgettable experience of speed and cold.

Alaska's wilderness is about temporarily shutting down civilization. When you see the aurora at minus twenty degrees, surrounded only by the wind, you'll understand: some grandeur needs solitude to match.